Hello all. Nearing completion of an off season pool installation. I've been quietly reading on the forum for months and my most recent reading has been on the Florida Atlantic pool flow study. My installer is old school and he is recommending the typical turn the water over 1-2 times daily. He is also a fan of 2 speed pumps with timer rather than vs pumps so he isn't offering alot of advice on settings for the VS pump I went with instead. So my current questions are the following.
1. For a small pool (10,500 gallons) if I wanted to run the recommended 2-3 hours per day what would be a good speed to run it at when I am not using the heater?
2. Then on days I need to use the heater for say 4-6 hours what would be a setting to run the pump for that window?
I tried some of the various pool math but the variables involved keeping throwing me off a bit and I am VERY new to pools. My initial thoughts were 1200 for 2-3 hours daily or 1000 for 4-6 hours when the heat pump is running. Still reading on the most efficient speed to run the pump and heat the water at the same time.
Thanks!
1. For a small pool (10,500 gallons) if I wanted to run the recommended 2-3 hours per day what would be a good speed to run it at when I am not using the heater?
2. Then on days I need to use the heater for say 4-6 hours what would be a setting to run the pump for that window?
I tried some of the various pool math but the variables involved keeping throwing me off a bit and I am VERY new to pools. My initial thoughts were 1200 for 2-3 hours daily or 1000 for 4-6 hours when the heat pump is running. Still reading on the most efficient speed to run the pump and heat the water at the same time.
Thanks!