Pumps
Variable-speed pumps, the federal efficiency rules behind them, and the online-vs-dealer warranty split that changes what you should buy and where.
- Buying Pool Equipment Online? The Warranty You Quietly Give UpHayward's Open Line vs Expert Line, Pentair's e-commerce warranty, and Jandy's no-internet policy, explained in plain English before you click 'buy' on a pump, heater or salt system.
- Best Variable-Speed Pool Pumps (and Which SKUs Lose Warranty Online)Hayward Super Pump VS, MaxFlo VS and TriStar VS vs Pentair SuperFlo VST and IntelliFlo3, compared on WEF, horsepower, voltage and the online-vs-dealer warranty split, with Texas electricity math.
- Hayward Super Pump VS vs Pentair SuperFlo VSTThe two most common variable-speed replacement pumps compared spec by spec: horsepower, WEF, voltage, ports, controls, price and the online-versus-dealer warranty difference.