Sorry for the delayed response, I've been out of town, and my mom suffered a stroke when I returned.'

The features I was describing were more ergonomic in nature. Large handles to take off the strainer basket lid, handles to carry the pump, etc.

I've narrowed it down to the Hayward TriStar VS and the Intellipro VS. With 2" lines into and out of the pump, any VS pump larger than 2 hp would be restricted by the installer anyway according to the manuals I downloaded and read).

My pool has been losing about an inch of water a day since opening it two weeks ago. Its about 8" below the bottom of the lowest skimmer now, so I'm adding water. I turned on the pump to circulate using the bottom drain, and of course the pump is now making a loud buzzing noise and barely moving any water (I figured it was about to die, which is why I was looking to replace it).

Pool guys are coming tomorrow to find the leak, but of course I can't heat the water (its 55 now), so they can't fix it after identifying it.

Next up is the pump replacement.

Thanks for the comments!

Joe



Quote Originally Posted by mas985 View Post
No VS is resistant to lightning strikes or power surges so you will need surge protection. Unless you have very high electrical costs, I would avoid them if you have a lot of lightning in your area even with a surge protector. In lower electrical cost areas, these pumps will usually have a higher lifetime cost than a two speed pump so it is usually not worth the risk.

As for VS pumps, the Intelliflo VS is a good value but there are a few others that are even a better value. The Hayward MaxFlo VS or the Pentair SuperFlo VS are both very good value pumps. But they require an external controller or timer to turn them on an off so that needs to be taken into consideration.

BTW, what features of the Jandy are you referring to? Changing the speeds of the pump is about all you need which all of them do.