Booster Pumps

The most important element of hydraulic engineering while setting a swimming pool is naturally an energy efficient pump. Haywards, with its wide range of pumps is well equipped to offer solutions to any of your problems relating to hydraulic operations at the pool or otherwise. The various models manufactured by this manufacturer are: TriStar, TriStar Waterfall, NorthStar, TriStar Energy Solution, Super Pump, Super II, and Max-Flo. For economical cleaning of the pool it also offers a booster pump. Here are brief descriptions of its various models and the outstanding characteristics of each.

NorthStar: Perfectly engineered and hydraulically balanced pump that suffices the needs of a medium-sized pool that it fills up very fast. It proves its worth in the set up of any pool. Its special features are:

- Its operation is very economical, as it consumes less power than most other pumps of equivalent size ((2″ x 2 1/2″).
- All its parts are treated with Perma coat enabling it to offer extra corrosion resistance.
- Such a treatment makes this pump all the more suitable for saline environments.
- Its heavy-duty motor is expected to bear up to 35,000 hours or 10 years of extended operation.

TriStar: This pump from Hayward is a big performer. This highly efficient pump offers value for money. The special features include:

A unique design that keeps the motor cool, thus extending its life.
It includes a specially designed integrated Tri-Lock cam with a strainer cover for the ramp and a large no-rib basket to extend the interval between cleanings.
It’s designed to endure desert winds and such harsh environments.
Its integrated fluid-dynamic technology ensures bigger flow of water.

TriStar Waterfall: The TriStar Waterfall is most suited for pumping large quantities of water that will particularly suit set-ups involving waterfalls. The 75 GPM and 120 GPM models are powerful and fill the pool in a matter of minutes. Here are the notable features:

Better design enables this pump to run with 60% less energy while noise level is also reduced by the same amount of 60%.
This series of pumps is especially designed to suit requirements of waterfalls needing high volume and negative-edge applications.

TriStar Energy Solution: This is a variable speed pump that delivers high performance to offer maximum water but consumes much less power. Even when running at variable speeds, it cuts power requirements by 30-75 percent. Its other special features are:

It filters water at low pressure, thus keeping the motor cool and runs noiselessly.
It comes with a larger better-designed basket that holds waste as it filters water. The basket is provided with a transparent cover, enabling the worker to see when it should be emptied out.
Its entire body is made from reinforced thermoplastic to keep it free from any corrosion. That certainly extends its life.

Super II: This pump from Hayward is a super energy saver that continues to give super performance under the toughest of conditions. Its noteworthy features include:

It comes with a reinforced thermoplastic body that is corrosion free to give the machine an extended life.
It has a large basket of 180 cubic inches with a transparent cover that allows you to extend cleaning period and you can see when the basket has to be cleared.

Super Pump: This technically advanced pump from Hayward is a great performer and energy efficient. Its outstanding features are:

It has a specially designed handle to facilitate removing strainer cover.
It comes with transparent cove, allowing you to watch when it needs to be emptied.
Its heavy-duty motor is designed to have better airflow to facilitate ventilation that keeps it cool and quiet.

Max Flo: It’s heavy-duty pump designed for spas and in-ground pools. The cover of the basket is easily removed thru built in swing-away handle. The other outstanding features include:

Transparent cover that lets you know when the basket is full, needing to be emptied.
Load extended ribbing aids free-flowing operation.
Its simple design offers the convenience of servicing.

Booster Pump: To complete its range Hayward also offers booster pump for pressure cleaning requirements. It offers maximum flow at minimum consumption of energy

Insufficient water pressure is a widespread plumbing problem. On facing such a problem, the primary action toward identifying and remedying it is to measure your static water pressure.

That can easily be done using a water pressure-measuring gauge that can be procured from any home improvement store. It’s a simple device comprising of a measuring gauge and a standard hookup like that of a garden hose which can be screwed to an external hose bib or to the cold or hot water bib of the washing machine. To know the static pressure level of water in your house, simply screw on the measuring gauge, open the faucet, and the gauge shows the pressure available on the floor on which the faucet is located. You should understand that the higher the floor, the lower is the pressure. For instance, the water pressure on the second floor of a home is usually 8 psi lower than on the first floor.

For residential plumbing, the best water pressure should be within a range of 50 to 70 psi. Plumbing fixtures intended for domestic applications are designed to withstand a maximum pressure of 80 psi, meaning that if the pressure at home is above 80 psi, it could be risky for the fixtures. Conversely, if the pressure is far below 50 psi, you are most likely to have irritating problems of insufficient water flow.

If the water pressure is too high, you have to adjust your PRV (pressure reducing valve), which is generally located near main water shut-off of your house. In case there is no such valve, you need to have one installed. The PRV is very easy to operate and maintains the desired level of water pressure.

The difficulty arises when the pressure is too low. In such a case you should first enquire from your municipal water supplier if that level is normal for your neighborhood. If it’s so, the only practical solution is to buy a booster pump that increases the pressure. Though these pumps are available in many designs over a wide price-range, it is certainly advisable to get such a pump installed by a professional plumber, as this is not a D.I.Y. project.

In case of pressure being lower that what it should be, there could be a problem in the external piping, such as a leak, blockage or crimp. Fixing of such a problem precisely depends on where it is. It is the responsibility of the homeowner to maintain the plumbing from the point at which it enters the home, whereas maintaining the piping outside your home is the responsibility of the municipality.

It could be so that the problem is not really that of water pressure, but the one of water flow. If the pressure gauge indicates sufficient static water pressure, but you think that you’re not getting sufficient water from one or more of your plumbing fixtures, it most likely indicates a problem connected with the internal plumbing of your house.

A dirty faucet aerator or showerhead may just cause the problem. To clean it, simply remove the offending aerator or showerhead and immerse it in a solution of 50% water and 50% white vinegar overnight. If you are unable to take it off, you may have some water-white vinegar solution in a plastic bag and attach it around the fixture with a rubber band.

If all your fixtures are delivering water at low pressures, perhaps you have a much more expensive repair job at hand. One likely reason could be old corroded galvanized steel pipes. Galvanized steel pipes are no more used for plumbing, as their life is limited to at the most forty years. The very water that runs through them corrodes these. As a result rust gets deposited inside the pipes thus reducing the effective flow area for water. The only way to rectify the trouble is to substitute these with copper or PEX pipes.
The possibility of poor workmanship or design can’t be ruled out totally. A crimp or unprofessionally soldered joint in the plumbing can reduce flow of water. Similarly, a circuitous layout with too many bends and unnecessarily long pipe could cause the problem.

Having pipes with larger diameters can solve the problem. Large diameter facilitates flow of water and thus maintains the dynamic water pressure that is equal to the amount of water pressure at a given point in the plumbing system with one or more plumbing fixtures in use. The diameter of pipe causes no change to static water pressure, which is equal to the amount of water pressure in the system with all fixtures closed.