Pool pump schedule

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moe209

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Aug 29, 2016
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Stockton, CA
Hey all need help with my schedule to maximize energy savings. I have a Pentair intelliflo 2 VST pump and my energy bills are sky high. My electric utility is PGE in California and is quite expensive, .39/kwh off peak and 49 peak (4pm-9pm) and I get penalized for going higher than than a certain number of kWh a month. My pool is about 25000 gallons and the equipment is about 30-35 feet from floor drain and skimmer. It's a very old pool from the 50s or 60s I believe in great shape but is using copper piping underground. I am also noticing that the priming is taking a long time on the pump and am just using factory settings for priming in the pump.


Need help!


Any suggestions on a good schedule to program?
 
What is your daily pump schedule now?

You need to run your pump for a reason:
  • Skimming the pool
  • Filtering the pool
  • Mixing chemicals
  • Heating the pool
Run the pump for the least amount of time needed to accomplish the tasks.
 
No heating, my skimmer has a leak currently so only pulling from main drain. Just wondering if there is a rule of thumb on how long, rpms etc to run to keep costs low. I have to check what my schedule is right now but I think I have it at 2600 rpm for 3 hours a day, 1500rpm for 16 hours, 5 hours rest (during peak times)
 
No rule of thumb. every pool is different.

If you don't have a heater or SWG you can probably run lower RPMs then 2600 and 1500.
 
moe209 said:
no heater and no swg. Maybe i can do 1250 for 18 hours a day? Should I run a couple hours at higher speed like I have now to get the chemicals moving, does that make sense?
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You have to experiment. Run it slow and if you don't get enough cleaning or mixing then try a higher speed until you settle on what is acceptable to you.
 
moe209 said:
no heater and no swg. Maybe i can do 1250 for 18 hours a day? Should I run a couple hours at higher speed like I have now to get the chemicals moving, does that make sense?
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I run ~1250 rpms 24/7 at ~190 watts.

Chemical dispersion is likely not a huge concern, at all.
 
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