Just a question from the newbie, as far as pumps go. Is there a make and model that tends to be the most reliable? And what about performance, if you looking for flat out performance, is a Jacuzzi, Panther or Berkley the best option? There are so many different models, I'm trying to learn about the different brands and models overall.

Steve

Between jacuzzi panther or berkeley? BERKELEY is the way to go hands down.

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Berkeley, older Dominator & American Turbine, Aggressor and Legend jets all are very similar in design and can share many interchangable parts, Jacuzzi YJ jets and Panthers are axial flow jets and work very well for what they were designed to do, Jacuzzi Wjs are built similarly to Berkeley style jets , All these jets are dependable/reliable when maintained and cared for Some are more expensive to repair when damaged (Jacuzzi YJ and Panther) mainly due to diminishing parts avaialbility and thus greater cost.  The First five jets (mixed flow) I mentioned all tend to lend themselves to high performance applications and have been the "weapon" of choice for years among the performance crowd  Tom