Because of not completely understanding Calif. Title 20, many online stores won't ship any pump that is not a variable speed model to California. they are still legal here.
Yeah, that was his understanding of his company's policy but after looking into it more, it turns out he can sell me the PB460 which I understand is a newer version of my 2000 PB4 (not sure if there are any functinal differences). Seems like the Hydrobooster has some nice advantages (quieter, more efficient, cheaper price) but I'm not sure if its worth the risk/hassel of it not enough juice for the pool sweep.
Oh, have you used or installed the Hydrobooster? I haven't been able to find much feedback about it online compared to the PB4.
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Well I ended up going with the Pentair. The design looks a lot more complex than the old single impeller design. Hopefully that doesn't affect reliability or serviceability. I did appreciate how easy is was to replace the seals on the PB4 and how much online guides/resources there were for it. Still, it was super noisy and the equipment pad is located outside our bedroom so the Pentair should be an improvement.
Where did you hear that a PB4-60 booster pump is”outlawed”in California?I don’t think that is accurate the company is based in Carlsbad,California.Polaris is owned by Fluidra(formerly Jandy).There are local pool companies that carry that pump in your area,I would replace the pump with the same pump personally but that is up to you
Have installed several. They work well. Actually, any "name branded" booster will work with your Polaris.
Awesome, glad to hear it! It seems like a better pump in several meaningful ways but I was nervous to go with it for fear that it wouldn't be strong enough. I'm glad to hear from someone who has actual experience with it so thanks for sharing your impressions.
Flexible Hose Piping
It should have been included in the pump box it came in,all the booster pumps we have gotten over the years always have them included with it
Yeah, that is what I was expecting too but we opened the box, pulled everything out and found nothing but the pump and instructions. My friend who sold it to me is getting me a hose kit free of charge.
Hose kit and adapters have been included in every one I've installed. Should have been there.
Yeah, it looks like there was space designed in the packaging above the pump where the hose and connectors could have fit. Maybe there was an oversight that the factory.
It's much more likely that someone opened the box and removed the hose kit.
Our technicians used to do it all the time until I started loading their equipment and parts they needed the old rob Peter to finish the job!!Or when they lost or broke something and didn’t want to admit it!!
