Pumps, Filters & Equipment

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Pressure gauge running high at low RPM, sanity check please Running my IntelliFlo at 1500 RPM for the 8 hour filter block, filter side gauge is sitting at 12 psi where it used to sit around 7 to 8 at that speed… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Sep 8, 2026 0replies Variable speed pump on my own place, which one before I pull the trigger Running an old single speed on my home pool still, 14k gallons, and I'm finally sick of the power bill so I want to swap to variable speed before summ… Pumps, Filters & Equipment tampapoolguy Aug 31, 2026 1reply Didn't expect the heat pump to eat that much power on defrost Been running the AquaCal alongside the gas heater this cold snap, mostly to save on gas since it wasn't crazy cold. Watched the amp draw on defrost cy… Pumps, Filters & Equipment btu_frank Sep 1, 2026 1reply UltraTemp making a new rattle only when it's cold out Woke up for my morning swim last week and noticed the heat pump had this rattle going, wasn't there a month ago. Only happens when it's actually cold,… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Chuck Weaver Aug 17, 2026 1reply Caught a hairline crack in my return fitting before it let go Doing my usual walk around the deck last week, out of habit more than anything, and noticed a little wet spot on the boards right under one of the ret… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Bill Hartman Aug 15, 2026 4replies Didn't realize how much my automation panel draws just sitting idle Been tracking kWh on everything since I set up the VS pump schedule, and this week I finally clamped the meter on my automation panel itself, not the … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Marcus Reed Aug 14, 2026 4replies Dolphin power supply keeps clicking, cleaner still runs fine When we first got the Proteus DX3 three years back I figured it'd just quietly do its thing and it mostly has, no drama like the box says. But the las… Pumps, Filters & Equipment Chuck Weaver Aug 12, 2026 1reply Multimeter told me my pressure gauge was lying the whole time Had a weird thing this week, pressure gauge on my sand filter has been reading about 5 psi higher than it should for who knows how long. Only noticed … Pumps, Filters & Equipment Jason Okafor Aug 6, 2026 3replies Didn't expect a dirty flow switch to short cycle my heater Gas heater's been kicking on and off every couple minutes this week, figured it was finally the exchanger going after all these years near the coast. … Pumps, Filters & Equipment btu_frank Aug 6, 2026 5replies