Top Swimming and Diving Stores in Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
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Island Girl Beachwear
By J Hall January 19, 2011
Staff is very friendly and knows their products well. Best customer service! ...read more
Island Girl Beachwear
By Z Hal January 19, 2011
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Reliable Pool Solutions
By Anonymous September 03, 2010
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Cheaper Ways to Save Energy on your Pool Equipment
Some of the newest products on the market today are among the most energy efficient pool equipment the swimming pool industry has ever seen. Swimming pool equipment manufacturers are developing very low energy consumptionvariable speed pool pumps,LED pool lights, and Low NOx emission poolheaters. Many swimming pool owners are finding some of the energy savings to be as much as 90% on their utility bills. However, there is only one down side to all of this, you have to replace your existing pool equipment with this newer up-to-date energy efficient pool equipment. Because many people are currently searching out new ways to save money on the routine day to day items such as your utility bills, we have developed some solutions that may reduce your energy consumption of your pool equipment by 50% or more. You can do this by adding rheostats (Dimmer Switch) to your pool lights or simply resizing your pool pump motor to suite this purpose. Energy consumption is measured in Kilowatts of Energy use per hour. Many electric companies charge you approximately $.25/Kilowatt used. Basically, you are paying for the number of watts (energy) used. For example; a 1,000 watt light bulb would cost you $.25/hour, so a Single speed pool pump that consumes 2.5Kilowatts/hour would cost you about $0.62/hour. Pool Filtration Pump: More times than not, many swimming pool pumps are over sized, using a 2 horse power pool pump when a 1.5 horse power pool pump is actually what is needed. There is only one way to determine this, and that is based on pipe size (volume) and friction loss (pressure). Instead of trying to reduce the amount of hours your pool pump runs per day, you are always better off to reduce the flow and increase the time. If you added a rheostat to a single speed pool filtration pump – in theory – you can reduce the amount of energy consumed by the pool pump. Of course you would need to have an electrician or pool professional wire in the rheostat into your pool pump system to accomplish this, but it could save you on the amount of energy consumed by your pool pump. Pool Lights: A typical incandescent light bulb is what is found in many swimming pools and spas today. The wattage varies, but let's assumes you have a 500 watt pool light illuminating your swimming pool at night. If you could install a dimmer switch (rheostat), you could reduce the amount of energy that is being consumed by that pool light bulb. In theory, you can now adjust (dim) your swimming light from a 500 watt light down to consume only 200 watts of energy, saving you 60% of energy consumption. Although none of these ideas are better that what is currently found on the market today, you can still find ways around the high cost of energy bills and still enjoy the benefits of having a beautiful swimming pool. Not all swimming pool or spas will be capable of making these types of modifications, so make sure you always consult a swimming pool or electricprofessionalbefore jumping into these changes. Have a great day! ...read more
By Reliable Pool Solutions September 03, 2010