How long do you run your spa filter/pump every day?

[dooger54]

I have a 400 gallon Master Spa and the factory setting is to run the circulation pump four hours per day. Is that enough? I’m normally the only user and don’t even use it every day.

 

[Gebo]

I have 355 gal and run it 8 hrs/day. Four 2 hr periods spaced out at 6 am, noon, 6 pm and midnight. I’d rather err on too much vs not enough.

 

[Obecalp86]

I have a 400 gallon Master Spa and the factory setting is to run the circulation pump four hours per day. Is that enough? I’m normally the only user and don’t even use it every day.

This might be helpful.

As a rule of thumb, run the pump as long and with the lowest RPM that gets the job done (skimming, chlorine production etc). Most agree that the notion that water needs to be turned over x times per day is a myth.

 

[dooger54]

This might be helpful.

As a rule of thumb, run the pump as long and with the lowest RPM that gets the job done (skimming, chlorine production etc). Most agree that the notion that water needs to be turned over x times per day is a myth.

This is a separate hot tub, not my pool.

 

[mas985]

This is a separate hot tub, not my pool.

Same rules apply. When I had a stand alone spa many years ago, I ran it only about 30 min per day when not using it.

The main driver of runtime for a stand alone is the method of sanitization. As long as there is enough sanitizer in the water and it is well mixed, that is all that matters. Everything else is cosmetic (i.e. debris removal).

 

[Obecalp86]

This is a separate hot tub, not my pool.

The size of the body of water is not important.