I have always run mine 24/7 but thinking about putting it on a timer to just run 8 or so hours per day.
Just curious as to how much you run your pump?
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reggiehammond
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- Oct 4, 2020
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- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Run your pump to:
1) Skim pool surface (big benefit)
2) Filter debris (least concern)
3) Satisfy a salt water generator, chlorinator or heater
There's no hard and fast rules when it comes to pump time. If you can satisfy those three basic criteria in 1 hour, great. If it takes longer, it takes longer.
Many of us use a variable speed pump at low rpms 24/7. My pump uses 200 watts, so it's basically nothing on the electrical bill. Your 1hp 1 speed pump is drinking a lot of electricity, and should be replaced. The VSP replacing it will pay for itself very quickly and also give you a lot more flexibility.
1) Skim pool surface (big benefit)
2) Filter debris (least concern)
3) Satisfy a salt water generator, chlorinator or heater
There's no hard and fast rules when it comes to pump time. If you can satisfy those three basic criteria in 1 hour, great. If it takes longer, it takes longer.
Many of us use a variable speed pump at low rpms 24/7. My pump uses 200 watts, so it's basically nothing on the electrical bill. Your 1hp 1 speed pump is drinking a lot of electricity, and should be replaced. The VSP replacing it will pay for itself very quickly and also give you a lot more flexibility.
reggiehammond
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- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
A larger pump runs slower to pump the same amount of water. Many VSPs are 2.7hp, but hp is a poor measure of a pump, so that makes it confusing. The slower you can run the speed, the power savings are exponential.
For example - my VSP is running 1400 rpms at 200 watts. 3450 rpms (max speed) is 2.6 kW - more than 10x the electrical usage. A single speed only offers 1 speed, but you will never know the difference from running lower speeds, versus high speed.
For example - my VSP is running 1400 rpms at 200 watts. 3450 rpms (max speed) is 2.6 kW - more than 10x the electrical usage. A single speed only offers 1 speed, but you will never know the difference from running lower speeds, versus high speed.
24/7. But with a VSP, and I have a SWCG.
I ran about 6 hours a day with the old 2 HP single speed and liquid chlorine.
I ran about 6 hours a day with the old 2 HP single speed and liquid chlorine.
12 hours, it’s on a timer. We have a swcg and a 1.5 hp. pump. The swcg is in the process of being replaced right now. I’m waiting for the new one to show up.
tradewinds
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- Jul 22, 2023
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- Chlorine
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Pumps will last longer with less on/off cycles. I run mine 24/7.
10 am - noon I turn on water features and sunset to 11:30 pm also do the same. Other than that, it mostly runs at this setting:
10 am - noon I turn on water features and sunset to 11:30 pm also do the same. Other than that, it mostly runs at this setting:
I run my intermittently, the SWCG dictates how long (it is in my signature)
I believe that a VSP is in my future.
I believe that a VSP is in my future.
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