Comments on: Best Swimming Pool Pumps 2009

By: monica vesco

monica vesco — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:38:41 +0000

I have had NOTHING but trouble with all of my Hayward equipment. Replaced creepy, sand filter, pump and salt cell (all Hayward) about 5 years ago. Everything except the sand filter is shot and needs replacing!

By: Alan Heath

Alan Heath — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:14:40 +0000

Peter, I also have a Pantair WhisperFLO 1 HP that lock up today, overheated. The pump is only two years old.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:04:56 +0000

I am surprised that you have rated Pentair pumps so highly. While I did not buy a SuperFlo, the Pentair WhisperFlo 3/4 HP pump I bought was awful. After less than two years, the motor started making incredibly loud sounds, and it became clear the bearings were shot. I had the motor rebuilt at a cost of more than $100. Then about a year later, the pump developed a large crack in the leaf basket so it was sucking air and the pump no longer created significant suction. My pool guy says it cannot be repaired and that I need to buy a new pump. Perhaps I just had an unusual lemon, but it seems more likely that the quality of my pump is consistent with that of other Pentair pool pumps.
Peter