Solar Pool Pump

[cleancloths]

Well, a 1.5hp pump will draw 1.3-1.5KILOWATTS.... Running with solar, you are talking about a system of photovoltaics that will run you 15-18 THOUSAND dollars..

BAD BAD BAD!!! Information - Totally False!!

CA has a great rebate program for solar, almost as good as NJ. I put a solar array on my house 18 months ago and it is a great investment. My system is a 10KW system which produces about 12,000 KWH a year, and after rebates cost me about $18K. It saves me all that money in electricity plus I sell the srecs which are the right to claim you produce solar power for another roughly $3,000 a year! System will pay for itself in under four years. Go Solar!

[mrpbjnance]

My pump is a 1 hp pump...and I think fairly new but not sure..
The strange thing is my previous house had a 2.5 hp pump but that pool was only 8x12 with a max depth of 5.5 feet.
This house has a 20x40 pool with a mx depth of 8 feet.

I live in CA and the electric bills are $350 and I have not even started the AC yet. So I am looking at the best way to reduce my electric bill. Can somone show me how a 2 speed motor running at low speed compares to a 1 speed at regular speed draws on electricity?
Thx

[thepoolman1]

Try here:

http://www.dependablesolarproducts.c...pump/intro.htm

[mas985]

My pump is a 1 hp pump...and I think fairly new but not sure..
The strange thing is my previous house had a 2.5 hp pump but that pool was only 8x12 with a max depth of 5.5 feet.
This house has a 20x40 pool with a mx depth of 8 feet.

I live in CA and the electric bills are $350 and I have not even started the AC yet. So I am looking at the best way to reduce my electric bill. Can somone show me how a 2 speed motor running at low speed compares to a 1 speed at regular speed draws on electricity?
Thx

$350 ?? Is that all for the pump? I am also in California, have a 1 HP Northstar pump and run 4-6 hours per day and my electric bill is $100 and less than half is for the pump.

Are you running 24/7 and if so, why?

As for the two speed pump, on low speed your GPM will halve but the power consumed will typically be reduced by 60%. So since you have to run it twice as long for the same turnover, you end up saving about 30%.

[cschmelz]

My pump is a 1 hp pump...and I think fairly new but not sure..
The strange thing is my previous house had a 2.5 hp pump but that pool was only 8x12 with a max depth of 5.5 feet.
This house has a 20x40 pool with a mx depth of 8 feet.

I live in CA and the electric bills are $350 and I have not even started the AC yet. So I am looking at the best way to reduce my electric bill. Can somone show me how a 2 speed motor running at low speed compares to a 1 speed at regular speed draws on electricity?
Thx

If your electrical bill is $350 you don't need a solar pump, you need to invest in lots of conservation efforts (insulation, high efficiency windows, high efficiency CF lighting, 2 speed pump, etc.) not solar....