| There is no doubt, that on over the weekend | | | | standard pump because they run on more |
| when it's a warm sunny day, blue sky and you | | | | efficient DC not AC power. Their efficiency and |
| have nothing pressing, the blue shimmer of the | | | | lower power draw also means a far longer life. |
| pool is inviting. You take a quick dip, stretch and | | | | For backup, they can be grid connected in case |
| cool off in the water and then lie back in the sun | | | | you need to run it at night. Choosing a pump that |
| for a few minute. What's going through your | | | | is too big for your use also simply adds to your |
| head? Is it the power meter spinning away in the | | | | running cost. Typically a pool pump will pump the |
| background as you pool pump works overtime? | | | | entire volume of the pool per day, any more than |
| Running a pool isn't cheap, but if you set it up | | | | this is simply over-pumping. |
| properly, it can be a luxury that you can use and | | | | Apart from those considerations, the actual pool |
| enjoy without the pain of big power bills. Heating | | | | plumbing can add to the load that the pump has |
| and pumping will make up the large parts of your | | | | to work on. |
| pool costs. You may decide to do without pool | | | | Basically a pump "pushes" water through the |
| heating, but you do need a pump. Before you | | | | piping and filters then back into the pool via the |
| purchase a standard pool pump, consider a Solar | | | | inlet pipes. While it doesn't seem like it, water is |
| Pool Pump, as they can significantly lower your | | | | affected by the friction. Too many bends, |
| pool running costs. If you already have a pool and | | | | undersized piping or the wrong filter can |
| pump system, retro-fitting improvements may still | | | | significantly add to the work a pump has to do, |
| be worth it. However if you are just about to put | | | | and can through overwork, shorten its life. In a |
| a pool in, stop and think about your plumbing and | | | | simple example, if the flow rate through your |
| pumping setup. | | | | pump and pipes were to be reduced by 50%, |
| Firstly, a solar powered pumping system will | | | | then the back pressure on the pump will be cut |
| eventually draw no grid power and soon pays for | | | | to only 25%, that is a big saving on work and |
| itself. | | | | power draw. |
| Secondly, the actual pool plumbing can add to the | | | | So, to make sure you get the most out of your |
| load any pump (solar powered or not) draws. The | | | | pool this summer, set it up properly, make it both |
| more power the higher the "cost", especially if it is | | | | energy and water efficient. It will save you both |
| grid connected and you are paying power bills. | | | | money and in some way will lessen your |
| Solar pumps are generally about half the size of a | | | | environmental footprint on your community. |