EXHIBIT 23
 
                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 333-16641 and No. 333-16639) pertaining to the SCP Pool
Corporation Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan and the SCP Pool
Corporation 1995 Employee Stock Option Plan of our report dated February 14,
1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of SCP Pool
Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1996.



                                          Ernst & Young LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 24, 1997