How many hours per day do you run your pump?

[jjfromtheburgh]

That is one of the qualification that I made .... or intended to.
You may need longer run times for adequate skimmer or chlorine generation (with a SWG ).

What is the % output of your SWG if you are running 24/7?

If you cut the pump run time in half, just double the % output on the SWG ... etc.

Thanks for the advice! I keep the output set at about 30% most of the time. I will try increasing the output and lowering the pump run time and see what happens.

 

[Davegvg]

23x7 at 160 watts.
Low and slow.
I have a continuous debris influx and this keeps the pool clean.


UD

 

[Flbeachluvr]

Central Florida, fully exposed pool to brutal sun, water temp at least 86 degrees, frequent rain, never more than 4 hours a day in the summer, usually noon-4pm, and if forecast is dry and not windy, noon-2pm 2 hours only. Zero algae, but requires more frequent brush/vac due to debris on floor every so often. I do keep my FC between target and shock though, because unpredictable heavy rain and unexpected heavy bather load. Still only lose 2.5-4.5ppm FC/day when no bathers or rain.

Central Florida here as well with similar circumstances, full sun, water temp 89-90 and rain. I do have a SWG that's currently set at 75% and I run my single speed pump from noon-7pm. The 75% keeps my chlorine at 6-7ppm with a CYA of 70.

 

[duanebe]

Running mine 24x7 and that costs me less than $40/month here in NB, Canada. 3HP Pentair VS, running at 500Watts... not sure what speed that is. I'm happy to let it run for that cost... water is crystal clear.

 

[poolnewbies5874]

2 hours in early morning hours and 2 hours in afternoon. This is when stenner injects chlorine or we could run it a little less.

Also run it when people are in the pool or the robot is cleaning...

 

[mandingodad157]

Run mine hours. Its been 100 around here so... 0030-0830. Crystal clear water btw

 

[Brentr]

2 -3 hrs a day except on the weekends when we are swimming a lot more.