how long does a pool pump need to run
We just switched to a salt water pool and am told the pool pump needs to run 5 - 7 hours per day for the chlorinator to maintain good pool water quality. When we had a fresh water pool we only ran the pool pump for 2 - 3 hours to keep clean the 20,000 gallon swimming pool, and had the floater with chlorine tablets. To reduce the electricity cost, which can be as much as $.41/kWhr, are we o.k.