Would this SWG work for my pool?

[Stacir]

I am looking at purchasing a SWG that someone has for sale, never installed. My pool is a 28' Doughboy, 18k gallons. This is the Circupool Universal55.

Would this be overkill? I know you should go at least 2x larger but wasn't sure if this was too large.

 

[Newdude]

What's the asking price ?

 

[markayash]

No it work, Just might need to run it at the lowest setting.
Just be careful with used stuff that makes claims like " It belonged to my mom who never used it" type comments. Might mean " I stole it off the UPS truck"
Ask for proof they purchased it if possible

 

[Stacir]

What's the asking price ?

$800

 

[Newdude]

$800

If it's no questions brand new, that's a steal. A SJ-35 and controller, more or less the 2X unit that you 'need' in order to only have to run it 12 hours in the peak season, is $929 plus tax.

The 60% longer lifespan of the 55 series is entirely gravy in this case.

The 'used' 55k unit only needs to last 79% as long as a new 35 series in order to break even. If it goes the distance, you're up huge.

So that's the gamble.......Does this unit have 79% of its life left ?