I have recently moved to a new house and am learning how to operate the pool. I'm slightly concerned about the next power bill and was wondering if anyone has changed their pool pump to an energy efficient one?
They say the motor is brushless so it's a lot more efficient. The new pump is worth about $500 so I'm curious if I'll see that saving in the short term
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If the pump is running in eco mode it should save at least a couple hundred every year compared to an older pump running at full capacity.
Don't think mine has eco mode. It was the one that was supplied by the pool company so can't imagine it having any extra features at all
Solar and new pump.
Problem solved.
I am someone who never uses my pool. Cbb cleaning it and no kids of my own. Pools sound like a great idea until you have to maintain them.
I was in the same mindset… and when we bought this house that came with a pool a few years back a friend who owns a pool showed me how to clean and maintain it. a little time each fortnight save on a big headache when it come time to use it in summer.
having said that, if I didn't have kids a pool wouldn't be high on the list.. and I certainly wouldn't be putting one in if a house I bought didn't have one.
well depends on the capacity of the pumps… I have 2 pumps one for the filter and one for the solar heating… each pump is 1KW
so for me on my current electricity plan I pay $0.27 per Kwh so it'll cost me $0.54 per hour to run if I run both pumps at the same time.. i usually have only one pump running maximum 15 hours during winter and about 30hours in summer depending how much i use it.
having said that we also have solar power as well. so most of the electricity that runs the pumps is free
pool salts about $100 per year
tub of chlorine if i need it $15
tub of of acid if i need it. $50 but still have a tub after 2 years
2x bags of pool sunscreen at the beginning of the swimming season. $50
that's pretty much it.. apart from spending about half an hour week cleaning the pool for leaves and other stuff,
a timer and run the pump at nighttime for off peak rate, then run it during the day as needed when being used
As Archi says 1kw pump at shoulder/main say 27c per kWh vs off-peak say 15c per kWh cuts almost a half off your bill
Best solution - cheap as chips !
Unless the pump is too noisy! Running st night is cheapest, but not at the expense of sleep or neighbours kicking up a stink.
We have solar, so I run ours in the morning on energy that would otherwise probably go out to the grid. I make sure it is off before peak tariff in case the sun isn’t shining.
As our pump is getting noisy and pretty old im considering a new solar pump and installing some dedicated panels to run it.
Makes sense except my case the feedin tariff is 21c and my off peak is 14.5
Had pool installed about 2 years ago – when I checked back this was my very rough estimate of extra costs before/after per year:
Solar. Only run 2 hours in winter and 4-5 in summer is all we do. Also swapped ours from salt to magnesium a few years ago, way cheaper/cleaner and nice water. Use a zodiac pool robot.
Get solar. Payback is quick with a pool