johnnyringo Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 I'm a new pool owner. It's about 14' wide and 28' long. Depth runs 3'-5.5'. it has a spa at one end that waterfalls into the pool. Right now the pump runs from 9 AM til 5PM. Is that too long or??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 All pools have different demands. If you don't have solar, or are not heating the pool, all you need to address is keeping the water clear and debris removal (pool cleaner). Heating has its own set of demands (maintaining a temp). Otherwise, you can experiment with run times. During the winter, some pools can get by with just a few hours of run time per day. If you are interested in saving electricity, you could try cutting back on the hours that the pool filter runs. Start with taking one or two hours a day off the run time. You will need to monitor your pool closely to see if the decreased run time is affecting the water clarity over time. This is not a process that you can accomplish over a weekend. It may take a week or two. Keep in mind that your winter run time may be dramatically different than your summer run time, and that you will need to run this process/experiment again in the springtime when things warm up for your summer run time(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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