I agree with you on this Mark, even though I only run mine for six hours per day total. But my pool is crystal clear all summer season. What is perplexing me, however, is that I always have a high amount of total chlorine reading. I need to check my strips though, or change to a liquid testing kit for a baseline measurement.
I’ve never had a pool but my father-in-law just passed and I need to figure the pool out fast. I don’t want my Mom trying to do things near the pool! Thanks for the video.
Another benefit of running the pump longer rather than sorter: chlorine generation (for pools so equipped). One risk of running the pump longer rather than shorter: reduced pump life. After paying for a new pump motor a few years ago, I now run my pump no more than 8 hours per day.
No, most pumps will last longer if you let them run continuous. Unfortunately most all the motors today are made in China and don’t last as long because the standards and specs on how they are made is much different than what they use to be. Thanks for watching.
Is it hard on the pipes to be turning on & off your pool daily. Example: If I run my pool for 16 hours but turn off for 8 hours at night time. Then turn back on in the am - Is it hard on the pipes carrying the water and the drains?
I have always only run my pump 2 hours a day, except during heavy usage. Having perfectly balanced water is more important. For example, since I can't keep a cover on my pool over winter due to high winds, my pool has been uncovered and thawed for 6 weeks, but the filter isn't hooked up yet. I just put a couple gallons of liquid chlorine in it every 2 weeks, and run my robot vacuum daily. My water is crystal clear and tests perfect!
@@ClintRowden FYI, I am in Montreal,Canada. No cover all year round. 50 000 Liters in-ground pool with salt system. It takes me an average of 10 days to obtain a crystal clear water at the beginning of each season. The only chemical I use ( plus the salt !!) is 1 Liter of ''Clear It '' the 5th day after opening. The more dead leaves and debris I remove before closure in autumn, the easier it is at opening....
@@1983dmd I think leaves are a huge contributor to swamp openings. When I used to use a winter cover the wind here (50 mph) would damn near rip the top rail off my pool, raising it up like a flying saucer lifting off. Now instead I leave the solar cover on, and I've started using a leaf net cover in the fall to collect all the leaves. It makes a huge difference. I just put it on top of the solar cover to keep it afloat. I could take it off after all the leaves have fallen, but with the solar cover under it, the leaves stay on top and eventually get blown off and away. Last fall I didn't leave it on all winter, and the solar cover blew out of the pool at end of winter. Not sure if the leaf net prevented that the prior year, because the solar cover didn't move at all that year. The wind goes right through the leaf net, so it doesn't blow up. I think maybe it slowed down the wind speed right at the surface, to not have it push the solar cover around.
@@rosemarywalker4675 Interesting ! I used a leaf net one year but it did not work for me because very often, the surface of the water begins to freeze when they are leaves already trapped in the net and many more leaves will fall from the trees during the next 2-3 weeks so I ended up with a ton of leaves in the water above the net during the winter ! Last winter I was lucky because I had time to remove almost all the leaves before the water froze ...I don't use a solar cover so the net was touching the water...And I have 2 giant maple trees in my yard !!!
Are there any almost silent pumps that can be bought?, I have my pump next to my garage, but I want to make a youtube studio in my garage, which is not possible with the freakin pump running every 2nd hour or so.
Pool pumps for the most part are quiet, if your pump is loud it could be the bearings going out. You can fix or replace the motor. Thanks for watching.
Our pool is 16x36 in ground pump with salt system. The skimmer only pulls water in from the top. I don't see how it cycles any water below say 2 feet of the surface. How can it turn all the water over? Should I install some sort of a fountain pump to carry water from near the bottom to the surface so it can be filtered?
A pool this size should have a main drain which will pull water from below. If you do not have a drain your pool will still turn over, it will just take longer. You can also turn one of your jets downward if you don’t have a drain, this should help. Thanks for watching.
How can filter out silt on the bottom of my in-ground? Should my sand filter be removing this if I brush it into suspension? Thank you! Love your channel!
For normal cleaning you would vacuum in the filter position, in this case you should vacuum the fine silt to waste. When vacuuming to waste you will have to add water to the pool. Thanks for watching.
Thanks! I’ll look into attaching a vac line to the skimmer since I don’t have a dedicated line for that. This is what I saw on another channel but his was a newer pool. Mine was installed in ‘01.
@@wheelairrentals7132 For the minimum run time (8 to 12 hours) you want to run the pump on a higher speed. If you run longer than the minimum or 24 hours then you can run the pump in a lower speed. Thanks for watching.
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This is one of the most interesting and pertinent pool related channel on UA-cam !
New subscriber, i run mine 24/7-365.
I agree with you on this Mark, even though I only run mine for six hours per day total. But my pool is crystal clear all summer season. What is perplexing me, however, is that I always have a high amount of total chlorine reading. I need to check my strips though, or change to a liquid testing kit for a baseline measurement.
Too much chlorine will destroy your liner. Two minute mark: ua-cam.com/video/t16Dyqd5Xhk/v-deo.html
I’ve never had a pool but my father-in-law just passed and I need to figure the pool out fast. I don’t want my Mom trying to do things near the pool! Thanks for the video.
Love your videos. Very helpful.
Another benefit of running the pump longer rather than sorter: chlorine generation (for pools so equipped). One risk of running the pump longer rather than shorter: reduced pump life. After paying for a new pump motor a few years ago, I now run my pump no more than 8 hours per day.
Would love to see something on some timer devices! I always see the eounded analogue but also see some digital switches, interested to get one..
Hi, could you please make a video dedicated to connect spray water to pool slide?
Thnks alot for this valaible info!
Hi. If you run your pool pump 24/7, won’t the pool pump have to be replaced in a short order?
No, most pumps will last longer if you let them run continuous. Unfortunately most all the motors today are made in China and don’t last as long because the standards and specs on how they are made is much different than what they use to be. Thanks for watching.
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Is it hard on the pipes to be turning on & off your pool daily. Example: If I run my pool for 16 hours but turn off for 8 hours at night time. Then turn back on in the am - Is it hard on the pipes carrying the water and the drains?
Your plumbing will be fine, if you run your pump 24 hrs a day or if you run your pump on a timed schedule. Thanks for watching.
I have always only run my pump 2 hours a day, except during heavy usage. Having perfectly balanced water is more important. For example, since I can't keep a cover on my pool over winter due to high winds, my pool has been uncovered and thawed for 6 weeks, but the filter isn't hooked up yet. I just put a couple gallons of liquid chlorine in it every 2 weeks, and run my robot vacuum daily. My water is crystal clear and tests perfect!
Where in the country are you?
@@ClintRowden FYI, I am in Montreal,Canada. No cover all year round. 50 000 Liters in-ground pool with salt system. It takes me an average of 10 days to obtain a crystal clear water at the beginning of each season. The only chemical I use ( plus the salt !!) is 1 Liter of ''Clear It '' the 5th day after opening. The more dead leaves and debris I remove before closure in autumn, the easier it is at opening....
@@ClintRowden Illinois/Wisconsin border.
@@1983dmd I think leaves are a huge contributor to swamp openings. When I used to use a winter cover the wind here (50 mph) would damn near rip the top rail off my pool, raising it up like a flying saucer lifting off. Now instead I leave the solar cover on, and I've started using a leaf net cover in the fall to collect all the leaves. It makes a huge difference. I just put it on top of the solar cover to keep it afloat. I could take it off after all the leaves have fallen, but with the solar cover under it, the leaves stay on top and eventually get blown off and away. Last fall I didn't leave it on all winter, and the solar cover blew out of the pool at end of winter. Not sure if the leaf net prevented that the prior year, because the solar cover didn't move at all that year. The wind goes right through the leaf net, so it doesn't blow up. I think maybe it slowed down the wind speed right at the surface, to not have it push the solar cover around.
@@rosemarywalker4675 Interesting ! I used a leaf net one year but it did not work for me because very often, the surface of the water begins to freeze when they are leaves already trapped in the net and many more leaves will fall from the trees during the next 2-3 weeks so I ended up with a ton of leaves in the water above the net during the winter ! Last winter I was lucky because I had time to remove almost all the leaves before the water froze ...I don't use a solar cover so the net was touching the water...And I have 2 giant maple trees in my yard !!!
Are there any almost silent pumps that can be bought?, I have my pump next to my garage, but I want to make a youtube studio in my garage, which is not possible with the freakin pump running every 2nd hour or so.
Pool pumps for the most part are quiet, if your pump is loud it could be the bearings going out. You can fix or replace the motor. Thanks for watching.
Our pool is 16x36 in ground pump with salt system. The skimmer only pulls water in from the top. I don't see how it cycles any water below say 2 feet of the surface. How can it turn all the water over? Should I install some sort of a fountain pump to carry water from near the bottom to the surface so it can be filtered?
A pool this size should have a main drain which will pull water from below. If you do not have a drain your pool will still turn over, it will just take longer. You can also turn one of your jets downward if you don’t have a drain, this should help. Thanks for watching.
You dont have a main drain?
@@tenncutt Hello, our pool does not have a main drain. It is a vinyl pool 16x36 . Maybe I should install a pump to recirculate from the bottom.
How can filter out silt on the bottom of my in-ground? Should my sand filter be removing this if I brush it into suspension? Thank you! Love your channel!
For normal cleaning you would vacuum in the filter position, in this case you should vacuum the fine silt to waste. When vacuuming to waste you will have to add water to the pool. Thanks for watching.
Thanks! I’ll look into attaching a vac line to the skimmer since I don’t have a dedicated line for that. This is what I saw on another channel but his was a newer pool. Mine was installed in ‘01.
What about 4 hour on 4 hours off? Would that be better than just a straight 12. Or worse for the pump
@@jeffyonkman4048 Running the pump 8 to 12 hours straight is better for the pool and the pump. Thanks for watching.
With DE filter you can't run constantly the pressure builds up and slows return til you bump to clean fingers
You can run DE filters constantly if they are kept clean. Thanks for watching.
Can i run my pool 28 hours a day?
Run on HI or LOW?
@@wheelairrentals7132 For the minimum run time (8 to 12 hours) you want to run the pump on a higher speed. If you run longer than the minimum or 24 hours then you can run the pump in a lower speed. Thanks for watching.
Pool capacity/pump flow rate= daily running time. No need to to run 8hrs.
I will be calling you MARK. MARIO FROM MINNESOTA REMEMBER ME
You only need to run your pool for the required time to chlorinate as per season.any more will send you broke on power bills.
Hate to see that 24hr electric bill each month. I do 4 hrs a night on my above ground and crystal clear.
The cost of electricity has four doodled in Commiefornia ….running a pump 24hrs is nuts..
@@fergferguson7370 You can get a variable speed pump and run in low speed, this will use less electricity and save money. Thanks for watching.
Mine runs 24hrs a day for the entire season.
For some fn reason I keep thinking that mannequin in the back is moving
So yeah pay a fortune in electricity to have a crystal clear pool.