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After owning a Gyre 150 for nearly a year, I recently learned that I had been using the alternating gyre mode incorrectly...
Multiple online resources incorrectly explain this feature of the pump and once I found out how it was suppose to work, it all made sense.
More specifically, I hadn't changed the rotors from how they originally came ("A" on the left and "B" on the right), and the problem is that the rotors only function correctly while turning in their intended/designed direction. As a result, both motors push 100% one direction and really don't work in the reverse direction and become almost useless half of the time.
In order to properly run in "alternating gyre" mode you need to switch one the rotors to either two "A" sides or two "B" sides. By doing this, each direction the pump runs gives one side the ability to pump it's full potential in opposite or different directions, whichever you choose.
If you are running a Gyre and looking to diversify your flow pattern give it a try and start experimenting.
Multiple online resources incorrectly explain this feature of the pump and once I found out how it was suppose to work, it all made sense.
More specifically, I hadn't changed the rotors from how they originally came ("A" on the left and "B" on the right), and the problem is that the rotors only function correctly while turning in their intended/designed direction. As a result, both motors push 100% one direction and really don't work in the reverse direction and become almost useless half of the time.
In order to properly run in "alternating gyre" mode you need to switch one the rotors to either two "A" sides or two "B" sides. By doing this, each direction the pump runs gives one side the ability to pump it's full potential in opposite or different directions, whichever you choose.
If you are running a Gyre and looking to diversify your flow pattern give it a try and start experimenting.
