Quote Originally Posted by tphaggerty View Post
And to throw in a curve, you can also install a 3-phase, 220V motor like an Ikeric or the Pentair variable speed pumps. These are cool because they can be adjusted to run at many different speeds, not just high/low. At low speeds, these pumps are virtually silent. Even at high speed, my Ikeric is much quieter than the 2HP SuperPump it replaced.
How do you do that? Most residential areas do not have three phase power. Come to think of it I don't think I have ever seen a house with three phase power.