I have a 25'x10' spool (approx 6,000 gallons) and I need a new motor. I live in Arizona and there's a law out here stating that residential pool owners must replace single speed motors with either 2-speed or variable speed motors, but there's an exception for any motor under 1hp which I believe mine is. This exception allows for me to still install a single speed motor for my pump.

Questions:
1. How do I decide what to do? Should I spend the money and get the variable speed motor?
2. Is a 2-speed just as good as a variable speed motor?
3. Or should I just get another single speed motor?

Thank you for your help.