Thanks for the advice Watermom.

I read many of the suggestions on here prior to making a selection. I even inquired at the pool store about downgrading the pump.

I really questioned hard about the pump/filter size, and couldn't get the pool guy to move any. I told him I'd swap a smaller pump for a larger filter, but he "assured" me that this pool needs a 1 HP pump......I wasn't sure how to argue that.

Doughboy sells this set as a package (not that that means anything). I haven't pulled the final trigger on the order, but I did put the call in to get it ready to go.

I'm not sure what to do really. The cost of the pool is already way more than we'd planned to spend. I'm not sure if I should scrap the order and try to get a pool by itself and buy the filtration separately or what.

Suggestions on arguing with a pool guy and still getting a fair price? He was wanting to jack the price up to make changes.