pump running 24/7 or what?

[anixon7]

You might want to do a couple of runs each day, each 4 or 5 hours at a time.

I just got my first electric bill after a full month of running the pump 24/7. Yikes! Now that my water's clear I'd love to cut back on that.

How can you work in a schedule like this around a normal workday? I'm gone for 10-12 hours a day during the week.

Also, seems like daytime would be more crucial than nite to keep the water circulating, would that be true? Is one more important than the other?

[Watermom]

You can use a timer set for one of your runs -- maybe during the day while you are not home. Then, in the evening, you can manually turn it on for the other run. Or, have two timers. Do they make a timer that can have two on and off periods? They might but I don't know about that.

It doesn't really matter all that much when your circulate as long as you circulate for at least an hour after adding bleach, etc.

[Phillbo]

yes, the intermatic timers have little 'on'/'off' pins you screw on to set the run cycles. My electricity is a LOT cheaper from 9pm to 9am so I run 2 cycles first from 9pm to 12:30am and the second from 6am to 9am .

No runs during the day and I have no problems.

[anixon7]

Ah, the ol' timer. That was too obvious

Is it difficult to install/wire them? My pump is hardwired to a breaker box. Only have experience with the little indoor plug-in timers.

Is this one I found on Amazon what I need? http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-T10...dp/B00002N5FN/

[SalemCastles]

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

[Phillbo]

Ah, the ol' timer. That was too obvious

Is it difficult to install/wire them? My pump is hardwired to a breaker box. Only have experience with the little indoor plug-in timers.

Is this one I found on Amazon what I need? http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-T10...dp/B00002N5FN/

That is the one I use. You can buy extra pins at Home Depot for multiple run cycles... I can't advise on the ease of install. I'm not allowed to change a light bulb without calling the city first to have the grid powered down ... me and electricity = trouble.