should you run pool pump day or night
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Welcome to Trouble Free Pool Running the pump during the day is every so slightly better for the pool. But there are many other factors that might influence when you run the pump that might over-ride that. For example, if you have time of day based electric rates, you will want to run the pump during off peak periods, which is typically at night. Creator of PoolMath and Pool Calculator.
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Welcome to Trouble Free Pool Thread: Best time to run filter, day or night? Best time to run filter, day or night? Hello Everyone, I run my filter 12 hours out of a day but is day or night better? Re: Best time to run filter, day or night? I think running it at night helps keep my levels more in line, but lately I've been running it 24 hours to ensure it stays clean.
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2. Understanding How Your Swimming Pool Works Your swimming pool’s circulation system is unique. How many skimmers, bottom drains and return inlets, the size of pluming, type of pump and motor will vary. All of these factors can influence the length of time you should run your pump to circulate and filter your swimming pool water. Generally, this should be a minimum of 6 to 12 hours every day, up to 24 hours a day.
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How many hours to run your swimming pool pump each day? Now calculate the number of hours required to pump the total volume of your pool water. Say you have a 60,000 L pool and a pump that runs at 200 Litres per minute. 60,000 / 200 = 300 minutes, divide by 60 = 5 hours.
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How long should you run your pool pump and filter?    1 to 2 hours.    Another user said:   If by the pool filter, you mean how long to run the pool pump to  circulate water, I have been advised by pool pros to run it  according to the hours of daylight at the time. e.g., in the summer  run it 12 to 14 hours and in the winter, 8 hours.ast, divide the gallons, G, by the flow rate, F, to get the number of minutes you need to run the filter to turn (filter) all of the water once. For example, if I have a 5000 gal pool and a pump rated at 25 gallons per minute, it will take 200 minutes (or about 3 hrs and 20 min) to filter all of the water once.
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How Long Should I Run My Pool Pump? So it’s okay if you run your filter system during normal hours for a couple of days. You could also split these times. For instance, you could run for six hours during the day and six hours at night. This is perfectly fine, however, you’ll want to get a timer to help you regulate this.
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I am Adam Lanzaâs Mother That's not a bad idea, but it's not the best. In an ideal world if cost wasn't an issue, running your pool pump 24 hours a day, 7 seven days each week from pool opening to closing, is the best way to care for your pool. Those folks who follow this routine have few if any water quality problems; instead they have a HUGE electric bill.
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How Long Should You Run Your Pool? The purpose of run time is to circulate the pool water long enough to “turn over” the volume of water in a pool (have all the water pass through the filter) at least once per day.Current code requires systems to be designed to turn over the pool water at least once every 12 hours in residential pools.he purpose of run time is to circulate the pool water long enough to “turn over” the volume of water in a pool (have all the water pass through the filter) at least once per day.
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How long should you run your pool pump and filter? Another user said: If by the pool filter, you mean how long to run the pool pump to circulate water, I have been advised by pool pros to run it according to the hours of daylight at the time. e.g., in the summer run it 12 to 14 hours and in the winter, 8 hours.Well, I myself would run it for at least four hours a day.nother user said: If by the pool filter, you mean how long to run the pool pump to circulate water, I have been advised by pool pros to run it according to the hours of daylight at the time. e.g., in the summer run it 12 to 14 hours and in the winter, 8 hours.
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How Long To Run The Pool Pump & Filter Thanks...MJ. Thanks for the question MJIn general, you want to run the pool pump 8 - 10 hours per day in the Summer and 4 - 8 hours in the Winter. When I had my pool route in Arizona it was recommended that pump be on for 12 hours per day during the Summer.
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- 1 The swimming pool pump should operate 8 to 10 hours a day in the summertime to turn the water. 2  If you don’t winterize the pool, the water should circulate 4 to 6 hours a day. 3  Set your timer to reflect the appropriate season. 4  Start with the longest recommended pumping time recommended by the pool’s manufacturer.. Set the time and date. Press the “Mode” button until you see “Set Up” on the screen. Depress the “On/Off” button to display “AM/PM.” Use the “+” and “- buttons to select the appropriate time. Press “On/Off” again to display the hour and use the “+” to set the hour.
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Do swimming pool pumps have to run all the time? One way to keep control of the time you run the swimming pool pump is to run it several times a day for short periods of time. If you want to activate the pump once a day, start with six hours, but never go lower than five hours, especially in the summer. If your pool is in constant use, you may need to run the pump for up to eight hours per day, frequently checking the water clarity and chemical balance.
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5 Biggest Pool Pump Mistakes On the flip side, there is running the pump too long. Some believe in keeping it going 24/7 which might be necessary under certain conditions but for most pools is just wasteful overkill. It drains both energy and money while causing unnecessary strain on the pool pump motor.
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FAQs A pool pump should run at least 8-12 hours in one day. This will allow the entire body of water to be filtered at least one time in a 24 hour period. Preferably, your pool pump should run during the day especially if there are excessive amounts of rain or heat.
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Calculating Pool Pump Run Time 40 (GPM) X 60 (minutes per hour) = 2400 gallons per hour. 20,000 (gallons) / 2400 (gallons per hour) = 8.3 hours. So in this case you would need to run your pump 8.3 hours per day for one circulation or “turnover” of water, which is right where you want to be in terms of run time.ow that you know the gallons per minute and the amount of gallons in your pool you can find your run time. The math is simple. For the example lets just say you have a 20,000 gallon pool with a GPM (gallons per minute) of 40.
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How long should you run your pool pump and filter?    1 to 2 hours.    Another user said:   If by the pool filter, you mean how long to run the pool pump to  circulate water, I have been advised by pool pros to run it  according to the hours of daylight at the time. e.g., in the summer  run it 12 to 14 hours and in the winter, 8 hours.
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- In winter, reduce the number of hours your pool pump runs by reducing the number of times you filter the water to one 4 to 6-hour filtering cycle every 24 hours. In summer, reduce the number of hours your pool pump runs from 10 to 6 hours per day - research has shown that 4 to 6 hours per day is enough to keep your pool clean.
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- If you own a pool, your pool pump can be the second largest electric user in your household. Install a timer on your pool pump and run only as long as necessary each day to keep the water clean. In general, run your pool pump eight to 12 hours during the summer. During the winter, only six to eight hours are necessary.
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Keeping your pool clean and energy-efficient If you own a pool, your pool pump can be the second largest electric user in your household. Follow these tips to keep your swimming pool's energy use to a minimum: Install a timer on your pool pump and run only as long as necessary each day to keep the water clean. In general, run your pool pump eight to 12 hours during the summer. During the winter, only six to eight hours are necessary.
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- 1 Set the cleaner pump’s timer in the same way you set the pool’s pump timer. 2  The swimming pool pump should operate 8 to 10 hours a day in the summertime to turn the water. 3  If you don’t winterize the pool, the water should circulate 4 to 6 hours a day.4  Set your timer to reflect the appropriate season.. Set the time and date. Press the “Mode” button until you see “Set Up” on the screen. Depress the “On/Off” button to display “AM/PM.” Use the “+” and “- buttons to select the appropriate time. Press “On/Off” again to display the hour and use the “+” to set the hour.
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How Long Should I Run My Pool Pump?: Energy & Money Saving Tips If you have the correct filter size and pump size you can get away with running your pool a lot less. If you run a standard speed pump here are some example. Example: 20,000 gallons of water, 60 sq ft D.E. Filter and a 1 hp pump. Four hours would get you at least one cycle a day.
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How Many Hours Should a Swimming Pool Pump Run? A pool pump should run for as long as necessary to circulate all of the water through the pump and filter system. This turnover rate varies based on pool size and the pump. Pumps can typically circulate all of the water within a 6 to 8 hour period; some pools require pumping for up to 12 hours.
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Do swimming pool pumps have to run all the time? A proactive, productive and energy-saving maintenance activity is to remove the debris floating on the pool surface with a hand-held skimmer. One way to keep control of the time you run the swimming pool pump is to run it several times a day for short periods of time. If you want to activate the pump once a day, start with six hours, but never go lower than five hours, especially in the summer. If your pool is in constant use, you may need to run the pump for up to eight hours per day, frequently checking the water clarity and chemical balance. Using a smaller pump for fewer hours per day is effective and will drastically reduce your electricity bill.