Pressure pumps?

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

Lol

The skimmer is running fine right now and skimming well. (With the addition of the air pump). I was just wondering if there would be a solution that could eliminate the air pump.

I don't think buying a new skimmer would really save me any money for the same skimming capacity. How much does an energy efficient skimmer rated for 1000 gallons cost ?

I feel like running a barracuda and a 65w air pump is reasonable power consumption for a skimmer of that size. But correct me if I'm wrong

Probably around $1200 I would guess, but you're not really treating 1000 gallons of water. The bigger is better thing is over-rated, going back to my example before with the truck. There are other benefits relating to noise, compact size and better design in addition to efficiency.

300+W 24/7 is probably close to $300 per year depending on what you pay for electric and while switching to something that uses as little as 40W might not be that convincing in terms of energy savings alone, the other benefits might be. Much quieter, more compact and an over better design, which despite what some might have to say is more effective at skimming. Hence why no one really makes Beckett skimmers anymore. Also when I mentioned it might be cheaper to buy a new skimmer I was also factoring in your purchase of two pressure rated pumps which would be around $600 or so, I'm sure you can get a nice more efficient skimmer rated for your actual volume for that amount.

But anyway I'm not actually suggesting you buy a new skimmer, it was more of a joke than or anything