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    Neither. With a single speed, 4 hours is probably all you need and with a two that might be all you need too. I get away with 4 hours per day and 3 three of those hours is on low speed.
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    But what's the volume of the pool?
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    I have no water features. pool is approx. 20k gallons.

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    Mine is 20k too so a reduced run time is certain possible. Most people find they can get away with very little run time if they just try. So to I would go with both a two speed and a timer.
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