I am hoping for an answer here too! I have been contemplating one of those timers that go straight into the outlet and turn devices off an on. Good idea? Terrible idea? Works for chicken house heat light but maybe that's a little different from a 1hp pump!
Unless your pump is plumbed away from the pool the use of a plug in timer will be a bit difficult. A properly wired (code compliant) pool pump will have a twist lock plug on the end of a 3' cord. This will be plugged into a waterproof "in-use" receptacle. Not too many timers will fit into those parameters
Which is what you want to plug the timer into...correct? Intermatic makes several plug in timers. However, you will need to get one that has enough amperage capacity for the pump motor and still fit inside the In-Use cover. For example the Intermatic P1101 is a 15 amp capacity plug in timer timer
Not that much room in the outlet.
Would need to be a stand alone water resistant timer.
I have seen some for $20-40 by intermatic but they have mixed reviews
Other threads on here have people saying this is good. I am going to be buying this soon. You basically plug the pump into this (which will be mounted on a post) and plug this into the 'in-use' gfci waterproof outlet with bubble cover.
The timer has the plug on the bottom so the thinking is it won't get wet while plugged, that worries me a bit though
I've had this one for 3 years now and been really happy with it. When the pool is not up, we use it inside the house for other things like humidifiers. I like the fact that it still has a big on/off button that can be used manually, like when needing to use the vac.
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