Intelliflo for $500 is a sweet deal!

Damn for 500? That’s awesome

At 3:00 I explain this and then at 4:10 I actually do it. In short, for speed one, and only speed one, you will select a start time. Whatever time of day you want your cycle to start. The rest of the 24 hour clock will be based from whatever you set speed one to start from.

@@Swimmingpoolsteve Thanks, I wanted to change the time for daylight savings time and the directions have no explanation for that....I shut the power down, turned it on after 15 seconds and nothing was blinking, it just kept everything the way it was....Cannot change the time of time...Have you ever tried this?

Turn off the power from the switch or breaker for 15-20 seconds. Then set the time when it powers on and the time blinks.

There is no one right pump. They are like cars. There are big cars, small ones, trucks, energy efficient ones, gas hogs...pumps are similar to meet all of the dynamic needs that a pool could have. There will never be one right pump for pools. Only technical considerations mixed with budget. As for your question, you essentially have described WEF ratings which are the new metric by which pumps are being compared. It used to be horsepower which is way too misleading. Weighted energy factor is the amount of water (in thousands of gallons) that a pump can move for 1kW of power consuption as tested over a spectrum of RPM ranges. If you want to see this look at WEF ratings for pumps. I think the Tristar 900 (1.85hp tristar) SP32900VSP / SP3202VSP has the highest WEF rating of all the pumps. Note that larger motors tend to have lower WEF ratings due to the way that electric motors consume massive power at high RPM. Even a moment at 3450 RPM on a 3hp motor is going to drop the total WEF score, which is why you will notice the WEF ratings on smaller pumps to generally be higher.

You are so far overkill running 24 hours definitely you don't have to do that. However, you could make the statement that it does not hurt the pool in any way to over filter it. Small pools are a unique market and the equipment is not sized to cater to these pools. I think I would run long hours at 10 or 15 gpm. It will cost less than a lighbulb per hour to run but even with these long hours at low speed ypu could afford to turn it off completely 8 to 12 hours per day. So 2 hours at 50 gpm, 4 hours at 35 gpm, 8 hours at 10 gpm. Off 10 hours. Cost effective, enough time for heater to run for 6 hours (this number may need to change to account for minimum gpm and length of run time to generate the heat you need). You will meet any exceed your turnover requirements for filtration by a lot. It's OK. It will still be cost effective to run, and that is what matters. Filtering more is ok. Filtering not enough would not be.

@@Swimmingpoolsteve Thank You for your prompt response, as a newbie I'm still not sure what you gallons per minute = RPM I didnt install a flow meter

@MrJMV62 then I can only tell you that you should install a flow meter. It's something that I say should be mandatory with every variable speed pump installation. Like driving a car with no speedometer...you can do it but I wouldn't call it a good idea!

The 2 HP is only 1800 watts. The 3 HP is 2000watts. I’d go with the 3 HP.

Sorry 3 HR is 2200 watts.

No way you need a 2hp if you had a 1hp Hayward. Normally Hayward are small for their rating already so a 3/4 hp pentair whisperflo probably is equal to what you have now. So I see no reason you would go larger.

Yes you need to run a higher RPM also. It is not enough to just have enough volume of filtered water. You also need the pool to have periods of time with higher flow rates for proper diffusion of the water and for the skimmers in your pool to function.

No I would perhaps choose a lower RPM like 3000 or 2800 but still you want some time at higher speeds daily for proper diffusion of your clean and chemically treated water in the pool. You also need more flow for your skimmers to function. You do not need 3200, but you do want some higher speed operation daily.

Well that is not great. Please do update as I am sure others would be interested to know how this works out.

@@Swimmingpoolsteve They thought it maybe impeller unscrewed and to tighten. Took apart and found impeller defective. They are now sending me out new motor. Will update once new motor comes in. Customer service has been great so far.

@@breakthroughschool1456 thank you for the update. I used to work in pool equipment sales nationwide and it does not bother me if there is a defect or failure, because statistically they will happen. What I care greatly about is how things are handled when there is a problem. Please feel free to continue to add to your story in the future. Cheers.

Great news. New motor is installed and working greatI want to say Pool Parts to go. Have been amazing and took care of the business. But I must say I’m just not sold on this black and decker yet. I will say it’s running great and is very Quite compared to even my neighbors Pentair. Will update in about a month with more on that. Pool Parts to go. A+. Steve great channel keep up the great work.

@@breakthroughschool1456 any updates on this, am debating between this and pentair. Let me know thanks

Forgot important info. Vinyl inground pool in north Florida.

Hi there. Glad you like the videos. There is not enough information to answer your question meaningfully but I can still provide some feedback. The size of pipes, number of pipes, and orientation of your pool / equipment will determine which pump is right for you. Also, of great importance is the pool itself. Any features like jets, waterfalls, bubblers, edge system, in-floor cleaner etc which all require specific flow. Do you have automation? These would be the questions I am asking to help someone find the right pump for their pool. Now, if you knew for example that your pool operated with 30' of total dynamic head and you have a 2" plumbing system, and absolutely no features in the pool other than filtration, then I could tell you that this pump would likely satisfy these needs. You would achieve about 108 GPM at 30' head with this pump. That would exceed most sand filters, and all small sand filters. So the pump would be regulated with programing or the filter upgraded to DE or preferably cartridge, both of which can handle higher GPM typically. There is a lot of overlap in pool pumps for which you can use. Typically pumps are too powerful when it is just about filtration. You seldom even need 1.5hp or anywhere near it to filter water under laminar flow. So yes you can probably use this pump specifically, but I am more saying this based on the generality that you can use most pumps on most systems now that they are variable speed. So kind of a non-answer answer but there is value in there I assure you. As for filter sizing I like the bigger the better. In my area a 20x40' pool would have 500+ square feet for cartridge filter. No less than 400sf. In some areas, like perhaps where you are, people use really tiny single element 100 or 150sf filters on full size pools. That is not something I recommend. 300sf, 400sf and 500sf for small, medium and large sized pools.

@@Swimmingpoolsteve only info I cant give is tdh I didn’t install the pool in fact it’s quite old. The pump does however sit 5 feet higher than the pool if I were to guess adding the two skimmer lines but don’t have the bends slightly less than 50’. One suction line one return line 1 1/2 inch pvc. No features basic oval. No vacuum I run a electrical powered vacuum. Thanks for the quick reply

@@watermanveteran7198 This pump is probably fine. Definitely no reason for a larger pump based on your description. I just wanted other readers to understand this is a complex consideration buying a new pump so that people do not end up trying to use the wrong pump for their pool. I really do endorse speaking with a pool industry professional for things like equipment upgrades, especially to the pump.