Your pool with TED
Keep your pool water and schedule just right with TED, and save.
$225 to $450 a year
Actual savings depend on pump size, current runtime, tariff and solar.Pool Duty
Testing is the easy part. Knowing what the numbers mean, how much to add, and whether the pump really needs all those hours is where it gets tricky.
That's where TED comes in. It answers all three for your pool: which reading is off, exactly how much to add, and what your pump is costing you. Then it keeps adjusting as the weather changes, suggesting the cheapest hours to run your pump.
Your fridge needs power all day. Your pool pump doesn't. TED can suggest moving it out of peak times from day one, and trimming the hours once your water's in good shape.
Slide to the hours your pump runs now for a rough idea of the cost.
Based on a typical 1.1 kW pump at 38c per kWh, the same basis Together Energy uses for its savings figures. Your pump, tariff and solar will change the number.
Meet TED
Most pool advice is written for an average pool. TED is a smart plug and app that builds a picture of yours, so every answer fits the pool in your backyard.
TED speaks Pool.
New to pools? TED tells you what each test result means, and exactly how much to add for your pool. You'll pick up how it all works as you go.
Water already looking off? Start with the free Pool Problem Solver.
“A little bit of knowledge goes a long way. We didn't realise the pH and salt levels were so important.”
A real pool in Mosman, NSW
David and Sara's pump ran 12 hours a day, all year round, until they started with TED in November. Once their pH and salt were back in range, TED suggested trimming the schedule in small steps, checking the water after each one. By April it was down to 5 hours, and the water stayed clear. As the weather changes, TED keeps adjusting, up or down.
I can't believe how expensive pool filtration was, and how much of that was wasted.Sara, Mosman NSW · Read their story
One customer's result. Savings depend on your pool, pump, current runtime and energy plan.
“Now I test at home using the strips and TED tells me what and how much to add.”
“Within the first week TED had already identified I was running the pump way too long and my pH was off.”
In the zone, all year round
Your pool doesn't need the same thing in July as it does in January. Weather, water and the way you use it all change. A timer set once runs the same hours regardless.
Weather aware
TED follows the forecast at your pool all year round. Rain, heat, strong sun and the change of seasons all shift what your water needs, so TED can prompt a fresh test, suggest a little more pump time, or suggest winding back when things cool off.
A fresh test is worth it after
Tariff aware
TED works from the peak and off‑peak times in your energy plan, and suggests hours that cost less.
Got solar? It can line your pump up with your panels, and steer clear of peak on grey days.
More when your pool needs it. Less when it doesn’t.
Weather prompts and tariff and solar recommendations are part of TED AI, included for your first year.
Watch it add up
Ask anyone with rooftop solar. Once you can see what you're saving, you keep checking. TED gives you that for your pool pump, with power use by the day, week, month and year, and what TED is saving you. It's the kind of number you bring up at the next barbecue.
“Seeing energy consumption and savings on an app's really great.”
How it works
About 10 minutes from box to pool. Then TED works alongside you.
Connect TED to your home wifi. Then your pump, or your chlorinator, plugs into TED.
Pool size, pump, salt or chlorine, and your energy plan. A power bill or your postcode is enough.
Dip a strip, wait 15 seconds and tap the matching colours in the app. Every test you log shows TED what to add and when your pump can run less. TED reminds you when the next one’s due.
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Your pool. Your rules. TED does the maths.
After year one, TED AI is $80 a year, including test strip refills. Renew to keep TED suggesting your runtime as the weather and your power prices change, and prompting you when it's time to test. If you don't, your smart plug and app still handle pump control and chemistry calculations.
See what's always included, and what TED AI adds
If TED isn't right for your pool, send it back for a refund.
Your smart plug is covered for two full years.
Almost certainly. TED works with any pool pump that plugs into a standard power point, up to 15 amps. That's around 99% of pumps, including pumps run through a chlorinator.
If you have a chlorinator, it plugs into TED and its own timer is set to always on. If you don't, your pump plugs straight into TED.
Yes. TED uses your home 2.4 GHz wifi. You pair it near the router first, then move it out to the pool equipment. If the signal is weak out there, a range extender or mesh point usually sorts it.
If the wifi ever drops out, TED keeps running its last schedule and reconnects when it can.
TED is made for indoor use, so outdoor equipment needs a weatherproof plug enclosure. You'll find them at Bunnings.
Not without your say so. TED runs the schedule you set. When the weather or your power prices call for it, TED AI suggests a change to your runtime or timing, and you approve it in the app.
Yes. Clear water matters more than a smaller bill. If a hot spell or heavy rain means your pool needs more filtering, TED suggests extra runtime. When conditions settle, it suggests winding it back. You approve each change.
Your first year of TED AI is included in the $149, along with the smart plug, test strips and the TED app. After that it's $80 a year, including test strip refills. If you don't renew, your smart plug and app still work out your chemistry and control your pump, but you'll miss out on the weather prompts and tariff recommendations.
You have 14 days to send it back for a refund, and the hardware has a two‑year warranty.
A pool you're proud of, and the savings to show for it. Morning swims, kids in and out all afternoon, friends over on a hot day. That's what it's all for.
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