OT – Variable Speed Pool Pumps

[temeculaguy]

get the vaiable speed, but shop around, it shouldn’t be 3x the price, install it yourself, it’s easy. I found 2 speed pumps online for $500 in sixty seconds of searching. In my last house i had a two speed pump and it filered in low speed but when I was heating the pool or running the spa, I ran the higher speed. The control panel had a problem once, they wanted 1k for new one, and I fixed for $20. It was a plastic sliding switch, made by tyco, I ordered a dozen for $20 and then took it to a TV repairman to replace it, looked a lot like a mother board to a computer. I gave that house and that pool to my ex-wife and the next time something went wrong she installed a few thousand dollars worth of new equipment because that is what the pool guy told her to do. I have little to no faith in most pool repair/installation people. If you find a good one, good for you. but it’s a problematic as car mechanics, probably worse. The stuff is not rocket science, just a few components, most are easy to swap out and are a fraction of the cost if you DIY, just think of it as sprinklers with a lot more pressure. All of the schematics and parts are available online.

[njtosd]

Take a look at this blog posting on poolcenter.com regarding variable speed pumps:

http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.asp?articleid=6089

One interesting option that was discussed for retrofitting a standard pump:

… you don’t have to purchase an entire new pump. Existing motors that are TEFC (totally enclosed fanned cooled), like pool pumps, can be retrofitted with a separate control box to make your motor more efficient. Hayward has partnered with Emotron to produce wall mounted variable speed drives that use dynamic load monitoring and precision speed control. Networking and communication connections are optional.

Poolcenter.com is a fantastic source of information, hard to find parts, etc.

[njtosd]

Take a look at this blog posting on poolcenter.com regarding variable speed pumps:

http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.asp?articleid=6089

One interesting option that was discussed for retrofitting a standard pump:

… you don’t have to purchase an entire new pump. Existing motors that are TEFC (totally enclosed fanned cooled), like pool pumps, can be retrofitted with a separate control box to make your motor more efficient. Hayward has partnered with Emotron to produce wall mounted variable speed drives that use dynamic load monitoring and precision speed control. Networking and communication connections are optional.

Poolcenter.com is a fantastic source of information, hard to find parts, etc.

[njtosd]

Take a look at this blog posting on poolcenter.com regarding variable speed pumps:

http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.asp?articleid=6089

One interesting option that was discussed for retrofitting a standard pump:

… you don’t have to purchase an entire new pump. Existing motors that are TEFC (totally enclosed fanned cooled), like pool pumps, can be retrofitted with a separate control box to make your motor more efficient. Hayward has partnered with Emotron to produce wall mounted variable speed drives that use dynamic load monitoring and precision speed control. Networking and communication connections are optional.

Poolcenter.com is a fantastic source of information, hard to find parts, etc.

[njtosd]

Take a look at this blog posting on poolcenter.com regarding variable speed pumps:

http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.asp?articleid=6089

One interesting option that was discussed for retrofitting a standard pump:

… you don’t have to purchase an entire new pump. Existing motors that are TEFC (totally enclosed fanned cooled), like pool pumps, can be retrofitted with a separate control box to make your motor more efficient. Hayward has partnered with Emotron to produce wall mounted variable speed drives that use dynamic load monitoring and precision speed control. Networking and communication connections are optional.

Poolcenter.com is a fantastic source of information, hard to find parts, etc.

[njtosd]

Take a look at this blog posting on poolcenter.com regarding variable speed pumps:

http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.asp?articleid=6089

One interesting option that was discussed for retrofitting a standard pump:

… you don’t have to purchase an entire new pump. Existing motors that are TEFC (totally enclosed fanned cooled), like pool pumps, can be retrofitted with a separate control box to make your motor more efficient. Hayward has partnered with Emotron to produce wall mounted variable speed drives that use dynamic load monitoring and precision speed control. Networking and communication connections are optional.

Poolcenter.com is a fantastic source of information, hard to find parts, etc.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]sreeb, the cost of replacing the controller was $900? You can get a brand new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for <$900. So why pay that much to fix a controller when you can get a brand new one for less? [/quote] I did end up with a new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for around $900. With the exception of the controller, it is sitting in my garage in case I need spare parts. I still feel screwed.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]sreeb, the cost of replacing the controller was $900? You can get a brand new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for <$900. So why pay that much to fix a controller when you can get a brand new one for less? [/quote] I did end up with a new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for around $900. With the exception of the controller, it is sitting in my garage in case I need spare parts. I still feel screwed.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]sreeb, the cost of replacing the controller was $900? You can get a brand new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for <$900. So why pay that much to fix a controller when you can get a brand new one for less? [/quote] I did end up with a new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for around $900. With the exception of the controller, it is sitting in my garage in case I need spare parts. I still feel screwed.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]sreeb, the cost of replacing the controller was $900? You can get a brand new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for <$900. So why pay that much to fix a controller when you can get a brand new one for less? [/quote] I did end up with a new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for around $900. With the exception of the controller, it is sitting in my garage in case I need spare parts. I still feel screwed.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]sreeb, the cost of replacing the controller was $900? You can get a brand new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for <$900. So why pay that much to fix a controller when you can get a brand new one for less? [/quote] I did end up with a new IntelliFlo VS 3050 for around $900. With the exception of the controller, it is sitting in my garage in case I need spare parts. I still feel screwed.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]
I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

How can you possibly save $100 a month?

For a normal induction motor:

(2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]
I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

How can you possibly save $100 a month?

For a normal induction motor:

(2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]
I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

How can you possibly save $100 a month?

For a normal induction motor:

(2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.

[sreeb]

[quote=AN]
I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

How can you possibly save $100 a month?

For a normal induction motor:

(2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.

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