how long to leave pump/filter on?

[sunofthebeach]

My pump is on a timer, I only run it 6 hours a day.

I believe the spec's on my pump say I can filter the entire contents of my pool in 4 hours.

[steveinaz]

During the winter I run my filter 4hrs a day, in the swimming season, 6hrs a day.

[aylad]

You want to run it long enough to turn over your water at least once a day. Have you checked the internet to see if you can find specs on your pump?

During the summer I turn my pool on when I get up in the morning and turn it off around dinnertime until the hottest part of the summer--then I turn it on when going to bed and off when I get up in the morning, to help cool off the water.

Janet

[rastoma]

Thanks everyone for the tips.

Regarding the pump, I can't seem to find the exact specs online.

It's a Turbo King which I have found on the 'net is made by Pentair. But the numbers I see on the pump don't match up with their models.

I don't have all the numbers in front of me that I have searched for, but I remember one sticker on the pump says: model 227T