Lower your electric bill ... don't overuse your pool pump

Sep 2008
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Posted In:  energy saving tips

Many people tend to overuse their pool pump. A typical 2hp pool pump uses 2000+ watts ! At 8 hours a day, that would be 477kW Hours, or roughly $50 at national average rates.

See the chart below for an estimate of how many kWh per month typical pool pumps will use, based on how many hours a day you run the pump:

Kilowatt Hours per month used by pool pumps:


Hours   .5 HP	.75 HP	1 HP	1.5 HP	2 HP


4	70	105	133	184	239


6	105	157	200	276	358


8	140	209	267	368	477


10	174	262	334	460	597


12	209	314	400	552	716

A good rule of thumb is six hours a day during the summer, and four hours a day for the winter.

 

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