Swimming Pool Tips and Reviews: Easiest Way to Save Thousands of Dollars on your Pool Cost

Several years ago when Variable Speed Pumps first appeared on the market – if I remember correctly I ran into my first one in 2007, I thought they were really ineffective in keeping the pool clean and a standard pump was superior. I will admit that I was wrong in my original judgment and my opinion has shifted 180 degrees. Far enough that two years ago I installed one at my own pool. Bottom line, Variable Speed pumps will save you a ton of money, last longer and run quieter then any standard speed pump.

I am going to focus here on the money savings that a Variable Speed Pump (VS) can help you with and you will be amazed I think of the amount of money you can save each year on your pool care budget. The pool pump can be the highest energy hog in your house, passing your Air Conditioner and Refrigerator just by the shear amount of hours it runs each day. If you have a 1 ½ or 2 HP pump installed and you run it 8 hours per day, not to get into complicated conversions of kWh (Kilowatt Hours) and how you are charge each month by your Electric Company, just imagine it as having on Twenty 100 watt light bulbs every hour it is running. That is a lot of electricity each day and if your bill is tiered by usage, meaning the more you use the more you are charged, your bill can get very high very quickly. On average a pool pump will be about 40% of your total electricity bill each month.

So the best way to save money is to cut into your monthly electricity bill and that is exactly what a VS pump does. Simply put, your standard pump runs at 3450 RPM (Rotations Per Minute) which is about 1800-2000 watts. A VS Pump can be set to different RPM and at every lower RPM the total wattage used is lowered. So just lowering the VS Pump down to 2100 RPM, it cuts the watts down to 685 watts. At 2100 RPM the water will appear to flow just as strong as a standard pump running at 3450 RPM. Cut it down even lower to 1200 RPM and you are down to 165 watts. So instead of having twenty 100 watt light bulbs running you only have a little over one light bulb running each hour. This is the reason your electric bill can be cut almost in half by simply installing a VS Pump.

In the video I show you my electric bill and the dramatic reduction after installing the VS pump in my house. In most cases my electric bill was reduced almost by half every month. Roughly $40 less each month since I put in a VS pump at my house. Saving close to $500 a year in my pool care cost is huge. If you have an even larger pool and replaced a bigger pump your savings can be even higher, over $1,000 per year. And each subsequent year you are using the VS Pump translates into savings. So after 10 years in my case, I just put $5,000 back into my pocket. It really pays for itself to have a VS Pump installed.

In the video I am featuring the Jandy VS pump and that is the one I have installed at my house. The main reason I like Jandy is because of their iQPUMP01 interface. It makes scheduling and checking on your pump savings very easy. The iAquaLink APP allows you to use your smart phone to control and program the pump speeds and it couldn't be simpler. So many homeowners struggle with setting up their VS Pump and in the process actually lose money but not refining the run time and RPM of the VS pump. I have other models on my pool route like the Pentair Intelliflo and the easier to program Superflo VS Pumps but the iQPUMP01 is the clear winner with ease of set up and use. It is something to consider when purchasing a VS pump and programming it later.

To restate a simple fact, a VS Pump whichever brand will save you money so when your old motor burns out or you are remodeling or having a pool built, I highly recommend going with a VS Pump. I am a believer.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Easiest Way to Save Thousands of Dollars on your Pool Cost - Install a Variable Speed Pump!

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