If you want an easy way to save electricity, you have to look no further than the pump next to your backyard swimming pool. Most folks don’t know this, but your pool pump uses as much electricity every year as your air conditioner.
Pool pumps today come with an automatic dimmer switch. They go fast to skim the pool then slow filter the water the rest of the day. Slow filtering uses 90 percent less electricity per gallon and cleans the water better. Your pool water gets crystal clear like the first day when the pool was built. The speed switch is automatic everyday with a high-speed manual override for spa jets, water features and great pool vacuuming. This was not possible with your old pump. A dimmer switch would ruin the motor in less then an hour.
You can thank the Hybrid Car industry for this new pump. It is the same technology that creates the amazing gas mileage of your hybrid. The State of California recognized these pumps with the 2008 Flex Your Power Award.
All that energy savings means money savings too. Replacing your pump can dramatically reduce your utility bill – in the SCV expect at least $800 per year.
If noise is your problem – your neighbors will love you – the new pumps are so quiet you can’t even tell that they are turned on unless you go look at them.
These pumps also save electricity on fountains and Kio ponds. Later this year the fountains at the Bridgeport Market Place will be retrofitted. The complex will save $8,000 per year on electricity.
If CO2 reduction is your thing, then figure that you can reduce your controllable household carbon footprint by 10 percent with this pump alone. If you have a solar heating system these pumps are brilliant. They automatically switch to fast speed only when the sun is hot.
These new pumps are called “Variable Speed” pumps. There are a number of manufactures and models with different benefits and features so there is one that will be perfect for your pool. Have your pool service company do an energy audit on your pool to find out exactly how much electricity you would save.
Pools By Ben, Inc., a full-service pool maintenance company, is a leader in energy efficiency and safety improvements for residential and commercial pools and provides the highest quality service for its clients.
For more information, call 661-263-7503 or visit www.poolsbyben.com .