i'm running my pump at night. bad idea ?

[AnnaK]

Which improves in proportion to the empties of Yuengling Lager that're tossed over the edge of the deck. O yay!





Yah, ok. I'm kidding. But these beetles are making my imigination run wild.

[Phillbo]

sorry , can't help you . i'm from az, we don't allow bugs around here

[aylad]

Which improves in proportion to the empties of Yuengling Lager that're tossed over the edge of the deck. O yay!





Yah, ok. I'm kidding. But these beetles are making my imigination run wild.

Are you sure it's the beetles and not the lager??

Janet

[aylad]

in an attempt to stop the sun from burning out so much chlorine, i thought
that keeping the water still during the day might help. so i run my pump 6:00PM to 6:00AM instead of during the day.
(CYA is 50. I keep my chlorine between 3 and 6 as per ben's chart)

so
1. does this even make sense to do ?
2. pool guy has warned against this saying it would promote algae.

thanks in advance
max

In addition to the discussion above in answer to your question, just thought I'd throw a thought in, too... during the hottest part of the summer (remember I'm from Louisiana) I sometimes run my pump at night instead of during the day, too, because it helps cool the water and keep the temp lower...so the pool doesn't become a huge hot tub.

Janet

[maxhiller]

it may just be a coincidence, but i developed algae.

i've shocked and am back to daytime hours.

- max

[dawndenise]

FWIW, I try to follow Ben's sage advice over on poolsolutions.com...http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/avoiding_algae.html...at least 6 hours of pump run time divided into at least 2 time periods.

My electric provider has no difference in rates during the day, so I run more pump time in the daytime when I'm trying to warm the pool. Just like Janet (aylad) in LA, I schedule more run time overnight when I'm trying to cool the pool a bit. My pool water hit 90 yesterday so I guess I need to make some daytime-to-nighttime adjustments. Currently, I run 2 hours "over lunch" (11a-1p), 4 hours 4p-8p, and another 2 hours 3a-5a, for a total of 8 hours.

[subedoo]

FWIW, I try to follow Ben's sage advice over on poolsolutions.com...http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/avoiding_algae.html...at least 6 hours of pump run time divided into at least 2 time periods.

My electric provider has no difference in rates during the day, so I run more pump time in the daytime when I'm trying to warm the pool. Just like Janet (aylad) in LA, I schedule more run time overnight when I'm trying to cool the pool a bit. My pool water hit 90 yesterday so I guess I need to make some daytime-to-nighttime adjustments. Currently, I run 2 hours "over lunch" (11a-1p), 4 hours 4p-8p, and another 2 hours 3a-5a, for a total of 8 hours.

What kind of timer do you use?

[dawndenise]

An Intermatic PF1102-T (has freeze protection). I believe the newer model of mine is this one: http://www.intermatic.com/Default.as...cid=71&sid=348

The only thing I would do now is get this type timer that can actually handle 2 different timing sequences: one for the pool pump and one for the Polaris cleaner. As it is now, the Polaris would be on all the time the pump is on unless I manually turn the Polaris switch off.

[keithw]

Just out of curiosity, for those who say that they get a lower rate at night so they run their pools at night. How does the electricity know whether you are using the power at night and not during the day to give you that lower rate? I am in VA and I had heard the same about our electric company as well. BUT...The only meter I have at my house is a electric meter on the house with a spinning wheel and numeric readings. They come by and check it every once in awhile (I guess!) but certainly not every morning. It doesn't have any other reporting back to them built into it so I don't see how they would know either way.