8 Ways to Reduce Your Pool’s Carbon Footprint

Learn how solar pool heaters and other tricks can help you save energy.

Are you looking for ways to enjoy life’s little luxuries—like a home swimming pool—in a more eco-conscious manner? Reducing your pool’s carbon footprint is an excellent idea.

While you may not be able to do anything about the indirect CO2 emissions created during the manufacture, transport, and installation of the pool components, you can definitely take steps to control the direct CO2 emissions created by the equipment maintaining your pool water.

Here are 8 ways to reduce your pool’s carbon footprint:

1. Use a pool cover. To protect your pool against evaporation and heat loss from the surface of the water, always put the pool cover on when the pool is not in use.
2. Size your pump correctly. Make sure your pump is the correct size or horsepower to get the job done without risk of wasting energy.
3. Run your pool pump less. You really don’t need to run your pool pump constantly to keep the water clear.
4. Turn off water features when not in use. Waterfalls and other water features look pretty, but they do consume energy. So whenever you aren’t actively enjoying them, turn them off.
5. Use a salt chlorine generator. A salt chlorine generator is a more eco-friendly alternative to factory-made chlorine tablets.
6. Use a cartridge filter. Compared to DE or sand filters, cartridge filters use hundreds of gallons less water to do the same amount of cleaning, meaning your pool pump can run less.
7. Use LED lights. The latest generation of LED lights look very natural and can save a lot of electricity compared to incandescent lights.
8. Get a solar pool heater. The energy required for pool heating is typically a huge portion of the carbon footprint of your pool. However, with a solar pool heater, you can take advantage of the natural heat of the sun to warm your pool water without having to burn any fossil fuels or release any CO2 into the atmosphere.

Come to The Stanley Louis Company for Your New Solar Pool Heater

If you are interested in getting a solar pool heater, the experts at The Stanley Louis Company are here to help. We’ve been installing and servicing solar pool heaters since 1981, and we know exactly how to pick out the right size and type of pool heater for your needs and get it installed to deliver maximum heating power. To learn more or to request a service visit, please contact us at 800-217-6527.