I know this has been asked before, but nothing pops up when I did a search. My pump has a gpm of 70, so if I do the math my pool water should turn over in about 3 hrs. With clear water and good balance do you’all think 3 hrs a day is long enough?
How long to run pool pump
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Turn overs do not matter.
Pool only needs about 2-4 hours of circulataion to distribute chemicals.
Usually one needs a longer run time for heating, skimming, pool cleaners, or SWG chlorine generation, but outside of those, a few hours is fine.
FYI, I would not be surprised if you are overestimating your pump's flow rate.
Pool only needs about 2-4 hours of circulataion to distribute chemicals.
Usually one needs a longer run time for heating, skimming, pool cleaners, or SWG chlorine generation, but outside of those, a few hours is fine.
FYI, I would not be surprised if you are overestimating your pump's flow rate.
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I run mine 4 hours during the week depending on chlorine usage. I run it longer on the weekends when we are using it. Just long enough for the cleaner to do its job and swg do its job.
You have to determine run time based on heat demand from heater or chlorination generated by a SWCG. If neither are present. 4 total hours is fine to disperse liquid chlorine that you are manually dosing.
I am glad the turnover demands are just a myth. A couple of years ago I decided I just wasnt going to run the pump everyday. I would run it every 3 or 4 days to vacuum, skim and mix chemicals. I had no issues with the pump only running 6 - 7 hrs per week. Besides needing to be manually skimmed to get rid of leaves and debris. The water looked fine. I ran the snot out of it while SLAMming to filter out the dead stuff and try to clear the water up. However, now that is done with the process I dont plan on turning it back on until Sunday. Sunday is my pool maintenance day. I test and add chlorine , phos free and whatever else it will need. I will brush it and run the vacuum.
My pool is an expense I am trying to reduce the cost of. Every year I find something out that is unnecessary and can be cut out. I like this forum for the knowledge and myth busting. We have a Leslies Pool Supply chain here in Tulsa. I used to have them test my water before I started doing it. Every time I was waiting in line the employees would sell everybody conditioner for their water lol. I at least knew better , but the sheep walk in and empty their pockets.
My pool is an expense I am trying to reduce the cost of. Every year I find something out that is unnecessary and can be cut out. I like this forum for the knowledge and myth busting. We have a Leslies Pool Supply chain here in Tulsa. I used to have them test my water before I started doing it. Every time I was waiting in line the employees would sell everybody conditioner for their water lol. I at least knew better , but the sheep walk in and empty their pockets.
Why would you be lowering your phosphates? I would suggest you run the pump at least a couple hours a day and check your chlorine levels more often than once a week
I dont want any chance for algae to grow is why I try to keep the phosphates low.
Why should the pump run a couple of hours a day?
Why should the pump run a couple of hours a day?