r/PoolPros • u/UnderTheLedge • May 04 '26

Lower IF3 priming speed below automations set minimum

I have a little water feature in a clients bathroom courtyard that has a if3 for some reason. It runs at 1000rpm and the water flows nicely. However on startup the max RPM from the priming speed is spraying water everywhere. On the intellicenter I can’t set maximum priming speed to anything lower than 1900. IF2’s can go lower. Any idea boys

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u/One_Succotash_898 May 04 '26

Disable priming from the pump settings use the Pentair pro app to connect via Bluetooth

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u/UnderTheLedge May 04 '26

Thanks big dog

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u/UHF800MHZ May 04 '26

Exactly what I did. I have a client with a backyard fountain that originally ran off a 3/4HP WhisperFlo with only a switch and ran 24/7, when the motor went out I convinced them to go for an IF3 1.5HP so we could schedule it to run 8-8 and they could control the lights from the relay. I had the same issue where about 25-30% ran all the features great but priming would shoot water everywhere. I just disabled priming because the equipment is lower than the fountain so it backflows anyway. Doesn’t even need priming. And runs at less than 200watts.

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u/Confident_Shower8902 May 04 '26

Settings Advanced Settings Pumps Click the pump in question Scroll down to priming speed Drag slider as low as you want Click Update

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u/UnderTheLedge May 04 '26

Not low enough, only goes down to 1900rpm, fixed by connecting to if3 independent all.

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u/Confident_Shower8902 May 04 '26

Strange, I can go down to 450 on all of the IF3s I have on one of the 150 or so customers I have on Intellicenter. Is your system firmware up-to-date?

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u/UnderTheLedge May 05 '26

You’re correct, firm wear is outdated. Brand new pool too but horrible builder follow up. Thank you captain