Money Saving Tip: Run Your Filter Less In Mild Climates

Personally, I live in the North East. This means, I close my swimming pool every winter (but keep my spa open ). However, I know some of you keep your pool open year-round. So here is a little money saving tip to cut down the costs of running your pool all year long.

Run your filter less.

Yup, it’s that’s simple. In the summer time, when it’s hot, I always recommend owners run their pools for 8 to 12 hours, even more when it’s dirty. You need to keep that water clean and moving so that you don’t run into any problems, such as an algae growth. The summertime is great for algae, because algae loves warmth.  When the water is colder, it’s harder for algae to grow. This is a good reason why you are able to get away with running your filter less when we have milder weather.

So you can either cut back that pump to only running 6 hours a day, or invest in a 2 speed or multi-speed pump that runs slower by using less power.