4 Ways To Save On Your Pool Energy Bills
Running a pool can be expensive, especially in the current climate. We’ve got a few points that could help with the running and maintenance costs. We’ve listed four ways to make your pool more energy efficient and less hassle below. These are ways to upgrade your system and have returns on savings in the future. Give it a quick read-through to see if any of them could help with your pool system and how it runs.
Firstly, let’s talk about how a Dosing System/Pool Manager can help.
Dosing systems and Pool Managers not only cut down the running costs of your pool but also cut down the overall time you have to spend on the maintenance of your pool. Systems will lead to better profitability by decreasing the need for expensive chemicals. They automatically dose your pool with the needed chemicals to keep your water clean and clear. These systems can continuously monitor the water quality and can suitably adjust the dose of chemicals. This can be highly useful if your pool often has spikes in use. Automating this will cut down your time having to manually maintain the pool, giving you more time to enjoy the benefits of the pool itself. The systems make the most difference when you have complex or spread-out pool equipment. If you’re in need of a dosing/management system we’d recommend the Bayrol Pool Manager or Pool Relax systems. We love the management systems here at Blue Cube as we see how much people enjoy the automation of them and the need to not worry about manually maintaining water quality.
Following up on this, we’d recommend adding a UV Sanitiser to your system.
Over recent years UV pool sanitisers and lamps have become increasingly popular in the market. We now include these as an option in any new pool build. UV sanitisers can offer a supplementary sanitiser alongside your main pool chlorinator. This is one of the most effective ways to keep your water clear of all contaminants. They will provide cleaner and healthier water for people to swim in, and they are a fantastically affordable addition to any pool system. Although these systems can be used as a primary sanitisation process, we’d recommend using them to help the chlorinator kill bacteria and microorganisms in your pool water. This will drastically cut down the amount of chlorine needed by your pool system. This matched with an automatic dosing or management system to deliver precise doses into your water will cut chemical costs for your pool considerably.
A crucial component of any pool is the heater.
In recent years we’ve seen a shift in the market towards heat pumps and away from pool heaters. The difference in these is that a heat pump initially costs more than a gas pool heater. It will, however, typically have a lower annual operating cost due to its higher efficiencies. Swimming pool heat pumps provide an energy-efficient way to heat your pool. Alongside this, they can also cool your pool. Meaning they can achieve the desired temperature whilst saving you up to 75% in operating costs. The difference between the two heating systems is that a heat pump will not generate heat from a heating element, like an electric heater. It will instead harvest heat from the air and transfer this heat into your pool water. Heat pumps will also typically last longer than gas pool heaters. Therefore, saving you more money in the long run. If you’re still running your pool system off a gas heater, we’d recommend making the switch over now.
Lastly, the next component of your system to loot at should be your speed pump.
Similar to the heat pump, a variable speed pump (VSP) will be a larger up-front cost, but provide greater savings in the long run. A variable-speed pump could save you up to 83% on your annual energy costs compared to a single or two-speed pump. This drastic cut in operating costs is due to it being far more efficient than the other pump options. This massive saving on bills means that the typical pool user who switches over to a variable-speed pump will be able to recover the cost within two years of purchasing. For an in-depth look into variable speed pumps, we’d recommend reading swimuniversity’s guide here