{"id":1178,"date":"2012-01-02T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcitypools.wordpress.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2013-08-08T19:44:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T00:44:34","slug":"how-to-make-2012-the-year-of-the-energy-efficient-pool-part-4-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/how-to-make-2012-the-year-of-the-energy-efficient-pool-part-4-of-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make 2012 the Year of the Energy Efficient Pool \u2014 Part 4 of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why should you care about making your swimming pool more energy-efficient in 2012 and beyond?\u00a0 Saving energy is one excellent reason, but saving money is another good one, too.\u00a0 Greening your pool means keeping more green in your wallet.<\/p>\n<p>This series of posts on creating an energy-efficient pool has so far recommended <a title=\"Solar Pool Covers and Solar Blankets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Pool-Covers-Solar-Blankets.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Pool Covers<\/a>, <a title=\"Solar Pool Heaters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/pool-heaters\/Pool-Heaters-Solar.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Pool Heaters<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a title=\"Pool Filter Timers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/pool-pumps-filter-systems\/Pool-Time-Clock.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Pool Filter Timer<\/a> as three sure-fire ways to cut energy consumption and costs.\u00a0\u00a0The last and final recommendation in this series is the Pool Pump.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Swimming Pool Pump<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fourth way to increase energy-efficiency in your swimming pool is to install and operate a <strong><a title=\"Swimming Pool Pumps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Pool-Pumps.htm\" target=\"_blank\">swimming pool pump<\/a><\/strong>. You can conserve energy and sustain a comfortable swimming pool temperature by using a smaller, higher efficiency pump and by operating it less frequently.\u00a0 In a study of 120 pools by the Center for Energy Conservation at Florida Atlantic University, some pool owners saved as much as 75% of their original pumping bill when they used these energy conservation measures.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"Hayward Swimming Pool Pumps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Images\/Hayward\/Hayward-Super-Pump-Small.jpg?w=580&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These aren&#8217;t the only four ways to increase energy-efficiency in your backyard swimming pool, but they do offer a variety of options for\u00a0accomplishing the task.\u00a0 Whether you decide to take on\u00a0these four recommendations one\u00a0at a time, or choose to\u00a0adopt them all at once, any steps you take toward greater energy-efficiency will make a positive difference\u00a0for the environment and\u00a0for your wallet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should you care about making your swimming pool more energy-efficient in 2012 and beyond?\u00a0 Saving energy is one excellent reason, but saving money is another good one, too.\u00a0 Greening your pool means keeping more green in your wallet. 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