Did you know that your pool pump consumes more energy than all of your household appliances combined?
There’s a new law mandating energy efficiency standards in Florida swimming pools less than a year away and Sarasota/Manatee County pool companies are starting to educate and save our residents money by becoming energy efficient.
You can read the section of the 2008 Florida Energy Bill (House Bill 7135) that requires all new residential pool filter pump(s and) motors operating at 1 horsepower or greater sold in Florida after July 1, 2011 to be capable of operating at two or more speeds. Basically, your pool pump runs for about 8 hours a day. When it runs at such a high speed for the full 8 hours, it uses up unnecessary energy. Using a multi-speed pump for your pool will become mandatory, but the money you will save on energy costs will make this purchase an easy decision.
We recently spoke to Matt Russell with Coast to Coast Pools of Sarasota. He has already been offering these multi-speed pool pumps to all of their customers. Matt educates his customers and actually shows them how they can calculate their savings just by switching to a multi-speed pump. One of the tools Matt uses is the pool pump calculator offered on Pentair Pool’s website. You can easily choose your pool size and enter your zip code and it calculates the amount you will save each year. “It makes sense for pool owners to make the switch now, or for new home buyers to choose a multi-speed pump right off the bat.” Matt goes on to tell us, “It really is about educating our customers. The economy has caused everyone to price shop so there is still hesitation because of the initial out-of-pocket expense. However, in the long run, the pump will pay for itself and you will save hundreds of dollars each year.”
Coast to Coast recommends choosing a Pentair pump. Pentair invests a lot of time and money researching and developing energy efficient pieces that are not only better for our environment but also offer significant savings to homeowners. We’ve seen a lot of changes the past couple of years in the way we are buying our appliances and this is just another way we can do our part to stay “green” while saving energy costs.
**Pumps manufactured prior to July 1, 2011 can still be sold; however, per the 2010 proposals to the 2010 Florida Building Code, selling and installing the older, less-efficient products will most likely not be allowed beginning December 31, 2011.
