Efficiency is Key: Safety Pool Cover Company, LOOP-LOC, Discusses the Most Energy Efficient Pool Filters and Pool Pumps

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Even if being a pool owner is the greatest feeling in the world for some people, there's no doubt that feeling is a little compromised whenever you open a sky high electric bill. Instead of sky high bills, it's high time you start making your pool greener–and no, not because of algae growth. We're in the age of energy efficiency, and this technology has spread to pools as well. If you're still not convinced to lower your energy bills, LOOP-LOC, a safety pool cover company, has the details on the most energy efficient pool filters and pool pumps laid out right here for you.

Pool Filters
While DE and Sand filters are popular, they're hardly efficient. Between backwashing being required for both and the refills for DE or rinse cycle for sand, your energy bill is paying for inefficiency. An energy-saving alternative to these is a cartridge filter.

A cartridge filter does not require any backwashing and is cleaned with a simple rinse. They do not cause the filter to get backed up, allowing water to pass through continuously as a high rate, cleaning the whole pool swiftly in the process. Another tip when looking to go green: The bigger the cartridge filter, the more water can pass through, and the more energy-efficient it is.

Manual pool filter systems give the pool owner full discretion over when the filter is running and how much. This obviously leaves immense room for human error, which can not only have your filter running too much, but the energy bill too! A more energy-efficient alternative is an automated filter system.

An automated filter system eliminates the chance of filter overuse, saving your energy expenses in the process. This system allows owners to program specifically timed filter cycles, ideally during periods of off-peak electricity rates. Taking advantage of an automated system completely will have you tracking your filter usage online or through an app, where you can continue to monitor usage and make more cost-saving adjustments at will.

Pool Pumps
Another way to cut your energy bill is to change your pool pump. There are many kinds of pool pumps, but the ones that save the most money are variable speed pumps.

A variable speed pool pump can operate at numerous different speed levels to ensure the pump is working at the exact speed it needs to be most efficient. This type of pump performs pool functions with the lowest energy setting possible to get the job done well, which translates to higher savings for your energy-use in the long term. Their upfront costs are higher than average, but the energy savings are significant, and a variable speed pump will pay for itself eventually.

If a variable speed pump is too expensive for your budget, invest in a two-speed pump or a four-speed pump instead; they have high and low speed settings, so you can manually set them at the best speed for what your pool needs. They may not see the same energy savings as the variable speed pump, but they are an improvement from an inefficient single speed pump.

If there's anything important in this world, it's being environmentally conscious; if there's anything important to a homeowner, it's saving money. These options above allow you to do both, so your new "green" pool gets you the best of both worlds.

About LOOP-LOC: There's only one company known for manufacturing safety pool covers strong and tough enough to support an elephant: the legendary LOOP-LOC. LOOP-LOC is a global leader in the pool industry with a 200,000-square-foot headquarters in Hauppauge, New York, and 300 employees. Through its network of dealers, the company has sold safety swimming pool covers on every continent on earth except Antarctica. LOOP-LOC now also manufactures a line of luxury in-ground pool liners—with more exclusive designer patterns than any other company—as well as the BABY-LOC removable fencing, a convenient, cost-effective additional layer of protection to help deter toddlers from gaining access to a swimming pool.

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