Harry Chickpea wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote:

Jack wrote:
what exactly is an energy efficient pool pump? browsing google links,
for example, this is a sample list of pricing for a pump:
[...]

A contradiction.

Somebody who owns a pool cannot, by definition, be energy efficiency
devotee. It would be similar, in concept, to an SUV owner who refused to run
the car's A/C or insisting on a diet drink at the donut shop.


Hey Bub, you're a twit. The house we bought already had a pool even
though we didn't want it. Taking it out would lower the property
value. FWIW, I ran the pool pump two weeks ago for a few hours, but I
use a 75 watt pool robot most of the time. This email is being sent
from a solar powered computer, so stuff it.

ok, back to the original question. I finally got fed up with my pool
pump causing about a huge increase in summer electric bills and got a
two speed pump. My original one was 1-1/2 hp. but I think much of that
power was wasted due to turbulent flow in the 1-1/2 piping they used
throughout.
I purchased a quiet two speed pump, Pentair Whisper-flow
http://www.poolplaza.com/P-PUR-10-418-P.html

and replaced all the piping I had access to with 2", removed the heater
that was rotted out anyway, and cleaned up the runs. Anyway, the pump
is wonderful. On low speed, I still get plenty of flow for water
circulation/filtration and you can't hear it. The old one was so noisy
we usually turned it off when we were in the pool. I run it 12h/day to
get the desired turnover rate and my electric usage has dropped
substantially. Before I ran 4 hours a day and that wasn't enough and it
used much more energy.

As for pool cleaners, I long ago rid myself of the polaris that runs
off the pool pump and got a Tiger Shark, self powered unit. Works much
better and doesn't rely on the pool pump.

That's it for now. I have to get back to drinking my diet coke and
eating my steak....