Summertime in Australia has always been a time for enjoying the outdoors. We all love to find a way to escape the heat and relax the afternoon away. For many people that can involve a dip in the backyard swimming pool or spa. It’s convenient and often turns into a fun time with the family.

Yet the humble swimming pool has become one of the most expensive and inefficient appliances in the house. With soaring electricity prices and more then 300,000 residential pools in Queensland alone, it’s important that homeowners understand how to limit the financial damage of running this luxury item.

The main offender is the pool’s circulation-pump that is the driver for whole filtration system. Here are some tips and products that should be looked at to stop your pool contributing to the ever-increasing power bill.

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