Home Accessories Ray Lam on 24 Aug 2008 09:25 am
Swimming Pool Pumps
For individuals that are auspicious sufficient to have a pool, pool maintenance is part of the package. Pool maintenance is extremely important to promote cleanliness and good pool chemistry. But pool maintenance isn’t all dreadful. It just takes some attention to detail and some routine care to ensure a understandable, clean pool. Test Pool Water for Sanitizer Level. This is to make sure that pH and alkaline are in good balance.
Generally, recycling pool water once every 24 hours is sufficient. It is advisable to run a pool pump for a few hours around mid-morning and then again for a few hours in the afternoon or early evening if bugs are getting accumulated overnight. In between these two cleanings, a skimmer mesh should be used for any outside debris that accumulates on the surface.
Pool pumps vary in speed. Some are designed to have single speed while some others come with dual speed. Single speed pumps are the most common pool pumps. As you can tell by their name, they operate at a continuous speed. They are required in those pools that have maximum use. Dual speed pool pumps are more suitable in those pools which are not greatly used. During the days of less traffic, the speed of the pool pump can be slowed down and switched to a more efficient speed of filtering water. With a dual speed pool pump, one can save up to 60% on the cost of the energy consumed.
Pool pumps are available in different sizes for pools and spas. There are also different types of pool pumps. These are above ground pool pumps and and in ground pool pumps. Above ground pool pumps have a large filter basket for dust collection and require little maintenance. They also have a strong, high capacity motor with thermal overload protector. In ground pool pumps have a high flow action for fast filtering cycles.
It is also important to monitor and adjust chemical levels as required. If the chemical content is balanced as required, but the water is still unclear, then filtering time should be added in half hour increments until the desired clarity of water is achieved. Reduced filtering time saves money. There are no hard and fast rules for this, and a little trial and error is required to find the lowest required recirculation time.
