[quote=CA renter]Thank you very much for posting this, OCR. This is very helpful.
They always tout savings around $800-$1,400 per year, but that doesn’t seem to be quite the case. Still, not a bad investment.[/quote]
CAR, it definitely still pays to switch over to a variable speed pump, there’s so much more flexibility with what you can do with the settings. The huge savings would be possible if the pool cleaner is not an issue and if water temp is not an issue. I’m thinking savings may therefore be more during the off season as we no longer need to maintain the water temp at 90 as my wife prefers, will reduce the 2800 rpm cycle from an hour down to 30 min. We had a lot of spa usage last month which will also likely drop down as we head toward cooler temp.
Definitely if you are thinking about solar the variable speed pump should go in first.
