Pump Schedule during winter

[RDriver]

Hello friends

We currently run our circulation pump 24/7. But this winter I’m thinking to reduce that a bit. For a 20k gallon pool, any suggestions on how long to run it?

 

[mknauss]

What are you running the pump to do? Do you generate chlorine via a SWCG? Do you add liquid chlorine when needed? Do you need to skim the surface?

Once your water temperature gets to 50F, you only need to run the pump as much as you wish to skim the surface and to mix in your chlorine when you add it.

 

[RDriver]

Actually I don’t really know why I’m running my pump. The people who built the pool suggested I keep it running continuously so I’ve just been doing that but I’m beginning to question many things they recommended I do. We apply chlorine directly into the pool as our puck canister no longer works.

 

[mknauss]

Determine Pump Run Time

To figure out how many hours you need to run your pump, you need to know how fast your pump works. You can find this here.

www.troublefreepool.com

So in the winter, you may be able to run the pump for just a few hours a day, or even less, like every few days, to mix in your chlorine. Depending on your need to skim the surface.

 

[texasAUtiger]

I’m curious how long people without SWCG run their pumps this time of year.

I’ve been doing 4 hours at 1800 rpm but will begin to decrease that and see how the pool still looks. I still need to run the robot once every day or two to get light debris and dirt out of pool that the filters don’t get.

 

[Mdragger88]

If you don’t plan to winterize your pool you will need to be sure it is running during freezing temperatures as well.

 

[KJB1]

What is your pool temp? Mines at 60 degrees and I’m still running it 9hrs at low speed. I need to shave some time off.