How long should you run your pool pump for each day?

Answer 1

A pool is work, you have to know that going in, the purpose of the filter is to keep the water clean, the pump will make the meter spin the longer you run the filter, however the longer you run the filter the less problems you will have, if you get a rainy season, you need to recycle the water if its hot the chlorine is going to be consumed by the sun, an idle pool can be more costly than by letting the filter run constantly,if you are going to cut back on running the filter do it in the night and not during the day light hours. You will hear all kinds of answers to this questions. My personal opinion is when you open the pool up that is when the pump and filter go to work. When you shut your pool down for the season that is when you pull the plug on the filter and pump. The above is for a pool that is outside, Also the reason I say this we use to get pools also where the filters and pumps where undersized. So once a pool get out of control its harder or takes longer to get it back to its proper levels when running a pool only part time.

Answer 2

Most pools run somewhere between 6 and 8 hours per day If you have a saltwater chlorinator you have tu run it long enough to generate the chlorine required. the best thing to do is start on about 8 hours and reduce or increase it when it becomes obvious that you need more or less filtration time.

Answer 3

A pool is work, you have to know that going in, the purpose of the filter is to keep the water clean, the pump will make the meter spin the longer you run the filter, however the longer you run the filter the less problems you will have, if you get a rainy season, you need to recycle the water if its hot the chlorine is going to be consumed by the sun, an idle pool can be more costly than by letting the filter run constantly,if you are going to cut back on running the filter do it in the night and not during the day light hours. You will hear all kinds of answers to this questions. My personal opinion is when you open the pool up that is when the pump and filter go to work. When you shut your pool down for the season that is when you pull the plug on the filter and pump. The above is for a pool that is outside, Also the reason I say this we use to get pools also where the filters and pumps where undersized. So once a pool get out of control its harder or takes longer to get it back to its proper levels when running a pool only part time.

1 to 2 hours.

Another user said:

If by the pool filter, you mean how long to run the pool pump to circulate water, I have been advised by pool pros to run it according to the hours of daylight at the time. e.g., in the summer run it 12 to 14 hours and in the winter, 8 hours.

Well, I myself would run it for at least four hours a day. It seems to help it out a tad bit more. Possibly even an hour or two more than that. It doesn't really matter, but four is the key number.

Another user said:

You should calculate the rate at which the water is being cycled through the pump. If your pump is the correct size for your pool, it usually takes anywhere from 8-12 hours per day to cycle the water completely twice. Ask your pool supplier for help with the calculations.

Another user said:

I disagree with both answers above, although I agree with the suggestion to cycle the water twice a day. What this means is you must run the pump and filter long enough to turn over the water twice a day. You should check the documentation for the pump and filter to determine the system's nominal flow rate. If you can't locate the info, call the manufacturer. The flow rate is usually spec'd in gallons per minute (gpm). So multiply the volume of your pool by two and divide by the flow rate. Then take that number and divide by 60 to determine the amount of time in hours to run the pump.

Or like we do here in Florida is summer 6-8-10 hrs a day or depending on temp of water and how long the sun hits the water and temp(hot more hrs) , now in the winter its usually 4-6 hrs do to bacteria growth is slow in the colder water and this will help save on your power bill.

Answer 4

Until all of the water is turned over at least once. Generally about 8 hours should cover it. I run my for three hours three times a day, avoiding the peak hot times, but I have a 26,000 gallon pool and a 3/4 HP pump. You can try decreasing the times until the pool water looses it's sparkle and increase it back to where it sparkles again. Hatawa

Answer 5

Depends on how long you run them. Mine has run 7 to 8 hours a day for 3 months in the Northeast and it is 15 years old and still running good.

Answer 6

I recommend that you run it ever 4 hours for 3-4 hours i run mine on a timer, which turns the filter on every 4 hours for 3 hours this insures a very clean pool