In this instalment of Nicole’s Advice we discuss that the cost of owning a cheap single speed pump can be thousands of dollars more than owning an energy saving variable speed pump. For most households the cost of running your single speed pump takes around 18% of your energy use https://www.energyrating.gov.au/consumer-information/products/pool-pumps

Here are some photos of recent installations. The two items that customers have been enquiring more about lately are the energy efficient variable speed pumps to save money on running costs and the heat pumps to allow people to use their pool for more months of the year.

Here is an example of the savings of an energy saving variable speed pump vs a traditional single speed pump:

If you run your pool 6 hours a day..

1.5hp pump (uses 1500 watts per hour) – costs up to $950 a year to run

Energy Efficient pump shown below – costs the average user $100-200 a year to run. 

That is a very large difference each year to your electricity bills, so it is well worth considering the more efficient pool pumps that all brands offer these days.

The cost of owning a cheap pump is far greater than people realise.

For most people, they may save $500 initially by buying a single speed pump but each year it is costing you that amount and after the average 5-6 year life of a pump you are thousands of dollars better off if you buy the efficient variable speed pump.

As just one example – at 30 cents KWH a 1.5HP pump can cost around $1000.00 per year to run (8 hours per day running), whereas the ECO pump, using low speed can cost as little as $80.00 per year (12 hrs per day running)