Need a high-flow pool pump for a large villa, B&B, hotel or commercial pool — and you can’t afford the pump going dark when the sun does? The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump is the 1200 W hybrid version of our largest solar pool pump. It delivers up to 31 m³/h (8189 GPH) at a peak head of 19 m, with automatic switching between solar PV and 230 V grid AC. Most operating hours come from solar (zero EAC cost); grid AC kicks in only when there’s not enough sun. PV array sized at ≥ 1560 Wp. 2 years warranty. The DC-only versions (no grid backup) are Hybsun SSP1200-19-31C DC and Hybsun SSP1200-19-31D DC.
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What It Is
The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump is the 1200 W hybrid model in our Hybsun SSP pool pump lineup. It performs the same core job as the DC-only SSP pumps — circulating your pool water through the filtration loop using a brushless DC motor — with one critical difference: when solar PV can’t carry the load, the controller automatically transfers to 230 V grid AC. The pump simply doesn’t stop. Solar power runs it through the day; grid AC takes over at night, in heavy cloud, or through the off-season.
You still get most of the daily electricity savings of a solar pool pump (the DC controller uses solar power whenever it can), but you don’t have to compromise on circulation reliability. The full Hybsun SSP-H AC DC hybrid system ships as the pump, the AC/DC hybrid controller, and the accessories kit.
Motor Technology
AC/DC Brushless permanent-magnet synchronous motor
The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump runs an AC/DC brushless permanent-magnet synchronous motor — engineered to deliver high speed and high efficiency whether it’s pulling DC from your panels or AC from the grid. The motor turns on NSK bearings (a top Japanese bearing brand widely used in industrial equipment), with an alloy mechanical seal — both selected to handle the long hours of continuous pool-circulation duty without wearing out. Hybsun winds the motor coil on automatic machinery using centralized winding technology — the manufacturer cites this as the source of the SSP-H series’ improved motor efficiency. The pump body is sealed with a double water seal, so everything stays waterproof and leak-free.
Think of the AC/DC controller as the system’s traffic conductor — it wires between your panels, your 230 V grid supply, and the pump, and decides moment-by-moment which source to draw from. It finds the maximum power point of your PV array (MPPT) to pull the most energy available when there’s sun, handles up to 17 A of input current, sits in an IP65 waterproof enclosure, and accepts a wide operating range: AC 90-300 V single phase on the grid side, DC 90-430 V on the solar side. Pump speed adjusts itself to match whatever power’s available, or you can manually fix it at a specific setpoint.
The AC/DC controller does more than just manage power sources. It also carries several smart features that the simpler DC-only controllers don’t include:
Soft start (no inrush current damage to the motor), dry-run protection (pump stops if there’s no water, auto-restarts 30 minutes later), over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, overload, phase-loss, high working temperature protection, and adjustable speed (frequency conversion). The controller automatically starts and stops the pump based on solar conditions.
Unboxing & First Look
The Hybsun SSP DC solar pool pump kit is in a wooden box with the pump, the DC solar controller, and accessories. Here’s an unboxing walkthrough showing what’s in the box and how the kit goes together:
Video by Hybsun showing the standard SSP solar pool pump kit. The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump ships in the same kit format with its model-specific pump.
Who Should Buy This
The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump is sized for large residential pools, villas with pool+spa, small hotels, small commercial pools, with a pool volume range of around 75-120 m³. The buyer profiles below cover the most common situations where the hybrid version (rather than the DC-only version) is the right pick:
Compare across the full Hybsun pool pump range. The DC-only models below cost less and give 100% solar offset on the bill (but daytime operation only). The smaller AC/DC hybrid sibling — the Hybsun SSP-H900-19/21E AC DC hybrid solar pool pump — is the same family as this 1200 W version but in a lower-power 900 W variant:
Hybsun keeps the PV sizing rule simple across the whole SSP family: the panel array should be sized to at least 1.3 times the pump’s rated power. That puts the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump minimum at 1560 Wp of panels — typically 4-5 modern modules depending on each panel’s wattage. Why the 30% buffer? Real-world solar panels never deliver their lab-test nameplate rating: summer heat de-rates them, dust accumulates on the glass, cables lose voltage, and panels lose a fraction of their output each year. That buffer is what keeps the SSP-H1200 hitting its full flow across the whole solar day instead of just at midday.
Compared to the DC-only versions in the SSP range, the hybrid controller accepts a much wider PV voltage window: Best VMP 150-430 V, with the open-circuit voltage limit at under 430 V. That gives you a serious operating range — wide enough to accommodate everything from a modest 4-panel string up to substantially larger array layouts. For your installer it means real flexibility: more options on array geometry, smaller-cross-section DC cables on longer runs, and easier integration with existing PV infrastructure on commercial sites.
If the PV input falls below the pump’s needs, the controller transfers automatically to the grid AC supply (90-300 V single phase) and the pump keeps running. As soon as the panels are producing enough again, it reverts to solar. You don’t set a schedule, you don’t flip a switch — the controller reads both inputs continuously and picks whichever is best at any moment.
Pool turnover is the number of hours the pump needs to circulate every drop of water through the filter once. Most pool service guidelines call for at least one full turnover every 6-8 hours to keep the water clear and the chemistry consistent. With a hybrid pump like the SSP-H1200 you can operate in two modes: solar-only during the day (typically 6-8 hours of useful Cyprus sunshine), or full 24/7 operation with grid AC backup. The columns below show realistic turnover counts in both modes at a working flow rate of around 22 m³/h (which factors in the usual 5-8 m of head losses from your pipework, fittings and filter):
A note on that 31 m³/h headline number: that’s the open-flow rate Hybsun records with nothing plumbed onto the pump. Put it into a real pool installation and the suction line, return line, valves, fittings and filter all add up to hydraulic resistance, which drops the actual flow figure. The pool-size estimates above use a more realistic working flow — close to what the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump delivers in a typical Cyprus pool installation. For a precise calculation tied to your specific pool, send CGP Solar your pool measurements, plumbing layout and filter make/model.
Here’s what makes the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump stand out from a standard grid-only pool pump — and from the DC-only versions in the SSP range:
This is the headline feature. The hybrid controller monitors both your solar PV input and your grid AC supply in real time. When solar power is sufficient to run the pump, it uses solar. When solar drops (clouds, sunset, winter), it switches seamlessly to grid AC. The transition is automatic — no manual intervention, no scheduled changeover, no timer setup. The pump just keeps running.
The SSP-H controller has features the DC-only SSP controllers don’t carry: GPRS remote start/stop via web or phone (handy for holiday homes you’re not on-site at), Child Lock anti-stealing (the controller can’t be tampered with by unauthorised hands), and an intelligent self-cleaning function. There’s also wireless long-distance auto-stop/start, which means you don’t need a physical float switch in the pool.
The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump uses the same long-life mechanical components as the DC-only SSP range: NSK industrial bearings, an alloy mechanical seal for chlorinated pool water, and a double water seal that keeps the pump body fully waterproof and leak-proof. Hybsun calls this combination out as “offering the longer working life” in the datasheet.
The DC/AC controller uses a soft-start function that ramps the motor up to speed gradually instead of slamming it on at full power. That avoids the inrush-current spike that wears out brushed and AC motors over thousands of start/stop cycles — and it’s one of the reasons Hybsun can comfortably offer a 24-month warranty on a pump that may run every day all year.
The hybrid controller accepts an unusually wide PV string voltage range: Best VMP 110-430 V, with max open-circuit below 430 V. That’s a big advantage for installers — you can string a lot of different panel configurations and the controller will still operate within its MPPT range. Longer DC cable runs, fewer parallel strings on larger arrays, more layout flexibility.
The Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump uses 2″ suction and discharge connections — the standard size for residential and small commercial pool plumbing in Cyprus. That means it installs onto your existing pool pipework without adapters, without re-plumbing, and in the same footprint as the AC pump you’re replacing.
From your first call to a running system, expect roughly 4-8 days total: site survey and sizing (1–3 days working days to book in), system quotation (1-2 days), delivery and pump swap (1 day — onto your existing 2″×2″ pool plumbing), PV array and AC/DC controller installation including the grid AC connection from your distribution board (1-2 days), and commissioning under solar power with handover walkthrough on the same day. CGP Solar covers all five Cyprus districts — Nicosia, Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca and Famagusta — with our own installation crew.
CGP Solar designs, supplies and installs the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump pump throughout Cyprus — covering Nicosia, Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca and Famagusta. Our installation crew handles every part of the project: sizing the PV array against your pool’s requirements, wiring the AC/DC controller to your existing grid supply, swapping the pump onto your existing 2″×2″ plumbing, and commissioning the full system on completion. The result: solar economics on most operating hours, grid backup whenever conditions demand it, and a pool pump that never stops.
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FAQ’s
It’s fully automatic. The AC/DC controller is wired to two power inputs at once — your solar PV string on one side, and your 230 V grid AC supply on the other. While the PV array is producing enough power to drive the pump, the controller routes solar to the motor. When PV drops below the operating threshold (sunset, heavy cloud, the winter months), the controller switches over to grid AC and keeps the pump running without interruption. As soon as the panels recover, it switches back to solar. You never program anything, you never touch a switch, you never set a schedule — the controller reads both inputs continuously and selects the best one in real time. That’s the whole proposition behind the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump: solar economics on most operating hours, grid reliability when the weather doesn’t cooperate, zero manual intervention from you.
Yes — by definition, the hybrid version requires both a properly-sized PV array AND a 230 V single-phase grid AC connection at the pool plant room. The grid feed only carries current when solar can’t keep up, but the wiring has to be physically in place. For pure off-grid installations where there’s no grid connection available at all, you’d want the DC-only options instead — the Hybsun SSP900 or SSP1200.
Hybsun’s sizing rule is 1.3 × pump rated power as the minimum panel wattage. So the Hybsun SSP-H1200-19-31F hybrid solar pool pump needs a panel array totalling at least 1560 Wp — typically that’s 4-5 modules depending on each panel’s individual nameplate. The other constraint is string voltage: the operating point (Vmp) needs to land within 150-430 V, and the cold-morning open-circuit voltage has to stay under 430 V. CGP Solar runs the full sizing calculation — panel selection, string layout and cable sizing — as part of the formal quotation.
Yes, in the great majority of cases it’s a direct replacement. The 2″×2″ suction and discharge connections match the standard residential pool plumbing size used right across Cyprus, so the SSP-H1200 installs straight onto your existing pipework. What changes is what’s upstream: instead of a single 230 V AC feed from the distribution board, the hybrid version takes both a sized PV array and your existing 230 V grid supply, with both running through the AC/DC hybrid controller. CGP Solar handles every step of the conversion.
GPRS remote control means you can start and stop the pump from a phone or web browser, anywhere in the world with a cell signal. That’s particularly valuable for holiday villas you’re not living at full-time, B&B owners managing things off-site, or commercial properties where a manager handles operations from elsewhere. Crucially, the controller uses cellular (GPRS) rather than WiFi — so you don’t need a WiFi network installed in the pool plant room for it to work. This is a documented manufacturer feature on the AC/DC hybrid controller; the DC-only SSP versions don’t carry it.
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