Hi Alan,thats our problem the wattage stated by the majority of pump manufacturers are not whats in the box.
Nearly everyone has a 230 volt single phase supply.
In my case with the Dolphin 33m the wattage stated was around 300 + watts but under load was actually running at 726 watts,more than double. I contacted my supplier and told him that the watts were way above what was in his literature and on the box. His reply was that applies to most pumps sold today and it wasn't his problem. That attitude changed when he got a letter from my solicitor informing him that I was considering legal action against him.Within 24hrs I got a call informing me that he would remove any referance to watts from future literature on pumps,to his credit he has too.
We have now resolved the problem and I am still running the Dolphin for now as I have a Bead filter so need the power and as I said earlier I am currently looking at the Wave series pumps from America which I think some UK dealers are testing at present and look promising.
Posted on Jan 24, 2006, 9:08 AM from IP address 86.139.210.225