We have a 10 year old pool, the pump is 10 years old. There is a rebate of $1000 available in my city for changing to a variable speed pump, and we're thinking of taking advantage of it, but I have a couple of questions that maybe someone could answer?
1/ What are the advantages of the Variable speed pump? I've heard it saves energy but I run my dual speed pump on low 95% of the time anyway so would it be any different?
2/ Should I be looking to keep to the same manufacturer for the new pump, I have mostly Jandy equipment, are there any compatibility issues providing the HP is approximately the same?( I'm thinking about this primarily with reference to the salt cell and filter ?)
3/ How long does a pump usually last? I'm thinking that after 10 years the pump might not have many years left and the rebate program is not guaranteed to be around after December this year, so if the pump is likely to fail soon it's probably worthwhile.
Thank you in advance for any information.
1/ What are the advantages of the Variable speed pump? I've heard it saves energy but I run my dual speed pump on low 95% of the time anyway so would it be any different?
2/ Should I be looking to keep to the same manufacturer for the new pump, I have mostly Jandy equipment, are there any compatibility issues providing the HP is approximately the same?( I'm thinking about this primarily with reference to the salt cell and filter ?)
3/ How long does a pump usually last? I'm thinking that after 10 years the pump might not have many years left and the rebate program is not guaranteed to be around after December this year, so if the pump is likely to fail soon it's probably worthwhile.
Thank you in advance for any information.