Greetings,

I have a 23,000 gal pool with In-floor Cleaning system, Spa and Solar, and my current 2 HP 2 Speed Hayward Northstar pump died. It's been rebuilt once already. So I'm looking for a replacement and would like some feedback. I use a Jandy OneTouch control system that is about 9 years old.

Option 1 is a Jandy Pro Series VS - 3 year warranty and includes the new board for the control system to take full advantage of the variable speeds. Quoted $1725 installed.

Option 2 is a Hayward Ecostar 2.5 HP VS - 3 year warranty. Current control system would need to be somewhat hacked if possible to control the speeds. Quoted $1380 installed.

The Hayward provider is telling me that the Jandy is junk and the Jandy folks are telling me that the Ecostar is . . . so I'd like to real advice . . . .