Entry 1Sun hours and turnover
A residential pool is commonly circulated for six to eight hours a day, nearly all of it in daylight.
Those same hours are when a dedicated panel array produces, so the pump can run 100% on solar for that span.
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Entries on the sun, the pool and the pump. In short: a SunRay hybrid runs 100% solar-powered through the daylight hours a pool needs.
Kits listed from $1,999
Is AC required?No. AC is optional, wired in only for night or spa running.
What share of the bill?Up to 30% on the utility bill, as rates and weather allow.
Entry 2Grid-tie compared with hybrid
A grid-tie array requires utility power to operate; with a hybrid pump, no AC is needed for the solar to work.
An AC supply may be added, and the controller then switches to it automatically when sunlight falls short.
Entry 3Recorded effect on household bills
Owners commonly record savings of $100 to $250 a month after the change.
Shipping entry
- United States: complete kits carry free shipping, and Hawaii is entered on the same terms.
- Other countries: free shipping to your freight forwarder in Florida; carriage beyond the forwarder is extra.
- Puerto Rico ships by U.S. Postal Service.
- Alaska, and the pump alone: ask us about shipping.