Just got a baquapure 2600 200 lb sand filter with 2.5 hp pump installed as part of above ground pool package. The pump has a high and low setting, and the installer told me that I would rarely, if ever, need to run the pump on high, explaining that it would save on electricity. The pool is an 18' round with about 8620 gallon capacity. Anyway on low speed, I get 0 on the pressure reading. I initially thought the gauge was bad, but when the pump is bumped up to high, it runs at about 8 lbs pressure. On low speed there is good circulation, and quite a bit of flow from the return jet. Called the pool store and salesman explained this was normal , since the pool was just filled and there was basically nothing to remove or filter yet, and it would gradually increase with usage. I looked at their display pool setup with this filter, and noticed that theirs on low speed was reading 5 lbs, and about 15 lbs on high.


Am I just being overly paranoid? or is there a problem ?

thanks


Bob P.
pool newby