Neighbour and pool pump noise

[Icc5]

Night was reccomended

PG@E told us to run ours at night because it was the off hours and most people aren't running peak power at night. Never had problems with our pools water. The noise was by our window so we put a fence around the filtering system. It did make some noise when starting and turning off which we got used to in a short time.
Bart

 

[nightnurse613]

I guess some pool pumps could be different but we have an older model - when it starts making noise it means something is wrong - pump is not primed or bearing about to go. Our pump sits just outside our bedroom window. When you run your pump doesn't seem to matter to us, the purpose of the pump is to circulate water through the filter which can be done at night or during the day. We actually have a three hour peak use during the day so the timer shuts off the pump before then and then starts it back up after! We run ours during the day because that's when the pool gets the most heavy usage and I have no idea if that makes sense or not!!?? We have thought about enclosing the unit but my husband insists that the pump needs some air - even if it's hot air - plus, it would make backwashing or servicing the pool a pain!

 

[Fern Modena]

It depends where you live on how you use the filter. We never close pools down in Vegas because they would crack (I guess it is a low humidity thing). It gets cold in the winter, so we are told to run the filter at night, from about 2 AM to 6 or 8 AM. Otherwise your pool might freeze over. I've seen that happen, and the only way out then, if the pool isn't in all day sunshine, is to trench several big holes in the ice.

Fern

 

[UWSurfer]

Here in LA I tend to run ours overnight to help shed loads from the electrical grid at peak demand.

About the only thing I notice is the water doesn't mix when the sun is on it so the top foot or two is very warm and the layer below is cooler. In the morning when I swim (after it's ran) the temp is equally dispersed throughout the pool water.

We don't have issues concerning water freezing up, even if it might feel like it if you jump into the 50 degree pool water in January.

 

[Andy Mc'See]

I had to deal with a noisy neighbor back in my former house, to be more precise, with my neighbor's always barking dogs – they would bark even at grass and I was so desperate I though I should move. Luckily for me I had a friend recommending me some sound insulating blinds, which sounded like a poor solution at the time, but after I bought those all the outside noises stopped. The reason is that an important part of the noise enters the house through the windows. The ones I bought were some pattern roller blinds. Hope this helps