Dual Speed or a Variable Speed for a plain Jane pool.

[mas985]

The savings you will get from a two speed or VS speed pump and which pump would be better for you depends on several factors so I have a few questions first:


How long do you currently run your pump?

What is your current pump pressure?

How high above/below is the pump relative to the water level ?

How far is it from the pump to the pool?

What do you pay in electrical costs $/kwh

Does your energy company offer any rebates for VS or two speed pumps?

[Lip Out]

The savings you will get from a two speed or VS speed pump and which pump would be better for you depends on several factors so I have a few questions first:


How long do you currently run your pump?

What is your current pump pressure?

How high above/below is the pump relative to the water level ?

How far is it from the pump to the pool?

What do you pay in electrical costs $/kwh

Does your energy company offer any rebates for VS or two speed pumps?

I run it for 4 hours every night (per the direction of a friend that is a pool guy).

When the DE is fresh it is at 10-12 psi.

The pump sits on grade level. So i would say just a few inches, 8" tops.

The pump is 20'-22' away from the pool.

We have 3 rates, but since I run it at midnight it is $0.103500/kwh.

They do offer a rebate, $200.

Chris

[mas985]

Here are my estimates,

Current Setup:

1.8 Turnovers/day
200 kwh/month
$21/month


Two Speed Pump (WFDS-24):

1.8 Turnovers/day - 30 minutes on high & 6.5 hours on low
99 kwh/month
$10.24/month


Intelliflo:

1.8 Turnovers/day - 30 minutes @ 2700 RPM & 9 hours @ 1000 RPM
61 kwh/month
$6.36/month


So either pump would save you energy costs and the Intelliflo a little more. You could also save even more if you reduced the runtime to one turnover per day.

Given there is a rebate for the Intelliflo and you can find one with a timer for less than $900, it probably makes more sense to go with the Intelliflo.

[Lip Out]

Wow Mark, thanks. I sent some pictures over to the email provided above. Hopefully the plumbing will work with the Intelliflo.

Is there a website that you folks recommend over others for quality, customer service and price?

again thanks.

[PoolDoc]

Your photos:

[Lip Out]

Thanks Ben. I plan on redoing the plumbing and electrical this spring. Is there anything that anybody sees that I should change or add? I am not to sure what that 1" or 1 1/4" is that is capped of. I assume it is for a threaded outlet on the inside of the pool on the side that does nothing right now, but not sure what is supposed to do.

[PoolDoc]

Mark's already started; I'm going to let him work with you on the details if that's OK.