Keeping your pool clean and energy-efficient
If you own a pool, your pool pump can be the second largest electric user in your household. Follow these tips to keep your swimming pool's energy use to a minimum:
- Install a timer on your pool pump and run only as long as necessary each day to keep the water clean. In general, run your pool pump eight to 12 hours during the summer. During the winter, only six to eight hours are necessary.
- Clean strainer baskets and filters regularly to help your pool pump run more efficiently.
- Keep your pool chemicals properly balanced. Balanced chemicals are more effective for clean water than operating the filter for longer periods.
- Avoid draining and refilling your pool by using new technologies that can remove excess hard minerals.
- Use conventional or liquid pool covers to reduce evaporation 40% to 50% and to save energy heating your pool
Time-of-Use brings additional savings
SRP Time-of-Use is an optional price plan that enables you to pay less for electricity during off-peak times (mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.)
By installing a timer on your pool pump, you can set this equipment to run when energy prices are the lowest.
Find out more about the Time-of-Use plan.
