Which pump do I need for 33' above ground?

[kenspam]

Thanks for the explanation, no wonder I was so confused!

[PoolDoc]

Yeah, like many other industries, the pool business prefers a sexy and complex sales pitch (= fancy-shmancy lie) to plain statistics and honest explanations. Even if a company prefers to be honesty, it's hard for them to do so, since an honest description makes their product sound boring and out-of-date compared to junk being marketed with the latest 'sexy' lies.

The medical industry does exactly the same thing, when you get prescribed the latest patented drug @ $400/mo even when research shows the $10/mo generic is more effective. Only the scale is different: the pool biz rips people off for millions; the medical trade rips people off for trillions.

I have a friend who is an orthopedic surgeon of some skill. He's pointed out to me that you can tell doctors who always cut, even when therapy works as well or better, from doctors who recommend therapy first, and surgery if therapy fails . . . by which cars they drive. The 'top' orthopedic outfit in town reportedly won't schedule a 2nd appointment, without a commitment to surgery. Unsurprisingly that team's doctors tend toward Mercedes 500 models and the like.

In both industries there's a sort of Sgt Schulz ("I know NUTTING, I see NUTTING, I'm just doing my job!") collaboration between doctors, lawyers, gov't regulators, hospitals and drug suppliers on the one hand, and manufacturers, wholesalers, pool stores, builders, and the NSF on the other hand, that rips off victims without affording them a single clear 'bad guy' who's doing it to them.

PS: for everyone who has no idea who Sgt Schulz is, because they are under 50, and thus never saw Hogan's Heroes . . . Youtube to the rescue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp9BJxFHDYI

[kenspam]

I have learned that the local pool store uses scare tactics like how much it'll cost me in the long run if I don't buy their salt for instance. I knew if I called them for advise, I'd only get a sales pitch so I got online instead. As for the pump, without much time to research I snatched up a Hayward Power-Flo LX 1 HP on craigslist for $80 new in the box - story was their pool was destroyed by tornado and they had already purchased pump but never got to use it. The price helped me decide, although I had to drive a few miles pretty close to you by the way - Dalton, Ga. I hope it's compatible as I really like my cartridge filter.

[PoolDoc]

Should be fine.