replacing Hayward variflo. Buy Hayward or knockoff?

[JasonParker]

I'm about to replace my Hayward Variflo XL MPV sp0714T. On Amazon, The genuine Hayward is $133 and many positively reviewed knockoffs are available at around $80. Are the knockoffs of similar quality?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sp0714T&i=lawngarden&crid=2SYTF3G8DBOIY&sprefix=sp0714t%2Clawngarden%2C168&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

thanks,
Jason

 

[ajw22]

@1poolman1 any experience to share?

 

[JasonParker]

I pulled the trigger on a Pureline SP0714T. It arrives TODAY between 5-10pm via Amazon. How do they do it that fast?