Hey guys, I'm back!

[cmyoch]

3 years ago, my 30 year old above ground pool opened up like a zipper and we decided to go without a pool. Well, after a few seasons, we decided we missed it dearly so we now have our pool back. Everything is back up and running as of yesterday. I'll be working on adding chemicals and cleaning this coming weekend.

I had a timer for the pump in the past. I want to set it up again for this one. I live in the midwest near St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi river. I know stirring the water during the daylight hours dissipates chemicals quicker than running it at night. What would the ideal schedule be for running my pump? 4 hours in the morning then 4 hours in the evening or at night? Should I break it up in 2 hour intervals throughout the day? I'm looking for suggestions.

Thanks again and I'm glad to be back.

 

[ajw22]

Welcome back.

I know stirring the water during the daylight hours dissipates chemicals quicker than running it at night.

I have seen no data saying that is true.

What would the ideal schedule be for running my pump? 4 hours in the morning then 4 hours in the evening or at night? Should I break it up in 2 hour intervals throughout the day? I'm looking for suggestions.

It is usually people who have high daytime electrical rates who choose to run their pumps at night. Otherwise I would run the pump during the daytime.

Determine Pump Run Time

To figure out how many hours you need to run your pump, you need to know how fast your pump works. You can find this here.

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[cmyoch]

Thanks Allen, as for the scheduling, I am going off of what I have read in the past. Whether or not this is a true case is beyond me. Makes sense if areas charge higher electrical rates during the day. I've read in the past that you do not need to run the pump 24/7. I'll calculate my turnover rate for the pool pump.

 

[ajw22]

I'll calculate my turnover rate for the pool pump.

Turnover is a myth. Read the article I linked to above.

I run my VS pump 24/7 at low RPM.