swimming pool

Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 10:01pm

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Hi, i have a pool 8x4 how long should i have the pump running in a 24 hour period at this time of the year when it is not in use by bathers. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 10:52pm

Kimmy11

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Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 10:52pm

Hi Geoff,

We have ours running for 8 hours in "swim season", although it's rarely more than my husband and I using it on a day to day basis. The pump runs from 8am to 12 noon and 4pm to 8pm. We have friends who do the same thing, but they run the second 4-hour period during the night, to take advantage of the off-peak electricity. I seem to remember Jim Taylor saying that some pool chemicals are activated by sunlight, so I think he recommended the pump being run during daylight hours. Here's a link to his guide:

https://www.costablancaforum.com/area/almorad%C3%AD-spain-11/general-almorad%C3%AD-discussion-9/jims-guide-private-swimming-pools-part-1-theory-60595/

Kind regards,

Kim

Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 11:27pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 11:27pm

Kimmy11 wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 10:52pm:
Hi Geoff,
We have ours running for 8 hours in "swim season", although it's rarely more than my husband and I using it on a day to day basis. The pump runs from 8am to 12 noon and 4pm to 8pm. We have friends who do the same thing, but they run the second 4-hour period during the night, to take a...

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...dvantage of the off-peak electricity. I seem to remember Jim Taylor saying that some pool chemicals are activated by sunlight, so I think he recommended the pump being run during daylight hours. Here's a link to his guide:
https://www.costablancaforum.com/area/almorad%C3%AD-spain-11/general-almorad%C3%AD-discussion-9/jims-guide-private-swimming-pools-part-1-theory-60595/
Kind regards,
Kim