| January 1, 2008, swimming pool pumps that are | | | | 2) If you have a 1 1/2 hp pool pump it takes |
| added or replaced are mandated to have at least | | | | approx. 3.9 hours to circulate that same water. At |
| 2 speeds or more. If the pump is rated below | | | | .15 kilowatt per hour, that comes to $438.89 per |
| one horse power, it will not be required to have | | | | year. |
| multi speeds. The rotation rate of the low speed | | | | 3) Now with the multi speed pump, you can take |
| has to be no more than one-half of the motors | | | | ten hours to circulate 20,000 gallons of water at a |
| maximum rotation rate. This is according to | | | | cost of $114.43 per year. |
| California's Title 20 Code of Regulations. The | | | | There are several electrical utility companies |
| regulation solely applies to the pool filter pump. If | | | | offering rebates when these multi speed pumps |
| you have other water features or spas that | | | | are being installed. This only makes them more |
| demand a separate pump, they will not have to | | | | attractive. Besides saving you some money on |
| be replaced. As a pool builder, contractor in the | | | | your utilities, the multi speed pumps have many |
| Sacramento area, I prefer to use the multi speed | | | | other advantages. The Starite Intellipro 4x160 |
| pumps. I'm often asked what the electrical | | | | multi speed pump is so quiet that several of my |
| savings would be on these variable speed pumps. | | | | pool customers have called me asking if the pump |
| Here is a popular example of how much you can | | | | is actually working properly. It is one of the |
| save with a 20,000 gallon pool that has an | | | | quietest pumps on the market today. Another |
| electrical rate of .15 per kilowatt per hour by using | | | | benefit is you no longer need that booster pump |
| a variable speed swimming pool pump. The water | | | | for your pool sweep. Typically, you can set one |
| in your pool should be circulated through your filter | | | | speed for the filter and another for the cleaner. |
| at least one time in a 24 hour period: | | | | That leaves you with two more speeds to |
| 1) If you currently have a 1 hp pool pump it | | | | maybe add solar and or a water feature. In my |
| needs approximately 5.3 hours to circulate 20,000 | | | | opinion, these facts make the multi speed pumps |
| gallons of water in a 24 hr period. At a rate of .15 | | | | a much wiser alternative that than the two speed |
| kilowatt per hour the costs would be $458.40 per | | | | pumps. |
| year. | | | | |