How Much Energy Does A Salt Chlorine Generator Use?
For a small 10k gallon pool used a couple times a month about how many kilowatts is typical? If that is hard to estimate/guess perhaps how many watts does the generator use when making chlorine (100 W)? I can try to calculate from percent on time and pump run time... Thanks for all the great info on the website! Thanks for the question and the compliment There are many variables when considering the electrical usage of a salt chlorinator. Things such as time of year and time of day have to be considered. In Arizona, for example, electricity costs more during the Summer in mid-day. Everyone is using their air conditioners. Not so much in the Winter. On peak and off peak hours. Check out these posts as well: Reducing The Energy Cost Of Running A Salt Water Pool Chlorinator How To Choose The Right Size Salt Water Generator..Cell Affordable Salt Generator For 65,000 Gallon Pool To the best of my knowledge, a good high-rate salt cell such as Purity say their salt chlorine generators cost 50 to 90% less to operate than other systems. They use a low output voltage of 5 VDC and high efficiency switching power supplies. So, for a 12 hour day, for a month, at $.10 per kilowatt hour, is $1.45. 80% of the energy is heat. This heat is transferred to the pool water to help heat the pool. Most salt generators would use about the same as two 100W conventional light bulbs. If you run your salt cell for 6 hours per day, that translates to 1200WHR of use, or 1.2 KWH per day. In many parts of the country, this would be $3 - $4 per month. During that same period, a 1HP in-ground pool pump would have cost about $30 to operate. Hope this answers your question. Have a great and safe swimming season. Please remember to subscribe to my free E-Zine monthly newsletter. Robert |
