Most pools run an old single speed pump that works flat out for hours every day. A variable speed pump runs slower for longer and keeps the water just as clean, using much less power.
A common sign
“Our pool pump runs all day and I hate to think what it’s costing.”
About energy efficient pool pumps
Your pool pump pushes water through the filter to keep it clean. An old single speed pump can only run at full speed. A variable speed pump can be set to run gently most of the time and speed up only when needed, such as for cleaning or heating.
Running slower uses far less electricity, and it’s much quieter too. If you have solar, you can set it to run during the day, while your panels are producing.
Old, noisy pool pumps
High power bills in homes with a pool
Pools with solar heating that needs water pumped to the roof
Ask the installer to set the speed and run times for your pool, not just fit the pump. The settings are where the savings come from.
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More in gas to electric
Replace the gas appliances one by one, hot water, heating, cooking, and stop paying two connection fees to keep the house running.
A heat pump uses a fraction of the electricity of an old electric tank, and it is the usual first swap when a gas system fails.
Heats the water in your radiators or heated slab with an electric heat pump instead of a gas boiler. The pipes and radiators can often stay, though not always, so ask.
Roof collectors with a boosted tank. A different product from a heat pump, and still the cheaper option on some rooftops.
Warms the pool with an electric heat pump or solar collectors on the roof instead of gas. Pairs well with rooftop solar, and a pool cover keeps the heat in.
Faster than gas, and it takes the last flame out of the kitchen. Usually needs its own circuit run from the switchboard.
One unit for one room, or several heads off one outdoor box. The cheapest way to heat and cool the rooms you actually use.
Ducted through the whole house. The vents from a ducted gas furnace can often be reused, though not always, so ask before you count on it.
A filter clean and a gas check keeps a system running at the efficiency it was sold at. Cheap next to replacing it early.
An older board often cannot take an induction cooktop, a heat pump and a charger at once. This is the job that unblocks the rest.
The last step. Once every gas appliance is gone, removing the meter is what actually ends the daily supply charge.
Before you choose an installer
Related goal
A new pump pairs well with a pool heat pump or solar pool heating. See the upgrades that make a warmer pool cheaper to run.