Carl, please don't take this the wrong way, it's not bad advice it's different advice. What is OF?
Making things simple, inexpensive and effective are my bywords to.
24/7 isn't wasting money when the cost is less than your pump running for two-three hours.
Not arguing at all.
Vacuuming is necessary but less so, I sold my pool robot as it was not needed the pool doesn't get that dirty any longer.

Ben is a Pioneer, this forum is great but does that mean there isn't another alternative? I have run many pools the old way and they are more work, 24/7 has a drawback to, you have to empty the skimmer baskets more frequently as that's where the debris ends up, not on the bottom.
This is new low energy running, only possible because new parts come along.
This idea is better for management and better for the environment. CO2 levels need to be reduced, according to a University calculator my pool produces 128kg of CO2 by comparison a conventional pool (3/4 hp) would produce 2 tons of CO2.
CO2 is causing the oceans to become acidic, on the present graph the fish will begin to die by 2015, if there is another way to run things shouldn't we look at it?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ic-oceans.html
http://www.awi.de/en/news/background...g_more_acidic/

"Self described experts are not accepted at face value here", no problem, I am not selling a product, no junk science gadget just a concept that I have spent a few years exploring and installing on my customers pools. People can choose their own ways I just wanted to add something to the debate.