Will the pump run continuous for 8 hours. I want to use it for pumping water to solar panels for my pool heater. 18 feet lift.
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Not sure but I have run it for several hours at a time. I am pumping cool water out of a lake though
219433
SIr, Not a specailst, however more of a practicalist. If to raise 18ft then I suggest you use the biggest , most practicle pump, and use number 10 wire, rather than the house wiring of 12. You dont need any heat either in the wire feeding it or the pump itself. Best I can do for an answer, yours , Rowland Baker
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I've run the pump for 6-8hrs at a time to heat a kiddy pool with an electric heater, so you should be good as long as you have the flow of water all able to move through your solar panels. If the flow through the panels restricts the flow from the pump you will then have the pump turning off and on from the pressure switch on the pump. Running the pump for such longer durations mainly affects the longevity of the pump, but I sacrificed that for having happy kids playing in a warm kiddie pool.
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I just bought this and I have a 18 foot round above ground... I raised my temp 10 degrees in about 6 hours at initial start up. yesterday I had it at 82 degrees and turned it off over nite and came home next day from work and temp dropped to 70 degrees and I got it back up in a few hours. I live in Cleveland ohio and keep a solar cove on the pool to conserve the heat...it really matters how many gallons u have. call Hayward the got reallt good techs to answer ur questions,,,this pump was a steal for 1715.00 bucks
146089
Hi the pump will run 9 hrs a day, but I would recommend a 12 volt battery this will prevent voltage fluctuation
804572
I am using this pump@4 hours per day in a 20x40 pool @33000, with my Polaris cleaner. It works great. Might have to run a little longer in your larger pool.
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I had to take a look at the timer to answer. The rating on it is 15 amp, 1800 watt. So as long as you fall below those max ratings on the timer you should be ok. I bought it because it was the only basic timer I could find with this high of a watt and amp rating that would control a 1.5 HP pool pump, all the others had too low of a wattage and amperage rating. I am satisfied with this timer, its basic, affordable and will power larger items. I had a really fancy digital timer I paid 4 times more than this one for and the electronics in it went bad. I like the simplicity of this one without any electronics that can go bad again. I had to take a look at the timer to answer. The rating on it is 15 amp, 1800 watt. So as long as you fall below those max ratings on the timer you should be ok. I bought it because it was the only basic timer I could find with this high of a watt and amp rating that would control a 1.5 HP pool pump, all the others had too low of a wattage and amperage rating. I am satisfied with this timer, its basic, affordable and will power larger items. I had a really fancy digital timer I paid 4 times more than this one for and the electronics in it went bad. I like the simplicity of this one without... » Read More I had to take a look at the timer to answer. The rating on it is 15 amp, 1800 watt. So as long as you fall below those max ratings on the timer you should be ok. I bought it because it was the only basic timer I could find with this high of a watt and amp rating that would control a 1.5 HP pool pump, all the others had too low of a wattage and amperage rating. I am satisfied with this timer, its basic, affordable and will power larger items. I had a really fancy digital timer I paid 4 times more than this one for and the electronics in it went bad. I like the simplicity of this one without any electronics that can go bad again. « Show Less
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Ragz, Let me start with the fact I have a 25000 gallon pool also and I use a Polaris 360 sweep on pressure side with out booster pump. I have set the Max speed to 2200 rpm. At 0730 in the morning the pump comes on at 1750 rpm and a auto valve opens to operate the sweep. It runs at this rate for 2 hours. At that time ,0930, the auto valve closes and the pump is then programed to run at 1250 rpm till 6:00 that evening, and then shuts off for the night. The only other change is for my solar heating which is handled by a auto solar control panel .if the pool water temp is lower then then solar heat set the pump will kick back up to 1600 rpm to circulate water through the solar panels. If the outside temp is hotter then the water temp it will extend the pump run time till air temp falls below pool temp. If you don't have the solar option by earlier suggestion works great for me. As a disclosure Im in northern California with out extreme low temps and hot summers
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best to run panel power through a voltage regulator then to a 12 volt battery , then from the battery to the pump.thats how I run mine with no problems.
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It depends on what you want it to do. All pumps not only have gallons per minute rating but a lift rating. If you want it to supply a waterfall or move water to a height above pond level you need to check the rating. Otherwise it is a reliable pump and I have had one supplying a bird bath from a below ground container and it moves a lot of water and I must use a diverter to cut the flow. I have a waterfall close by and it would not move enough water three feet high so I use a bigger pump for this feature.
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My set up is about 60 feet 6 foot rise, the pump is very strongMy set up is about 60 feet and 6 foot rise, it has been running for about 3 years, The pump is very strong I think it should be no problem running only 2 foot rise.
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The pump is pretty powerful but i don't know for sure. I used mine in a wading pool with a turtle in it and it worked fine. That was about a foot of lift and it lifted it with no problem.
1911916
I had to take a look at the timer to answer. The rating on it is 15 amp, 1800 watt. So as long as you fall below those max ratings on the timer you should be ok. I bought it because it was the only basic timer I could find with this high of a watt and amp rating that would control a 1.5 HP pool pump, all the others had too low of a wattage and amperage rating. I am satisfied with this timer, its basic, affordable and will power larger items. I had a really fancy digital timer I paid 4 times more than this one for and the electronics in it went bad. I like the simplicity of this one without any electronics that can go bad again.
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Not sure, I bought this for my boat. It draws I think 2 to 3 amps so you will need to make sure that your solar panels can supply at least the amount of amps the pump draws and is 12 bolts.
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Not really damage the pump, but the motor would be running continually until pressure shut it off. So like if it ran for 2 or 3 days it would probably burn the motor up, its not made for continuous running.
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I didn't have any problems with it pumping 4 feet. It does take 3 to 4 hours if there's a lot of water on top of your pool liner.I have a 16 by 34 foot pool. And when the liner has a few feet of water on top it took some time but would accomplish the job just fine.
1447433
Hi - this pump can be tied directly to a solar panel. However, it is recommended to shut the pump off after 3 hours of continuous run-time to let the motor brushes cool off for about 30 minutes. This will greatly increase lifetime of the pump.
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I've had no issues with it working. Again as stated by the others the solar panel has to be in direct sunlight. Make sure the pump has been connected properly & it should work.
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While it's not the same model number as the one I have, it looks the same and has the same specs. I have no idea what horsepower the motor is, it's not listed anywhere. However it pumps 2000 gallons an hour. Mine is on a 22 ft X 52 inch 11,000 gallon pool and works fine. Runs 6 to 8 hours a day here in semi-tropical south Louisiana. Life expectancy here is 3 to 4 years.