Hi everyone,
I am trying to determine the No. of hours I should have my pump running in Summer and all other seasons. I live in Malaga (South of Spain) and my pool is inground, the volume is 30 m3 (or 30,000 L) and the pump has 1 HP at rate 15 m3/hour. I have read the pool water has to circulate at least once a day but I have read somewhere else that it should be 2 times (1 time in the morning and 2nd time in the evening). Also I need to take into account the resistance from the sand filter, water moving through tubes, temperature, etc. I believe the calculation for time should be as follows:
30 m3 ÷ 15 m3/hour = 2 hours
2 hours + 1 hour (to account for time passing through sand fiter, tubes, etc.) = 3 hours
3hours x 2 (so that all pool water is fitered 2 times) = 6 hours in total per day
Could someone tell me if this is alright or if I should lower or increase the number of hours ? (Also what about in Winter, Spring and Autumn, can I reduce the number of hours ?)
I am trying to determine the No. of hours I should have my pump running in Summer and all other seasons. I live in Malaga (South of Spain) and my pool is inground, the volume is 30 m3 (or 30,000 L) and the pump has 1 HP at rate 15 m3/hour. I have read the pool water has to circulate at least once a day but I have read somewhere else that it should be 2 times (1 time in the morning and 2nd time in the evening). Also I need to take into account the resistance from the sand filter, water moving through tubes, temperature, etc. I believe the calculation for time should be as follows:
30 m3 ÷ 15 m3/hour = 2 hours
2 hours + 1 hour (to account for time passing through sand fiter, tubes, etc.) = 3 hours
3hours x 2 (so that all pool water is fitered 2 times) = 6 hours in total per day
Could someone tell me if this is alright or if I should lower or increase the number of hours ? (Also what about in Winter, Spring and Autumn, can I reduce the number of hours ?)