E – 1729 Designing, Wiring and Operating Energy Efficient Swimming Pools

During 1983 and 1984, researchers at Florida Atlantic University, sponsored by Florida Power & Light Co and the National Spa and Pool Institute, set out to determine whether swimming pools could be designed and operated more efficiently without compromising health and safety standards.  Sixty residential pools were selected in South Florida and 60 residential pools were selected in North Florida for participation in the 2-year study.  Compared to a control group of pools, it was found that significantly shorter circulating pump running times could be used, that smaller pumps could be used, that larger filters and piping could result in more efficient pump operation and a number of other accepted operating practices could be modified to achieve greater efficiency of operation without sacrificing water quality.  Since then, swimming pool equipment manufacturers have been introducing more efficient equipment and the NEC has been revised accordingly to cover some of these new introductions to ensure safe installation and operation.

This course covers proper wiring techniques to ensure NEC compliance along with recommended design and operating techniques to optimize swimming pool energy efficiency.  Emphasis is on general changes in NEC Section 680 for 2017 and permanently installed residential pools.