Joyfulnoise, Amen to that!
I am grateful for all the responses and hope this might help someone else along the way. When my brother rewires (hopefully) the box I'll let you know the outcome. As, I said previously a VS is the optimal solution. Wonder if slightly used pumps have value? Suggestions on which VS to go for? The Jandy with the remote looked handy for an old guy that does not want to bend over a bunch of pipes to read and reset his pump. It appears to have a cabled remote.
As a sidenote, this company also failed to estimate the correct size of the decorative tile wall to not only hide the equipment but also to have it far enough away from the water to be legal (code is 4 feet). Someone in the water cannot touch equipment, so it must be at least 4 feet away. They could not widen the tall part of the wall due to no footers beneath it. We had to come up w the solution and get permission from the city to extend the wall with lattice fence to meet code. Diamond Brite cracked once, redone and now has " Gray Mottling Plaster Discoloration" as in the excellent thread from On Balance dtd 5-17-2012. Oh and all the coping discolored after grouting. Acid washing didn't work to clear it up. They said the sealer would bring out the true colors which would then match our pavers. It did not. Wanted to sue them after shotcreting when I found out the wall was not long enough. The wife refused and did not want to delay. Big mistake.
I am grateful for all the responses and hope this might help someone else along the way. When my brother rewires (hopefully) the box I'll let you know the outcome. As, I said previously a VS is the optimal solution. Wonder if slightly used pumps have value? Suggestions on which VS to go for? The Jandy with the remote looked handy for an old guy that does not want to bend over a bunch of pipes to read and reset his pump. It appears to have a cabled remote.
As a sidenote, this company also failed to estimate the correct size of the decorative tile wall to not only hide the equipment but also to have it far enough away from the water to be legal (code is 4 feet). Someone in the water cannot touch equipment, so it must be at least 4 feet away. They could not widen the tall part of the wall due to no footers beneath it. We had to come up w the solution and get permission from the city to extend the wall with lattice fence to meet code. Diamond Brite cracked once, redone and now has " Gray Mottling Plaster Discoloration" as in the excellent thread from On Balance dtd 5-17-2012. Oh and all the coping discolored after grouting. Acid washing didn't work to clear it up. They said the sealer would bring out the true colors which would then match our pavers. It did not. Wanted to sue them after shotcreting when I found out the wall was not long enough. The wife refused and did not want to delay. Big mistake.