How long do you run the pump each day?
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If you have soft water or city water this pump will work. If you have hard water you'll need a bigger pump. I bought a pump and sand filter. I run that a few hours every few days. Not sure how much you'd run that small pump. Maybe a few hours a day. Say 3 hours. Hope this helps.
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I use the sand filter and since it has been very windy this spring with lots of material flying around I run it twice a day 4 hours each time.
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I run my pump twenty four seven. I upgraded to a sand filter, but the cartridge filter system will work fine as long as you change it often. The more you run it the better it will clear the water. Hope this helps. Make sure and maintain chlorine levels, algaecide, and pH levels. I use basics and have good luck. I live in the country, so have issues with a lot of outside elements. Love my pool, hope this helps you out.
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It runs continuously but you can control it by controlling the air pump. I think that is what I said before but I double checked with someone who uses this a lot. Thank YouMaria
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Here is what I do: the cover goes on at bedtime (9-10pm). The next morning about 9 to 10am I run the pump all day while at work. You have to run the pump 10 to 12 hrs anyway, do it while the sun is hitting the solar cover. Buy a timer for the pump. I have hit 78degF by doing this. Obviously you need lots of sun for this to work well.
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Rommel, I agree with Tim. It depends on what you are going to use the stored power for. For example, on average you will charge the batteries 10A for six hours or 60aH. If you are running a water pump that pulls 5A for 15min every hour you would need approximately 30Ah to run 24/7. In this case one battery is more than sufficient. In my case I run LED worklights and cameras. I pull about 10A for 8 to 10 hours which adds up to approximately 100Ah per day. Taking battery degradation and the fact not every day is 100% sun, we use two batteries. Hope this helps with your scenario.
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Yes you can, a pump that is rated to pump 75-100 gallons per day is the norm. I do not know where you can purchase a reliable pump, but it will make your RO system works very efficient.
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Well first I need to know how many watts the pool pump uses (it will either state the watts, or say how many volts & amps it requires. Amps x volts = watts). Next question, how many hours a day do you want to power the pump? 24 hrs a day? Answer those questions and I can tell you what all you need.
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Umm, I run mine from about 10p to 8a every morning and it runs low on water after about 5 days
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Hi the pump will run 9 hrs a day, but I would recommend a 12 volt battery this will prevent voltage fluctuation
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I have an 18' above ground hard side pool and I only run the filtering system about 4-6 hrs a day, it has a 1hp pump and the system works fantastic
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I run mine all day long. Uses very little battery. Love mine! One on 17 ft Lund other one on 22 ft pontoon
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Yes, it's perfectly ok to let it run 24 hours a day. I've had mine for about a year, and it's always on.
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The pump has an on and off switch as well as a timer. It can be set to run all 24 hours a day or for a specific period.
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I've had mine last me a couple of days, running it after work until bed time. Right now I've been running it every night with some Sweet Dream oil and it still has plenty to go.
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I use 2 pumps a day definitely. Have not tracked it, but started a new bottle yesterday (Sept 15). Will track it. I have another bottle in Reserve. Gestimate a little over a month. Will report back when current one runs out. Lara
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I'm not an expert, but that certainly sounds excessive. My Hayward is about 6 years old and I just replaced mine for the first time. I probably waited too long, so I'd say 4, maybe 5, years. Mine generally runs about 6 hours a day in a 35,000 gal. pool.
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You put them in the chlorinator, which goes between the pump and the inlet of the pool, you put about 10 tablets in the chlorinator and run the pump about an hour per day to keep your chlorine level around 3
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The pump should run at the timer settings. I would think if it runs as you state, either the timer or pump is bad. I suggest new pump.