On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:19:16 -0500, "Ross Mac"
wrote:

I run my pool pump about 6 hours a day as recommended by the builder. I
think this is excessive from the calculations I have made from several
websites which recommend 2 to 3 hours a day for my equipment. The pump is a
Whisperflow WF26 @ 1.5 HP and plumbed with 2 inch PVC. The cartridge filter
is a Pentair CC150 with 150 square feet of media and runs clean at 8psi. The
pool is somewhere around 9500 gallons and is screened in to keep the
creatures of Florida out. As far as "feet of head" I can only guess at 40 or
so. I have had no problems with the pool but would like to save on the
electric bill if at all possible. Can I get away with 3 hours or so??
Thanks in advance for any help.....Ross

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Gosh .. my pool is now 30 years old....35,000 Gal inground

But since I live in Maryland I only run it from April thru Sept.

BUT when I turn it on in April it runs 24 hours a day until I turn if
off in September....

Check your utility rates and do the math to determine how mamy KWH
your pump is using...(and how much it is costing you)

In my case the extra expense for electricity is not enough to worry
about so I just leave the filter on...

Just my opinion...

Bob G.