Pool pumps are one of the biggest year-round loads in many homes. Enter its wattage and daily runtime to size solar offset and see annual savings.
Variable-speed pumps use a fraction of the wattage of older single-speed models — checking your pump's actual rating can change this result substantially.
A pool pump running 8 hours a day, every day of the year, is one of the most predictable loads in a home — which makes it an easy one to size solar specifically against, separate from your whole-house system. If you're weighing a single-speed versus variable-speed pump upgrade, run both wattages through the appliance solar calculator to compare.
Not necessarily separately — most homeowners add the pump's load into their whole-home solar sizing, but isolating it like this helps you see exactly how much of your system it accounts for.
Yes — variable-speed pumps often use 60-80% less energy than single-speed models for the same filtration by running longer at lower RPM, often cutting the solar panels needed roughly in half.