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  • February 19, 2011 at 6:15 PM #669639
    sreeb
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    [quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.

    February 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM #668662
    an
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    [quote=sreeb][quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.[/quote]
    Maybe that was my problem, I was running for 10 hours (8AM to 6PM). I was told to run it while there’s still sun light out. So it was costing me ~$190/month during the summer. I run 8-4PM during the winter.

    February 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM #668724
    an
    Participant

    [quote=sreeb][quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.[/quote]
    Maybe that was my problem, I was running for 10 hours (8AM to 6PM). I was told to run it while there’s still sun light out. So it was costing me ~$190/month during the summer. I run 8-4PM during the winter.

    February 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM #669331
    an
    Participant

    [quote=sreeb][quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.[/quote]
    Maybe that was my problem, I was running for 10 hours (8AM to 6PM). I was told to run it while there’s still sun light out. So it was costing me ~$190/month during the summer. I run 8-4PM during the winter.

    February 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM #669470
    an
    Participant

    [quote=sreeb][quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.[/quote]
    Maybe that was my problem, I was running for 10 hours (8AM to 6PM). I was told to run it while there’s still sun light out. So it was costing me ~$190/month during the summer. I run 8-4PM during the winter.

    February 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM #669813
    an
    Participant

    [quote=sreeb][quote=AN]
    I save at least $100/month during the summer, so my IntelliFlo more than pay for itself already.[/quote]

    How can you possibly save $100 a month?

    For a normal induction motor:

    (2HP*746 watts/HP)/60% efficiency = 2.5 Kw/hr. You should use less unless your pipes and filter are undersized.

    If you ran it 4 hours per day and paid $0.25/KWHr, it would cost $2.50/day or $75 per month total.[/quote]
    Maybe that was my problem, I was running for 10 hours (8AM to 6PM). I was told to run it while there’s still sun light out. So it was costing me ~$190/month during the summer. I run 8-4PM during the winter.

    February 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM #668697
    sreeb
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    In the winter, after the water temperature falls below 70 degrees, I run mine for 4 hrs every 2 weeks. I do keep chemicals balanced and net out leaves. I have never seen this recommended but concluded I could do so after my pump controller died and nothing really bad happened. Don’t neglect to monitor the chemistry, maintain algicide levels, and remove leaves/debris though.

    During the season, you want to turn the water over at least once a day. possibly twice if it is used heavily or you get lots of leaves and trash.

    For a 20000 gallon pools with a 2HP pump that flows 80 gallons/minute: 20000/80 = 250 minutes = 4.2 hours.

    I don’t think there are any hard fast rules on how long to run the filter. If it looks good, it is good.

    If you are now running 8 hour a day a slow pump speed, that may be perfectly reasonable. The big savings was probably reducing your effective filter time in turnovers/day.

    February 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM #668759
    sreeb
    Participant

    In the winter, after the water temperature falls below 70 degrees, I run mine for 4 hrs every 2 weeks. I do keep chemicals balanced and net out leaves. I have never seen this recommended but concluded I could do so after my pump controller died and nothing really bad happened. Don’t neglect to monitor the chemistry, maintain algicide levels, and remove leaves/debris though.

    During the season, you want to turn the water over at least once a day. possibly twice if it is used heavily or you get lots of leaves and trash.

    For a 20000 gallon pools with a 2HP pump that flows 80 gallons/minute: 20000/80 = 250 minutes = 4.2 hours.

    I don’t think there are any hard fast rules on how long to run the filter. If it looks good, it is good.

    If you are now running 8 hour a day a slow pump speed, that may be perfectly reasonable. The big savings was probably reducing your effective filter time in turnovers/day.

    February 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM #669366
    sreeb
    Participant

    In the winter, after the water temperature falls below 70 degrees, I run mine for 4 hrs every 2 weeks. I do keep chemicals balanced and net out leaves. I have never seen this recommended but concluded I could do so after my pump controller died and nothing really bad happened. Don’t neglect to monitor the chemistry, maintain algicide levels, and remove leaves/debris though.

    During the season, you want to turn the water over at least once a day. possibly twice if it is used heavily or you get lots of leaves and trash.

    For a 20000 gallon pools with a 2HP pump that flows 80 gallons/minute: 20000/80 = 250 minutes = 4.2 hours.

    I don’t think there are any hard fast rules on how long to run the filter. If it looks good, it is good.

    If you are now running 8 hour a day a slow pump speed, that may be perfectly reasonable. The big savings was probably reducing your effective filter time in turnovers/day.

    February 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM #669505
    sreeb
    Participant

    In the winter, after the water temperature falls below 70 degrees, I run mine for 4 hrs every 2 weeks. I do keep chemicals balanced and net out leaves. I have never seen this recommended but concluded I could do so after my pump controller died and nothing really bad happened. Don’t neglect to monitor the chemistry, maintain algicide levels, and remove leaves/debris though.

    During the season, you want to turn the water over at least once a day. possibly twice if it is used heavily or you get lots of leaves and trash.

    For a 20000 gallon pools with a 2HP pump that flows 80 gallons/minute: 20000/80 = 250 minutes = 4.2 hours.

    I don’t think there are any hard fast rules on how long to run the filter. If it looks good, it is good.

    If you are now running 8 hour a day a slow pump speed, that may be perfectly reasonable. The big savings was probably reducing your effective filter time in turnovers/day.

    February 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM #669848
    sreeb
    Participant

    In the winter, after the water temperature falls below 70 degrees, I run mine for 4 hrs every 2 weeks. I do keep chemicals balanced and net out leaves. I have never seen this recommended but concluded I could do so after my pump controller died and nothing really bad happened. Don’t neglect to monitor the chemistry, maintain algicide levels, and remove leaves/debris though.

    During the season, you want to turn the water over at least once a day. possibly twice if it is used heavily or you get lots of leaves and trash.

    For a 20000 gallon pools with a 2HP pump that flows 80 gallons/minute: 20000/80 = 250 minutes = 4.2 hours.

    I don’t think there are any hard fast rules on how long to run the filter. If it looks good, it is good.

    If you are now running 8 hour a day a slow pump speed, that may be perfectly reasonable. The big savings was probably reducing your effective filter time in turnovers/day.

    February 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM #668722
    an
    Participant

    My pool is between 35-40k gallons. I will definitely take your advice and try to run the pump less during the winter and see how it does. I find that during the winter, the chemical stay balanced much longer.

    I don’t think there’s any hard rule either, but I had my pump replaced by an experienced pool guy and that’s what he recommend after he finished installing it. I tried running it for 4 hours before w/ the old pump between 8 and 12 and it required more chemical to keep it balanced. If I don’t check chemical regularly and run the pump only 4 hours, after a few weeks, I start to see algae start to grow.

    February 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM #668784
    an
    Participant

    My pool is between 35-40k gallons. I will definitely take your advice and try to run the pump less during the winter and see how it does. I find that during the winter, the chemical stay balanced much longer.

    I don’t think there’s any hard rule either, but I had my pump replaced by an experienced pool guy and that’s what he recommend after he finished installing it. I tried running it for 4 hours before w/ the old pump between 8 and 12 and it required more chemical to keep it balanced. If I don’t check chemical regularly and run the pump only 4 hours, after a few weeks, I start to see algae start to grow.

    February 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM #669391
    an
    Participant

    My pool is between 35-40k gallons. I will definitely take your advice and try to run the pump less during the winter and see how it does. I find that during the winter, the chemical stay balanced much longer.

    I don’t think there’s any hard rule either, but I had my pump replaced by an experienced pool guy and that’s what he recommend after he finished installing it. I tried running it for 4 hours before w/ the old pump between 8 and 12 and it required more chemical to keep it balanced. If I don’t check chemical regularly and run the pump only 4 hours, after a few weeks, I start to see algae start to grow.

    February 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM #669530
    an
    Participant

    My pool is between 35-40k gallons. I will definitely take your advice and try to run the pump less during the winter and see how it does. I find that during the winter, the chemical stay balanced much longer.

    I don’t think there’s any hard rule either, but I had my pump replaced by an experienced pool guy and that’s what he recommend after he finished installing it. I tried running it for 4 hours before w/ the old pump between 8 and 12 and it required more chemical to keep it balanced. If I don’t check chemical regularly and run the pump only 4 hours, after a few weeks, I start to see algae start to grow.

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