Newbie member about to enter contract for a 500sf free form pool.
The standard pump included in base price of the pool is a Jandy Stealth 3/4HP single-speed. It would cost $1,100 to upgrade to a Jandy FloPro variable speed. Doesn't make any sense to me - checking prices online it looks like I could buy the Stealth single speed for ~$525, and the FloPro variable speed for $690 - only $165 more. The $1,100 upgrade is almost 2x the entire cost of the FloPro variable speed. I can get a $350 rebate for variable speed from my utility company, but $750 more still seems steep, especially since we will have a very basic config - pool only (no spa), no solar, small 30" waterfall. Baseline energy cost is around $0.11/kWh.
Appreciate any advice / suggestions!
The standard pump included in base price of the pool is a Jandy Stealth 3/4HP single-speed. It would cost $1,100 to upgrade to a Jandy FloPro variable speed. Doesn't make any sense to me - checking prices online it looks like I could buy the Stealth single speed for ~$525, and the FloPro variable speed for $690 - only $165 more. The $1,100 upgrade is almost 2x the entire cost of the FloPro variable speed. I can get a $350 rebate for variable speed from my utility company, but $750 more still seems steep, especially since we will have a very basic config - pool only (no spa), no solar, small 30" waterfall. Baseline energy cost is around $0.11/kWh.
Appreciate any advice / suggestions!