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Blue Wave NE6181 Tidal Wave 2-Speed Replacement Pump for Above Ground Pool, 1 HP,Black

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About this item

  • DUAL-PORT DESIGN - Designed to fit most filter systems, the Tidal Wave pump features dual ports for a vertical or horizontal application. You can easily connect to an existing sand or cartridge filter without having to purchase an entirely new system.
  • ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY - This pool pump has energy-saving features that help reduce your electricity bill. With dual speeds, you can adjust the speed of the pump to match your pool's needs, resulting in considerable energy savings.
  • RELIABLE PERFORMANCE - Keep your swimming pool crystal clear and sanitary with the Tidal Wave Maxi II Pool Pump. A perfect solution for most above-ground pools, this highly efficient pump is quiet, easy to maintain, and consistently powerful.
  • EASY TO CLEAN - Pool maintenance can be a challenge, which is why this pool pump is designed with a clear lid that makes it easy to check and clean the strainer basket. This feature ensures that your pump is always working at its best, without any risk of clogging or reduced performance.
  • 1-YEAR WARRANTY - The manufacturer warrants this pump to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal residential use and conditions, for a period of 1 year. This pump is not for use or sale in California due to motor limitations required by the California Energy Commission.


Powerful performance with cost saving benefits! The TidalWave 2-speed energy efficient above ground pool pump lets you choose the pump speed that best fits the job for great energy cost savings. Slower flowing water means less friction in your filter and plumbing system, and thus less energy usage, so set the pump to low speed for everyday operation. When more power is needed to vacuum the pool or run other accessories, switch pump to high speed. Featuring corrosion proof polymer construction that will deliver years of reliable service, these pumps also provide a convenient hair/lint trap to ensure crystal clear water. The TidalWave high performance pump is quiet, efficient and self priming. Top discharge design fits most filters and its extra large clear lid allows for easy cleaning. Replace your old inefficient pump with this 2-speed water moving dynamo. Comes with a 6ft cord – 110volt AC Available in 2 sizes: 1 HP and 1.5 HP


Kelly and Adrian
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
Being able to switch to lower speed allows me to run pump longer over night.
Wanda G.
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024
Pump was crack couldn't install it, I'm sure that when it got delivered it got thrown and that's how it got cracked from the delivery person something they are not careful
Bill
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2024
I haven't had many hours on the pump yet but so far it's working great and is super-reliable. I'm using the pump for breaking up the thermal barrier in a DIY cold plunge build, where I also have a Danner 1800 gph mag-drive pump for circulation through the filters and chiller. A nice feature was that the back panel was detachable (like most pool pumps I would assume), allowing me to wire up a remote single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch to activate the pool pump from within the cold plunge. ** a word of caution for anybody attempting to activate a pump while immersed in the water: keep in mind that you're on the other side of electrocution-level current and immersed in water... consult with a pro/ keep in mind the following precautious. 1) make sure the pump is properly grounded and attached to a GFCI socket. 2) considerations for the switch. An appropriately rated / waterproof SPDT switch will work if done properly. Other safer, a more foolproof options would physically separate the end-user (immersed in water) from the 120 power source. (a low-voltage switch wired to an appropriately rated solid-state relay, is wired to the pump would accomplish that)
Philip
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024
Really happy so far.
Adam
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
Works great. The low could be a little bit stronger, but fine to keep the water moving and the electric bill down. The high is perfect.
Denis Gelinas
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2022
J'avais une pompe 1.5 HP a une vitesse depuis 5 ans , et elle installer à coter de mon gazebo, j'étais plus capable de l'entendre fonctionner a cause du bruit qu'elle faisais et surtout sa emplifiais mon accouphene 🦻, maintenant avec cette pompe a 2 vitesse , extrement silencieuse, le bonheur total 👍, très très satisfais .
fairchild
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2022
Works very well that you may have to be careful and leave the hose down a little bit if your hose fittings don’t fit the pump itself it does come with something you can slide your hose onto but the higher pressure setting can blow the hose right off the side if you don’t glue it on which means you will need to buy a new fitting with the new hose or strip the old hose off the fitting carefully because of this, I only tacked down one little spot on the fitting to hold my hose on, and that did work
D. Mantle
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019
Got this to replace an aging (15-20 year old?) Hayward 1 hp pump with a broken rocker switch that became very noisy, and touchy in it's older years.For a 24 foot round 52" high pool. Wanted something I could run around the clock without a timer. Easy with this, run high speed during the day when swimming / vacuuming (works fine) and low speed at night. Low speed is not going to make waves, but it keeps water circulating.Was almost the same footprint, just a little lower in height. Had to remove 2 pavers out from under my salt water system so this would fit in the same spot and hoses would all line up. Even though hose fittings were included, I used the fittings right out of my Hayward with some fresh teflon tape (included) - no leaks.Running this from a twist lock plug outlet and this has a standard 3 prong plug. So I had to get a 3 prong plug to twist lock plug adapter on here for just under 7 bucks. "Southwire 90218802 12/3 STW, 9-inches Twist To Lock Generator Power Cord Adaptor (L5-20P To 5-15R) 15-20 Amps, 2500/1875 Watts, 125 Volts". Works like a charm.So much quieter and efficient than my old pump, I am a happy camper.
MAB
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018
Decided to use a more energy efficient pump to reduce my electricity consumption without compromising my pool water. After much research on the energy star expensive VS or variable speed pump and the two or dual speed less expensive pumps, I purchased a Hayward two speed one HP pump. It looked great and probably would have been a good choice but the poor design basket lid allowed the lid to be over tighten with no built in stops causing the housing to crack! That unit was return and this one bought as its replacement. I am very pleased with the quality of material, design, function, operation and what I got for my money. It is an import but so was the more expensive Hayward no longer made in the USA. What Blue Wave did was to borrow the best design features of the older Hayward pumps and the newer models into this pump. The results are outstanding. It has the same footprint as the Hayward SP1510 units so hooking it up to a EC40 DE filter on the plastic platform requires no modifications. it has two permanent outlets with 1 1/2" internal threads so you can use all of your coupling, inserts and hook up to a sand filter or across to a DE filter. Once it is hooked up and running, you cannot hear the pump at low speed which has about one half of the flow of the high setting but now you are using 3 amps of electricity and instead of 12 amps. Can't wait to see my next utility bill.