Pump suggestions

[duckster]

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Hi. We have had our pool for a year, it came with the house we bought. The pumps on it (a normal pump and a booster pump) were both pretty old. We already replaced the booster pump last year. Now the main pump is getting louder quickly. The current pump is 1hp. I am looking for suggestions on replacing it. Are the Ecopumps that I found for real? Are they worth it? If not what other suggestions do you have?

Thanks,
Aaron

[PoolDoc]

Dunno what an "Ecopump" is, so can't comment on that.

Regarding appropriate pump replacements you'll need to first supply info on
* # of gallons in pool
* type and size of filter
* size of piping.

Ben / PoolDoc

[Watermom]

One company to look at is Hayward. Can't tell you specific models, but they are a very reputable company. I'm sure Poconos will be along later to add his bit. He'll be able to give you some advice that may help.

[kelemvor]

I recently replaced my pool pump and was underwhelmed by the options. You can always go with a "bigger" pump or a multi speed pump but other than that it's not like there's 20 brands out there each trying to outperform each other. In the end I spent $250 to get pretty much the exact same pump i was replacing. Surprisingly, my local pool store had it in stock for exactly the same price I had found it for online.

It seems like pool equipment is an area ripe for a small company to come along with good products and clean up. For whatever reason, when I buy parts it always seems like I end up with the big companies like Hayward though... As pooldoc mentioned, too many scammers ruining it for everyone else I guess.

[duckster]

Thanks for that. I am probably going to go with the Hayward northstar series one. Any thoughts or comments on them?