TightWatt Pool Times Reduces Energy Consumption and Maintenance

July 27, 2005 -- Allen Concepts, Inc has added new features to the TightWatt pool timer which increase energy savings, and save time for pool service professionals.

Consumers continue to become more aware of just how much energy their pool pump consumes. In the Phoenix area, it is typically a home's second largest energy consumer (air conditioning being the largest). The average pool pump consumes approximately 1,500 Watts of power when it's running. The TightWatt timer has been re-designed to closely match the climate of the Southern and Western United States, to make sure that a pool pump is only running as much as needed. It automatically increases filter time during the spring months, and reduces it during the winter months, using its patent-pending algorithm. The user simply sets a "Summer" and "Winter" run time, and the TightWatt pool timer will calculate how long to run the pool pump throughout the year.

User-selectable manual filter cycles have also been added, so that the pool filter is only run as much as needed - great when adding chemicals, or cleaning up after a storm. Most pool timers (when manually turned on) run until they hit the next "off" tripper, which is generally set to early morning hours.

Energy savings can amount to hundreds of dollars per year. The TightWatt timer also reduces wear-and-tear on pool components, including expensive salt water chlorinators. The TightWatt automates pool maintenance by self-adjusting throughout the year, and also by providing precise control over manual cycle operation.

Pool service professionals save time by not having to adjust the timer settings through the year. It also saves time by allowing them to run manual cycles as long as desired without the installation of additional "off" trippers.

TightWatt timers install in minutes, as they snap directly into all Intermatic cases. They can be programmed to run "off-peak", and are very easy to use.

For more information, please visit: www.tightwatt.com.

SOURCE Allen Concepts, Inc