Hey gfretwell,

Pool pumps are NOT water cooled.

Since they do not produce much heat, your statment "... a lot of heat energy
gets transferred to the water is also bogus. Stick to what you know.

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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:37:28 +0300, "Jack" wrote:

what exactly is an energy efficient pool pump? browsing google links, for
example,
this is a sample list of pricing for a pump:

1 1/2 H.P. Motor $119 Heavy Duty $139 Energy Efficient $169

as you can see, the energy efficient model is $50 more than the regular
model

I also looked at this page
http://www.electricmotorwarehouse.com/pool_pumps.htm

where it appears they have a "Capacitor Start", meaning (?) it reduces the
LRA or
power surge at startup?

if anyone has replaced a standard Sta-Rite inground pump with one of
these, please
tell, what did you find and was there a difference in power consumption
and did all
your filters & pool cleaners continue to run normal?

there appears to be also incentive programs for installing a two-speed
pool pump?
anyone done this? how did the program work?
can you purchase a qualifying pump over the web and install it yourself
and still
qualify?




They are usually just a pump with a better power factor. You don't
think about it since they tend to be water cooled but a lot of heat
energy gets transferred to the water.