Variable speed pumps or frequency inverter - which is better?

This ecological awareness, increasingly present in our society, has also reached the world of the pool in which in recent times it is firmly committed to sustainability and efficiency.

A clear example of this commitment is the continuous appearance of equipment that helps us to better maintain our pool, reducing the consumption and associated expenses.

A prominent case in recent years is that of variable speed pump, which allow us to adapt the operation and consumption of the pool filtration system according to the needs of each moment, instead of having to program in advance when and how long, we want the pump to be running. 

In fact, with the operation of any standard two-stage home furnace, it is very common that the pump may be operating in excess or otherwise, less time than necessary, damaging the water quality.

With these variable speed pumps, we forget this, and the pump itself will regulate the power with which it should work. In short, we achieve that the filtration time of the pool is fair and necessary, neither more nor less.

Do not forget, that in some markets, the use of this type of equipment is already mandatory, by regulation, so it will not be surprising, that in the future, it will also be so in other markets such as ours.

But what is really a variable speed filtration pump? Well, it is nothing more than a filtration pump for swimming pool with a built-in frequency converter. This is the one that really performs the control functions to regulate the most adequate power.

And this is where the doubt arises. If a variable speed pump is still a filtration pump with a built-in frequency inverter, if we already have a working filtration pump, do I have to buy a new pump or can I simply adapt a frequency inverter to the existing one?

One of the main problems of variable speed pumps, is the high initial investment that the owner of the pool implies, which is affecting its slow introduction into the market.

On the other hand, until recently, the vast majority, if not all of the frequency inverters used in swimming pools, were equipment used for other applications and adapted to the world of the pool, resulting, in general, quite complex in its handling, both for the professional and for the user.

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