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Most typical US residences have both 240 and 120 AC voltage. The pump would have to tie into a 240 volt breaker in your electric panel. To ensure safety have an electrician familiar with pool installations install the wiring and motor/pump and also make sure that the breaker is sized for the motor amperage rating. In many pool installations a separate electric panel will be installed outside near the pump and any pool electric devices.
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Is it normal for an electric heat pump fan on the unit that is outside the house to run almost continuously?
That is not normal. You must have a contactor that is stuck. Does the compressor stay on as well?
Why does your pump blow circuit breakers when you have connected to the pool but not in the garage?
This is in most cases an indication that the pump is becoming worn and is drawing too many amps, more than the circuit breaker is made to handle. Another possibility is that there is a grounding situation with the power wires leading to the pump, or a faulty breaker. Your pressure setting may be too high, and the pump can not attain that set point and overloads.
Is it normal to have air in the return lines if the pipe pressure is OK and the skimmers are full of water?
I think it could be normal, if the pool is not losing water. On my filter and pump, I have a valve, that when open, causes bubbles to come out of the low end jets, simulating the jets of a jacuzzi. When closed, there are no bubbles. If the pool is losing water, then the appearance of bubbles in the pump, or coming out of the jets could be due to air from from the outside which would mean a leak in one or more of the lines or at the fittings. Also, I'm curious as to how one would "pressure check" a return line from the skimmer, the main drain or vacuum line since these wouldn't be under pressure from the pump. If your pool is blowing air back into the pool through the return lines, it is caused by an air leak, on the suction side of the pump. Because the pump is above the water level of the pool, you will not lose any water. To check to see if you are sucking air at the pump, turn the pump on and take some dish detergent and squirt it along each plumbing fitting in front of the pump. Watch to see if any soap bubbles form in the pump housing. If so, you'll probably need to to replace those fittings, one of them is leaking. ANSWER:: The leak discussed above could involve both in and out fittings on the pump or it could be a leaking pump seal or a loose pump lid or lid gasket. The probable cause of this leak at the fittings is that the pump ran dry at some point in time causing the PVC fittings to become hot and shrink. Pressure testing of the return lines involves plugging those lines at the pool and and pump. The people who do this sort of thing have a tool or tools to insert in the system and introducing air into those lines monitoring pressure loss in each particular line through a process of elimination. K
What does pp mean on ordnance survey map?
It refers to a Pump or Pump house
What is the energy needed to power the sodium potassium pump provided by?
Is it normal for the pool pump to fill up with water while the pool is still filling up?
Certainly, if the pump is running. The primary pump intake is the main drain at the deepest part of the pool.
How big of a swimming pool pump for a 15x4 pool?
1/2 horse power
How far can I put a pool pump from the pool?
The distance between a pool pump and pool depends on factors such as the pump's power and the length and type of piping being used. However, a common guideline is to place the pump within 3-4 feet of the pool for optimal performance. This ensures efficient circulation and reduces the risk of losing suction or encountering other operational issues.
What is the difference between a sump pump and a utility pump?
A sump pump is submerged in a pit. It keeps house from flooding. A utiliity pump is used to pump water out of already flooded house, boat, pool, tank, etc....
What size pump and filter do you need for an oval pool that is 16 feet by 32 feet and is 4.5 feet deep?
Just get a 1 1/2 horse pool pump and that should do the job beautifully,
Why does pool pump not pump?
is it on
Is a pool heat pump a pump also or does it require a pump?
A heat pump's name is a bit deceiving, it's just an appliance that heats water. You still need a normal pump and filter combination to move and filter the water.
Why wont the pool pump work?
Is the power on, do you have a breaker, is the water level up, there are so many reasons for a pump not to work more information is needed.
What is included in a hydraulic power pack?
In a normal hydraulic power pack you get a pump and motor to power it, the hoses, hydraulic fluid to fill it with as well as the rams to power whatever it is that you are using to connect to the pump and lines.
Do pool pump make a griding noise when running?
there is probably something in the pool that got into the pump
Will a 4000 gallon per hour filter type pool pump be strong enough to run a pool vacuum with hoses?
Need to know what horse power you are thinking of. B T W the pump is not the filter. The filter is the large tank.
What could be the cause for your pool whips to stop moving after two hours of filtration when the pressure reads normal on the sand filter?
Clean and empty in ground pool filter, clean and empty filter near pool pump. Be sure all whips are clear of dibris. also do a flush of the system. If this does not help, you will need to have a C02 charge done between the pool line and the pool pump. OR you may need to have your impeller replaced in the pool motor.
