Air blower size on a hot tub?

I have a used shell hooked up to my pool pump. It needs a air pump to make the bubbles and such. It is about 6 foot square . Not the biggest but probably a 6 man in size. No labels. There are 13 large jets and numerous other air ports. Not the super fancy jetted one I'm sure. Anyhow I see some dealers saying 1 1/2 pvc pipe is only rated for 1 hp air pumps. Is a 1 1/2 Hp pump going to be over kill? 110 volts preferred. It has a 1 1/2 air manifold thingy with like 10 1/2 inch take offs to start with then goes all over the place with more manifolds on the manual controls. I had to use 1 -- 1 inch pvc straight connector inside of it to repair a break but it is only 1 1/2 inches long.

2010-05-06T16:24:11Z

Would you buy a used one or am I wasting my money you think?

2010-05-07T14:59:06Z

It was the manifold that was broken!

Anonymous2010-05-06T22:31:45Z

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if you used the 1" connector inside the 1.5" pipe you already blew it....if it was used AFTER the point where the manifold breaks into the 1" sections you are ok...1 HP SOUNDS ADEQUATE