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 I am taking 1-2 soaks a day (It is new and I am obsessed, so SUE me.  ). I heat the tub to 105-106 degrees.  Neo in South Dakota
I have a Caldera Cumberland (115 Volt - 280 gallons). It has the F1 (AM) and F2 (PM) cleaning cycles, pump is scheduled to go on every 12 hours. Â In addition, pump goes on when hot tub drops in temperature. Â I am taking 1-2 soaks a day (It is new and I am obsessed, so SUE me. Â ). I heat the tub to 105-106 degrees. Â Outside temperature is about 30-40 degrees lately, so far winter hasnt hit hard.I was wondering how long I should run each cycle for?Neo in South Dakota
Keep this in mind, your filter pump draws 115 V using 2.8 amps, consuming 322 watts, or .322 Kw. Â Whatever you pay per Kw hr., in this case lets assume, / $0.10 per Kw. Â It cost $0.03 per hour of filtration, 72 cents a day IF you ran it all day for 24 hours.A 240 V motor would consume less.Look at it this way, it's like puitting a quarter in the meter for 8 hours of filtration. Â Other filters systems could take longer or less time depending on the system. Â You have to filter long enough for your system to take the dirt out that you put in, which differrs between and multiplies per person. Â So, whatever get's in, ONLY clean bodies get out. Â How Clean is your water? Â That and only that will tell you how long to run the filter. Â I would say this would be different for each individual, but it is easily figured out. Â Filter the water clean.