Pool Equipment

For many years we have sold Hayward pool equipment.  We do sell pool equipment from other manufacturers, but about 80 percent of all pool equipment we sell is manufactured by Hayward.  The price from all the manufacturers is about the same.  The reason we sell Hayward equipment is it is very reliable, durable and has the longest warranty.  Due to my long-standing, good relationship with Hayward I was asked to attend a round table with Hayward’s pool pump and pool remote product engineers.
Myself and several other pool professionals spent an afternoon discussing a new pool remote Hayward is about to launch. I got a sneak preview of this new remote. It is an internet based remote; you download the Hayward app and you can use any smart phone, tablet or computer to turn on your pool equipment.  They have come up with some really cool new technology that is very exciting.  They have purposely designed this remote so that it eliminates the mess and complexity of previous remote installation experiences, and even does not require an electrician. It is simple and fast to install; its capabilities and features will fit most pools. For a pool that has a lot of equipment or is complex we would recommend a different remote with more relays, but this remote is a good fit for about 50 percent of pools.
It will be sold only with a variable speed pool pump. Hayward’s idea is when the pool owner is purchasing a new energy efficient variable speed pool pump, pool professionals can offer this remote as an add-on upgrade.  With its new technology, simple design, and ease of installation we can sell this remote for a very low price.  About 10 years ago pool remotes came with a wireless controller, kind of like a cordless phone, and cost about $3,500 installed. About five years ago the pool equipment manufacturers started to come out with internet-based remotes and because the pool owners use their smart phone instead of a wireless controller, the cost dropped to about $1,600. Now with this new Hayward remote the cost should be about $800.
How cool and convenient to be at work, whip out your phone, and turn your spa on.  By the time you get home your spa will be at 104 degrees and ready for you. Even better you can just yell out “Hey Alexa tell Hayward to turn on the spa” or “Hey Alexa tell Hayward to turn on the pool and spa lights to the party color show”.
After the round table, Hayward ask me to think on it and make up a wish list of improvements.  Not everything on my wish list is practical or cost effective from a manufacturer’s point of view but it can’t hurt to ask, right?
Hayward will start production in about two weeks and I have already placed an order for one. Once I get it I will be looking for a pool close to my Valencia office to install it. I need a pool location that I can go back to several times and play with the remote, try different things and explore all the features. If you have a pool that you would be willing let me install this remote on, please contact me. Naturally, we can install this variable speed pump and remote at a very substantial discount in exchange for allowing us to come back and play around with it.
For more information, call 661-263-7503 or visit www.poolsbyben.com.