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Minimize energy usage
By maintaining your pool's cleanliness, water clarity, and chemical levels, you may be able to reduce your pool pump's run time and save up to $100 per year.
FPL recommends you limit the run time to:
- Six hours each day in the summer
- Four hours each day in the winter
Pool Pump Law
A Florida law requires pool pumps to be more energy efficient. The law, which took effect in 2011, requires pool pumps of one or more horsepower to be multi-speed for all new homes. Be sure to talk to a certified or registered pool contractor if you have questions.
Heated pools
Heating a pool can be expensive and can quickly become a home's largest energy cost. Here are some suggestions to minimize the cost of heating your pool:
- Select the best pool heater for your pool
- Monitor your pool temperature
- Use a pool blanket
Spas
Spas can use a lot of energy through heating and pumps. Follow these tips to minimize your costs:
- Heat your spa only when you plan to use it
- Keep your spa's heater under 104°
- Cover your spa when it is not in use
- Turn off the bubble jets when your spa is not in use
- Run the filter pumps according to the installer's minimum recommended daily time
Pool Calculator
Calculate your pool pump costs:
1.
Select your pool pump horsepower:
1HP is the most common option.
2.
How many hours a day do you run your pool pump?
Monthly Pool Pump Cost
$0
Based on electric costs of $0.12 per kWh.
Calculate your pool heating costs:
1.
Where is your pool located?
2.
What temperature do you keep your pool at?
3.
Do you keep your pool blanket on nightly when heating?
Monthly Cost Using Heat Pump
$0
Monthly Cost Using Gas Heater
$0
Note: Average monthly heating cost for 14' x 28' pool, November through April. Coldest months will be higher. Based on heat pump efficiency of COP = 5, and electric cost of $0.12 kWh. Gas heater efficiency of 80 percent, and natural gas cost of $1 per therm or propane cost of $1 per gallon. Local gas cost may vary.