Doesn’t make as much noise – Pool pumps don’t make too much noise but at low speed, they are definitely quieter.
#Run your pool install#
Since it will be running continuously, you won’t have to install a timer with your electrical hook-up. You won’t need a timer – This is really the only advantage that I can see to running an above ground pool pump at low speed.And as an option, some will run their pumps on low speed continuously (24 hours per day) PROS AND CONS TO RUNNING THE POOL PUMP ON LOW-SPEED CONTINUOUSLY Some above ground pool pumps do come with two-speeds though. Personally, I think it’s all a bunch of overthought crap that only adds to the cost of products and doesn’t save any money in energy.Ībove ground swimming pools are much less expensive, so fortunately, we haven’t been hit yet with the brilliant idea of multi-speed pumps. Most of the new ones are now multiple speed pumps that will operate at different rates throughout the day. In-ground pool pumps have gotten super complicated. RUNNING THE POOL PUMP ON LOW SPEED 24 HOURS A DAY VS RUNNING ON HIGH SPEED FOR 8 HOURS A DAY So, if you then run your pool pump (on high if it’s two-speed) every day for about eight hours, then you are better than good. This means that if your above ground pool equipment has been properly sized for the pool, then like the above example, it will pump as many gallons as the pool has in about six hours. The pool industry wants your pool’s pump to move at least as many gallons as your pool holds at least once every 24 hours. Six hours, then, is your pool’s turnover rate. So, if your pump moves 2400 gallons of water per hour, then it will take it about six hours to pump 14k gallons through it. If you have a 24’ round above ground pool (the most common size), then it will have about fourteen thousand gallons of water in it. This means that if the pump is running for an hour, it will pump between 24 gallons of the pool’s water through it. Most above ground pool pumps will move between 40 and 50 gallons of the pool’s water every minute. Now your pool’s pump sucks in and sends back out several gallons of water per minute. And that pump takes pool water in and moves it through the filter and back to the pool. So, your above ground swimming pool has a pump. The turnover rate is how long it will take your pool’s pump to move as many gallons of water as your pool has in it. It may be helpful to understand what this thing called turnover rate means. I, instead want you to quit over-thinking things about your swimming pool and just go outside and start enjoying it. It’s not my intention to make things complicated in this article. I just tell them to run it eight hours a day in the summer months and back it down when it starts to cool off. When I’m in a backyard, just completed an above ground pool install, and am now going over the operations of the pump and filter, I rarely explain in detail how long the pump should run.
THERE’S A FORMULA FOR HOW LONG YOU SHOULD RUN YOUR POOL PUMP I’ll give both here.Īs a general rule, if your above ground pool came with the correct sized equipment, you should run the pump on high for about eight hours each day during the summer months. The answer I give is usually brief and easy but there is a more detailed one too.
How long should I run my pool pump? Is a question I get asked almost daily during the summer.
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