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?     Asked on 3/29/2016 by Inyo Visitor

I am getting ready to install a 14x28 foot in ground pool (around 15,000 gallons). The pump is a 1.5 hp with a flow rate of 88 gpm. I need a flow rate of 32 gpm to filter in 8 hrs. The max flow on my 24" filter is 45 gpm. I have 45 feet of head. Based on that a 1 hp pump would supply 50 gpm. Do I really need the 1.5 hp pump? At 42 feet of head it still pumps at 67 GPM. Isn't that to high?

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A  Answered on 3/29/2016 by InyoPools Product Specialist Scott W.

The 1 HP would work just fine for that size of pool. You definitely need a 1.5 HP though if you start adding features such as, a fountain, a spa, solar heat pump, pool cleaner. Adding any of these features will require more horsepower since the flow rate will be divided up by each addition feature.
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