Hello All,
I have decided to go with a SWG for my pool and hope to have it installed soon prior to this season. Although, I love this site and have a learned a great deal, the daily need for pool testing and carrying tons of bleach thru walmart/costco has made my decision easier. There were days last summer where was placing 1-2 bottles of 121 oz bleach and still had blooms of algae.
I recently had a pool company to come out and give me an quote on install..
They are either recommending the AQR940 or Pentair IC40. I have seen lots of recommendations on this board for the AQR15, however I haven't been able to obtain much information regarding the 940. The pool person was stating the Hayward's control panels are notorious are breaking down and they are commonly are replacing them. Although it comes with a 4 yr warranty, it is a pro-rated warranty and there might be out of pocket costs to replace if the system goes bad. The Pentair comes with a full 3 yr warranty and all parts will be covered should the cell malfunction. Both units would cost the same price installed.
My questions are: Does anyone have any more info on the AQR940? How is it in efficiency as compared to the Pentair? Apparently, it has a larger cell which may give it an edge over the Pentair. Anyone have any knowledge of how much it would cost to professionally install these units in the North east. I am getting quotes in the $2K range.
Thanks
I have decided to go with a SWG for my pool and hope to have it installed soon prior to this season. Although, I love this site and have a learned a great deal, the daily need for pool testing and carrying tons of bleach thru walmart/costco has made my decision easier. There were days last summer where was placing 1-2 bottles of 121 oz bleach and still had blooms of algae.
I recently had a pool company to come out and give me an quote on install..
They are either recommending the AQR940 or Pentair IC40. I have seen lots of recommendations on this board for the AQR15, however I haven't been able to obtain much information regarding the 940. The pool person was stating the Hayward's control panels are notorious are breaking down and they are commonly are replacing them. Although it comes with a 4 yr warranty, it is a pro-rated warranty and there might be out of pocket costs to replace if the system goes bad. The Pentair comes with a full 3 yr warranty and all parts will be covered should the cell malfunction. Both units would cost the same price installed.
My questions are: Does anyone have any more info on the AQR940? How is it in efficiency as compared to the Pentair? Apparently, it has a larger cell which may give it an edge over the Pentair. Anyone have any knowledge of how much it would cost to professionally install these units in the North east. I am getting quotes in the $2K range.
Thanks