(I have no affiliation with any of the vendor or product below, I was not asked to write any reviews and I have received nothing in return. I am just a first-time pool owner sharing my experience 
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poolpartstogo.com
Overall the pump has been excellent and I have no regrets about the decision to get it. I know 2 other people in my area who have Black+Decker pumps (lower HP versions) and they have had the same excellent experience with their pumps (they have had their pumps for longer than I have had mine - maybe 2 or 3 years).
I'm hoping that this review will help normalize B+D pumps and ease concerns for anyone who is considering a B+D pump.
)poolpartstogo.com
- Quick shipping: I placed the order on Friday April 26th, the order shipped via UPS on Monday April 29th and was delivered on Friday May 3rd.
- Great customer service: I originally placed an order for the 2HP version of the pump. After reading TFP I decided to go with the 3HP version instead. I submitted a ticket to PoolpartsToGo and they responded very quickly. They agreed to take back the 2HP pump (under their return policy) because the box was unopened and they even paid for the return shipping. The responses were very quick and helpful. I have also emailed them questions about this product (and others) and they have always been helpful. 10/10 I am very happy with all of my interactions with this company.
- Discount: They seem to often have a new 10-15% coupon code advertised on the top of their site, and they honor it. If you don't see this coupon, sign up for their email list and wait a few weeks for the next promo code. It seems like they do this all year around.
- Price: Currently $1,020 after a 15% discount. Great price.
- Warranty: 5 year warranty. This warranty is directly to the end user and doesn't require professional install. I have never had a warranty issue so I can't comment on it.
- Installation: I paid a local pool pro to install the pump. He explained to me that he isn't familiar with the Black+Decker pumps and wouldn't offer them to customers because theres no local network of suppliers or distributors for quick access to replacement parts or pumps or warranty service if a pump breaks. They don't want to leave customers without circulation in their pool for extended periods of time. I understood this risk and understand that if my pump stops working it may take longer to get it back in service vs other brand name pumps.
- Compatibility: The inlets and outlets seem compatible with 'brand name' pumps - so it's pretty straight forward to swap them in.
- Noise: Very quiet compared to the dual speed Jandy pump that it replaced
- Energy Usage: I have the pump on 24x7 @ 1500RPMs, it uses about 215W (roughly $20/month in electricity here)
- Reliability: The pump has been running 24x7 since May with no hiccups. The pump has survived Florida summer heat and storms. A hurricane passed through and we had some power brownouts and blackouts which resulted in the panel showing an "under voltage" error - understandable because of the power fluctuations - however the pump resumed normal operation as soon as I hit "start".
- Panel / automation: The configuration panel is dead simple. I purchased this automation panel but never installed it. Our pool originally had a Jandy dual speed pump so I dreamed up big plans to automate the run time, RPMs and schedule of the new pump to keep electricity costs in check. But after seeing that I can just leave the pump at 1500RPM 24x7 for minimal cost I decided to keep things simple and just run the pump on that simple setting.
Overall the pump has been excellent and I have no regrets about the decision to get it. I know 2 other people in my area who have Black+Decker pumps (lower HP versions) and they have had the same excellent experience with their pumps (they have had their pumps for longer than I have had mine - maybe 2 or 3 years).
I'm hoping that this review will help normalize B+D pumps and ease concerns for anyone who is considering a B+D pump.
