Replacing my pump with an Intelliflow variable speed. How many hours per day should I run it? 6K gallon indoor pool, plaster with light usage.
Pump run time?
- Thread starter Brian Helme
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
An indoor pool, so no skimming. How do you chlorinate?
Likely can get away with a couple hours a day until you see if you need more.
Likely can get away with a couple hours a day until you see if you need more.
Brian,
How long did you run your old single speed pump?
Do you have a UV or Ozone system?
Thanks,
Jim R.
How long did you run your old single speed pump?
Do you have a UV or Ozone system?
Thanks,
Jim R.
Brian,
Does your indoor pool get a lot of sunlight? I was under the impression that most indoor pools used Chlorine to sanitize and a UV system to make up for the lack of sunlight.. But I could well be wrong.
I run my IntelliFlo 24/7 because I like to skim all the time and I like the slight water movement you get. I run at about 1200 RPM most of the time and it costs me less than $20 bucks a month.
If you are concerned with the amount of water "Turnovers" you need, we don't believe in that myth.
I suggest that you continue to run 8 hours a day, as that is what you are used to doing. Just run it at 1200 to 1500 RPM and see how that works for you.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Does your indoor pool get a lot of sunlight? I was under the impression that most indoor pools used Chlorine to sanitize and a UV system to make up for the lack of sunlight.. But I could well be wrong.
I run my IntelliFlo 24/7 because I like to skim all the time and I like the slight water movement you get. I run at about 1200 RPM most of the time and it costs me less than $20 bucks a month.
If you are concerned with the amount of water "Turnovers" you need, we don't believe in that myth.
I suggest that you continue to run 8 hours a day, as that is what you are used to doing. Just run it at 1200 to 1500 RPM and see how that works for you.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Thanks Jim, we have three skylights and almost complete windows on the west and the east, so we seem to be okay on the light part.
- May 3, 2007
- 18,078
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Plastic and glass will block UV light so that may not be enough that gets to the pool. Do you find you get very high combined chlorine?
The heater runs when it needs to. In the winter when we don't have family, we put a solar cover on the pool and heater barely runs, because the water stays warm.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,074
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Then you likely can reduce your pump run-time significantly. 30-60 minutes should be plenty to mix liquid chlorine.
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