Pool Ownership Planning Calculator

Estimate pump runtime cost, total ownership cost, cover payback, and repair reserve planning from one public worksheet. Use the related tools when heater, evaporation, or refill planning is the better baseline.

Pump energy Heater heat-up Evaporation Water exchange

Pump is the retrofit comparison, heater is the heat-up cost, evaporation is the cover-savings check, and water exchange is the refill or dilution plan.

Ownership worksheet

Enter the pump schedule, operating allowance, cover assumptions, and reserve inputs to compare current and alternate costs.

Pump runtime planning

Input mode

Current watts

Current hours per day

Electricity rate ($/kWh)

Operating days per month

Alternate watts

Alternate hours per day

Ownership cost and reserve inputs

Monthly non-energy costCover costAnnual refill savingsAnnual heater / energy savingsAnnual cover upkeepOther annual reserveHeater replacement costHeater remaining years

Pump replacement costPump remaining yearsCover replacement costCover remaining years

Pump runtime planning

Use this section to compare the current and alternate schedules before you change speed or runtime. The monthly delta is the savings baseline for a pump upgrade or variable-speed retrofit.

Current monthly cost: $64.80
Current annual cost: $777.60
Alternate monthly cost: $30.24
Monthly delta: $34.56 less than current

Total ownership cost

This rolls the pump schedule, monthly operating allowance, and repair reserve together. Use it when you want the yearly ownership number that includes pump, heater, cover, and other replacements.

Current monthly total: $221.47
Current annual total: $2,657.60
Alternate monthly total: $186.91
Monthly delta: $34.56 less than current

Cover ROI

Compare your cover purchase against the annual savings, refill reduction, and upkeep you expect from it. Use this when a cover changes evaporation, heater load, or the amount of water you have to replace.

Annual gross savings: $420.00
Annual net savings: $360.00
Simple payback: 4.2 years
ROI: 24.0%

Repair reserve planning

Set aside money for replacements before the next part failure becomes a surprise. This keeps pump, heater, cover, and other replacement costs from turning into a one-off hit.

Annual reserve: $1,400.00
Monthly set-aside: $116.67
Pump reserve: $300.00
Heater reserve: $500.00
Cover reserve: $300.00
Other reserve: $300.00

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