Mars HP pressure side cleaner and NO booster pump
I just installed my Mars HP (Zodiac) pressure side cleaner. I do no have a booster pump but my pool is plumbed with a separate 1 hp Pentair Pinnacle pump to run the water features and the pressure return to the pool. There is a separate inlet in the pool so the water goes from the pool to the pump and directly back to the pool to the pressure return when the water features are turned off. (This loop does not go to any filters, etc. It just goes through the valves that either select the pressure line or the water features.) Everything seems to be working perfectly. My wheel rotations are within the 40-48 rpm recommended (43-44 rpm) per minute and the Mars is even climbing the sides and the steps. I know pressure side cleaner booster pumps are designed to produce a lot of pressure with a lower GPM than a pool pump so I am wondering if anyone forsees any problems with how I have it hooked up. If I need to it would be a no brainer to install a booster pump in the setup. Of course, when I turn on the water features the Mars doesn't move very fast at all but I intend to unhook it when I go in the pool or turn on the water features so I don't see that as a problem. Any feedback would be appreciated!
Edit: I was playing with the valves for the water features and now can run them and still have the tire rotation on the Mars at 43 rpm. When I shut off the water feature the rotation goes up to about 44 rpm so I guess I can run the cleaner and use the water features at the same time if I wanted to.
Last edited by waterbear; 04-04-2007 at 01:06 AM.
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
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