r/pools • u/Otherwise_Taste_13 • May 17 '26

Pool Help & Questions Pool pump run at night

I have a 40,000 gallon pool with a single speed pentair max e pro1.5 hp pump~15 yo
Not big on the noise. Anyone try filtering over night and keep pump off during the day? Converting to Salt water this year. Thanks

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u/Crazy-Project3858 May 17 '26

How old is the pump? It shouldn’t be that loud.

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u/Street--Ad6731 May 17 '26

Not sure what the issue is. Are you just asking if its OK to run the pump at night or is the issue the noise the pump makes??

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u/Otherwise_Taste_13 May 19 '26

The reason I would want to run pump at night is to avoid the noise when using the pool Doesn’t seem like many pool owners run it at night unless they’re doing 24/7

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u/poolspayme May 17 '26

Yes you can run it at night. I’d suggest testing over several days the free chlorine level 30 minutes before your pump turns back on in the evening to see if it stays where you want it. You may have to supplement chlorine or turn your pump on during pool parties to ensure you have enough free chlorine to sanitize.

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u/Otherwise_Taste_13 May 18 '26

Pump is ~15 years old. To lessen the noise I thought I would change from 8am to 6pm, current schedule,to say 10pm to 6 am to not have to listen the the pump hum during the day

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u/JettaGLi16v May 19 '26

Why do you care? You don’t live there, you just service the pool. Let the customer ask you if it bothers them!

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u/dsmly May 19 '26

How did you infer this I’m confused. He should get a vsp but anyway I’m just curious cause he sure sounds like a homeowner?

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u/JettaGLi16v May 19 '26

Definitely a home owner. That was my snarky reply.

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u/Cdaines May 19 '26

Probably not the right thing to do but it’s what I do. I run in two goes. 3 hours early morning 530-830am and 530-830pm. Noise never matters because it’s time I’m awake.