Favorite 5000 gph plus ENERGY EFFICENT pump

[Tigerdat]

Best I've found so far. Some are pushing $500. What's the difference between Hammerhead and Hammerhead Gold?

All of the Gold pumps use a different motor. Standard motor is an A.O.Smith and the gold motor is a Beldor.

 

[Pharaoh]

All of the Gold pumps use a different motor. Standard motor is an A.O.Smith and the gold motor is a Beldor.

That's probably it. I hear that the Baldor motors are more reliable and efficient than the A.O. Smith ones. But my A.O. Smith has served me well. Wanna buy it? LOL

 

[nolapete]

Wow, 5 year warranty on the golds, 3 year on the non-gold. Slightly less performance on the golds, but also less watts used.

It's actually more per month over ($9.66) 3 years for the non-gold than it is for the gold ($7.98). I'm definitely going to spend the up front extra to get the 5 year warranty gold pumps. I like cost per month over life of warranty comparison. Puts things in perspective instead of just cost $349 vs. $479.