How long do you run your pool pump?

CatBox

Hey guys,


We had a pool put in last month and just got the first power bill :cry

How long do you guys run your saltwater pool pumps each day?


THANKS!

Mike

got ants?

4hrs, unless it needs more, ie; currently running 6 hrs due to heaby rain and shocling it. When winter comes, I'll drop it to 3

Resinhead

About 9 hours in Winter months and about 10 1/2 in Summer months. Haven't converted to salt yet but planning on it.

Fish Haid

This would really depend on size of pool and pump, and also the bathing and dirt load, and also temperature.

For my very small pool, I run it about 5 hours and it keeps it clean, and power bill is not even noticeable.

got ants?

Shocking (esier than correcting on phone)

Onewolf

Depends on the time of year and temperature. When the water temp is below 70 about 5 hours/day. During "summer" (May-Oct) about about 8 hours/day.

Mackeral Snatcher

Resinhead wrote: »

About 9 hours in Winter months and about 10 1/2 in Summer months. Haven't converted to salt yet but planning on it.

You will thank yourself when you see how much better it is.

I had to go look at my timer to see how long. It Runs from 4PM to 1AM year round.

capt.nate

i think it depends on who is in your pool. if its these guys id run it non stop for a week or 2 if i were you.

GT Fish

Salt pool needs to run since it produces chlorine only when running. 6-8hrs summer and Winter 4hrs. If you have a lot of debris and a automatic vac you may have to run longer. I the summer it helps to keep from black algae forming(stagnant water) With the right amount of chems you can keep any pool blue without running at all.

Reelhoot

?Are the two guys in the left corner about to lip-lock? Anyway, I'd probably get rid of my pool if THOSE guys were there!

MRichardson

Lotta jellyfish in that pool.

Mackeral Snatcher

**** you Nate, now I've gotta go bleach my eyes.

JaxNole

Classic picture!

nuclearfishn

4 hours. 6 in the summer

CatBox

Thanks guys!

I need to lock my gate to make sure those guys don't get in!!!

Orange'n'Blue Snapper

I run my pump zero hours per day but I dont have a pool at my place yet. I setup my parents to run from 9am to 5pm year round. In heavy pollen times I'll drop a couple chlorine tabs in the pool float to keep everything under control. I shock it every couple months during the cold season. And i have the water tested at Pinch-a-penny every couple weekends to see if it needs acid or anything while in town.

Those pumps love them some electricity.

GJBenn85

8 hours a day. Fine during the summer, too long in the winter but I am too lazy to change the settings. Saltwater pool converted back to good ol' chlorine, saltwater is a PITA in my opinion. Or maybe it is just the particular system I have.

sea-chaser

The guy lower left in sunglasses looks real familiar:willynilly

GT Fish

GJBenn85 wrote: »

8 hours a day. Fine during the summer, too long in the winter but I am too lazy to change the settings. Saltwater pool converted back to good ol' chlorine, saltwater is a PITA in my opinion. Or maybe it is just the particular system I have.

Jandy Aqua link?

kodiakzach

8am to 5pm ~ saltwater

Bruce LB

The indoor control panel on mine quit working about a month ago, so I'm turning mine on manually. I try for 6 hours a day, but last week one time was about 48 hours straight and about 36 off.:banghead

CaptTater

salt has to run a lot I think since it generates chlorine. I run mine about 1.5hrs but it's not currently salt. It's clean, no algae, no dirt and balanced.

hooknline

1 hr per 10 degrees of water temp. Period.

screamin seaman

TROUBLEFREEPOOLS.COM!

One turn over is all a properly balnced pool needs. Also a two/multi speed pump can be run a LOT longer while using MUCH less energy!

Stay away from the pool stores, convert to the BBB method and get your own test kit from TF pools! Tf-100 includes everything you could need except salt content test.

AC Man

8 hrs summer 4 hrs winter. I have two houses with pools. Had two diferent brands of salt/chlorine generators since I wanted the least amount of maintenance. Both brands constantly broke down and cost me a fortune in repairs and that is with me doing the repairs and buying the parts wholesale. Got rid of them and went back to chlorine although I didn't want to, If someone has a salt machine that is reliable please let me know.

hooknline

I hear the gold line generators are good

bigiron

I run mine at 40% salt output and about 5 hours a day. Everything seems to be OK at this time frame/output. I tried to increase output and cut back hours, but not enough chlorine was generated, so the 40% at 5 hours seems to be fine for my system.

Dude

8 hours Summer & 4 in the Winter.

GT Fish

hooknline wrote: »

I hear the gold line generators are good

Yes

GT Fish

JohnnyBandit wrote: »

I don't run mine at all...

But then again, I don't have a pool.....

If I did GT would be my pool man.

If i had a pool I would be my pool man.

Go Mongo

7 hours year round. When I have to add salt I'll let it run a little longer.