Replacing a Dead Pump Motor

[Peabody]

Our pump motor just died so now I'm trying to figure out what to replace it with. We have a 30ft 20,000 gal above ground pool with a Hayward 24" sand filter and a now dead 2HP Hayward EP1550LX. Should replace it with the same model, or do you have suggestions for a better solution than what the installers originally put in place.

A few weeks ago I plugged the pump into a timer that would turn the pump on for 3 hours and then off for 3 hours throughout the day. Before we starting using the timer, we would just let the pump run most of the time. I installed the timer as an attempt to save energy and money. Could the timer cutting power to the pump have contributed to the pump dying?

Thanks!

[Peabody]

Ok, I've been looking at Hayward pumps and it seems like the Power-Flo XL and Power-Flo Matrix are popular for above ground pools and the Super Pump popular for the in ground pools. The price differs greatly between the same "HP" rating in each. A 3/4 HP Super Pump is more than double the cost of a 1.5 HP Power-Flo. Do they just make these HP rating up? It makes choosing a pump more difficult.

[PoolDoc]

Yeah, pump and filter ratings are driven more by marketing concerns than by a desire to accurately represent performance.

The Hayward Super Pump is an old line inground pump, that has been very durable and reliable. The Power-Flo pumps are much newer and are above ground pumps -- which means the horsepower ratings have no particular meaning that I've been able to figure out.

A 3/4 HP Super Pump would work well with most 24" sand filters. If you want to be REALLY efficient, getting a 2 speed Super Pump will give you better filtration AND lower electrical operating costs. But 2 speed pumps for IG pools are almost always 220V, and few AG pools have 220V feeds.

A 2 speed PowerFlo Matrix, like this one:

Hayward SP15922S Power-Flo Matrix Above-Ground Pump 2-Speed (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00212NNU4/poolbooks) @ Amazon
could perform well with a 24" sand filter. Here's the Hayward page for that series: Hayward PowerFlo Matrix (www.hayward-pool.com/prd/Above-Ground-Pool-Pumps-Power-Flo-Matrix-_10201_10551_15008_-1_14017__A.htm), and the flow table:
http://www.hayward-pool.com/images/pools/content/specifications/power-flomatrix_perfdata.gif


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[Peabody]

Great. I was just looking at this two speed pump. Thanks.