10 Things You Can Do To Green Your Swiming Pool

1.) Install a pool cover. As much as 70 percent of
a pool’s heat loss is caused by evaporation. It also will keep your
pool or spa cleaner and reduce the need to add chemicals.

2.) Reduce your pool’s water temperature and the number of months you heat your pool. This lower energy use will reduce your carbon footprint and cut your bill down to size.

3.) Keep your pool’s cleaning and heating equipment clean and lubricated . Well maintained equipment is more efficient and will last longer before it needs to be replaced.

4.) Switch your pool filter and sweeper operations to off-peak hours.
When it’s hot outside, air conditioners suck a lot of power out of the
grid. During these peak times, many electric companies have to run
dirty backup generators and they also charge higher prices. If you have
a time-of-use meter, running your pool equipment only during off-peak
hours can save you money. Off-peak times are generally between 6 p.m.
and noon weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday.

5.) Install a new water-saving pool filter. A single backflushing with a traditional filter uses 180 to 250 gallons of water.

6.) Shorten the operating time for your swimming pool filter and use the automatic cleaning sweep. In
the winter, two hours a day of filtering could cut your filter’s energy
use by 40 percent to 50 percent, without any noticeable difference in
clarity or sanitation.

7.) Create a windbreak around your pool with native plants and shrubs.
This wind break will prevent breezes from reaching your pool and keep
hot, dry air from sucking away moisture. It also makes the pool a more
attractive and enjoyabe place to relax.

8.) Heat Your Pool With Solar Energy. Heating your pool with solar energy allows you to warm the water with
natural, renewable energy that is free of carbon emissions.

9.) Light up your pool with fiber optics. Fiber optics are the latest way to save significant amounts of energy
on lighting. Because this innovative technology is so new, only
commercial niche markets like swimming pool suppliers have adopted it.
What does this mean? Pool owners are lucky enough to be among the first
to use it.

10.) Use a “green” pool cleaning service. The
traditional way to clean a pool is to drain all the water, acid wash
the lining, and then refill the pool with thousands of gallons of
additional water. In drought stricken Phoenix, a company came up with a way to save water during the cleaning process!
Calsaway Pool Service pioneered a cleaning method that filters the
pools contents and then pours the water back in! Their process also
takes less time, and because it conserves 10,000-30,000 gallons of
water per pool, it offers massive cost savings too.

There are even bigger changes you can make to you pool to save
water, reduce chemicals, and minimize electric costs. Salt water pools
are one option - they have slightly lower evaporation rates
and use fewer chemicals than other pools. Whenever I use a pool with
heavy chlorine, I always have to go take a shower to keep my hair from
turning green. So, salt water pools reduce water use in that way too!

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