AquaStar Launches Easy-To-Install Retrofit Ozone Solution
AquaStar Pool Products announced the launch of its latest innovation for the pool equipment pad: the PureStar Ozone System.
New Pool Pump Regulations Are Here. Hayward® Has Your Back.
1. THEY HAVE THE BROADEST RANGE OF DOE-COMPLAINT POOL PUMPS — INCLUDING SINGLE-SPEED OPTIONS. Contrary to some industry misconceptions, many Hayward single-speed pumps are DOE compliant and will continue to be manufactured and sold. More specifically, Hayward TriStar,® Super Pump® and MaxFlo® XL single-speed pumps 1 HP and lower meet the new DOE energy-efficiency standards…
New Efficiency Regulations Start in July. Here’s Why You Should Prepare Now.
1. SELLING COMPLIANT PUMPS IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH YOU AND YOUR CONSUMERS. When selling ultra-high efficiency pump models that comply with the new DOE standards, everybody wins. You benefit from the higher price point; consumers benefit from energy savings and quieter performance. And with new XE Series ultra-high efficiency pumps from Hayward, consumers benefit from…
Savings to the XE-treme
Scott Petty had used every car metaphor he could think of to describe the benefits of variable-speed pumps. But when new Department of Energy WEF ratings for pool pumps take effect in July, he’ll need some new ways to explain. “With the DOE terminology and metrics, I hope the benefits are clear to the pool…
Weighted Energy Factor for Pool Pumps
1. What is Weighted Energy Factor (WEF)? Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, WEF is a new standard for evaluating the energy efficiency of pool pumps. Similar to the miles-per-gallon metric for cars, a higher WEF rating indicates a more efficient pump. 2. Why was WEF created? WEF is part of a broader set…
Join the WEF-olution
The pool pump market is about to undergo a seismic shift. Starting July 19, 2021, all pump manufacturers will be required to comply with efficiency standards from the U.S. Department of Energy that apply to all new pumps. The standards are largely based on requirements for weighted energy factor (WEF), a new metric used to…
Continued Improvements
In 2019, New Jersey-based Hayward released the TriStar VS 950 variable-speed pool pump. Over the last two years, it was launched as a Super and MaxFlo pump as well. The latest iteration of this VSP family — the TriStar VS 900, informally referred to as generation-3 or gen-3 — was made available this October for…
Energy Audit for Commercial Pools
*Sponsored Content brought to you by Pentair Having experienced significant revenue loss over this past season due to the coronavirus pandemic, commercial aquatic facilities are looking for ways to reduce their operating costs when they are able to reopen. In order to help these aquatic facilities survive, pool professionals need to proactively do an aquatic…
Upgrade Motivation
*Sponsored Content brought to you by Pentair When it comes to successfully upselling variable-speed pumps, pool professionals need to understand their customer as well as the technology they’re selling. “Oftentimes, especially with new salespeople, there’s a tendency to go straight to all the wonderful features and benefits of the product,” says James Roberts, aftermarket upsell…
New Pentair VS commercial pump
Pentair’s new Max-E-ProXF variable-speed commercial pump features digital controls and proprietary software that allow custom programming of optimum pump speeds for specific tasks, such as filtering, heating, cleaning, spa jets, etc. The Max-E-ProXF VS has four programmable settings to any speed ranging from 300 to 3450 RPMs so users can program the exact flow they…
Installing Variable-Speed Pool Pumps
*Sponsored Content*brought to you by Pentair Good for business, good for the environment In light of the new Department of Energy regulations going into effect in 2021, now is a good time to integrate variable-speed pool pump replacement sales into your business plan. Selling the energy-saving benefits of variable-speed pool pumps (VSP) is quite rewarding, according…
Variable-Speed Upgrades
Rocco Russo is a national trainer for Zodiac Academy, a service provided by Fluidra, which hosts a series of weekly hands-on technical training workshops across North America. Russo and his fellow instructors teach product installation, service, repair and troubleshooting, and when the Carlsbad, California, manufacturer launches new and improved products, they teach pool pros the…