SKUMP

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  • 2026

  • Product
    Hardware and Building

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Designed In:

Australia

Solaflo’s SKUMP is a complete, self-powered swimming pool equipment and management platform that integrates the recirculation skimmer, pump, filtration, sterilisation, heating, illumination even robotic cleaner into a silent, in-ground ecosystem. Powered entirely by solar energy, it eliminates running costs and emissions while returning pleasure to swimming pool ownership.


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  • Traditional swimming pool systems are plagued by high operating costs, require time-consuming maintenance, are noisy, whilst unsightly equipment consumes valuable space. Typically made up of multiple mismatched components from different manufactures requiring complex, mostly inefficient plumbing, resulting in significant energy losses. AC mains powered equipment near water poses safety risks, owners face constant blocked leaf skimmers, use excessive water to backwash, requiring constant chemical adjustments, whilst oversized pumps waste energy. These factors make pool ownership expensive, complicated and environmentally damaging. Solaflo’s SKUMP overcomes ALL these very real problems, returning pleasure to swimming pool ownership.

  • Solaflo has reimagined the entire swimming pool recirculation system. At SKUMP’s heart is “IZEP” the world’s most efficient low-voltage DC water pump, positioned directly below an enhanced skimmer, discharge water flows into two large cartridge filters positioned either side. All at poolside, in-ground, thus silent, out of sight and runs completely for free via only two solar panels paired with a small LFP battery, SKUMP offers commercial grade filtration. typically turning over 200,000-400,000 litres per 24 hours. This design reduces plumbing head and friction loss, thus reducing overall energy losses. Additional innovations include an auto-leaf backflush system via sensor-less control.

  • Environmentally, SKUMP delivers a zero carbon emissions solution, aesthetically pleasing, requiring no ugly plantroom, whilst reducing water wastage through efficient cartridge filtration paired with auto-leaf backflush technology.Commercially, it disrupts the pool equipment industry by simplifying installation time and costs, lowers operating costs to zero, with a payback of just 2.45 years representing $12,000+ in savings over seven years.Societally, it transforms pool ownership into a safe, low-maintenance pleasurable experience encouraging sustainable lifestyles, family enjoyment and greater pool adoption. SKUMP supports the global shift to renewable energy by converting solar power directly into continuous water movement, treatment and illumination.

  • • Zero running costs - operates for free on solar• Silent - SKUMP is silent at all speeds, not just low speed like all others.• Out of sight - No plantroom, No pump shed, No corner of the car garage taken up with unsightly equipment or plumbing. Allows plunge pools in courtyard homes.• Water-efficient- One pass cartridge filtration, finer more efficient than sand (media) with dramatically lower head pressure requirements.• Auto-leaf backflush system- worlds first in skimmer leaf flushing system using intelligent sensor-less control to detect and prevent cavitation.• Commercial grade filtration - 24/7 turnover is now possible, full power during a sunlight day, Eco mode on Battery at night. 200,000 to 400,000 litres turnover rate per 24 hours.• Safe – Native low voltage architecture, solar panels are DC, batteries are DC, IZEP and all matched accessories are low voltage DC. No AC Mains powered required, No Power factor losses.• Plumbing efficiency - Innovative Pump-in-Skimmer configuration eliminates long pipe runs, multiple 90-degree elbows and associated head and friction losses.• Ecosystem – ALL SKUMP systems are paired with Solaflo’s “Ultimate” Controller c/- LFP battery for 24/ 7 operation including power management software to control: -· Illumination· Sterilisation· Robotic pool cleaner· Deluge valve· Intelligent Wi-Fi· Plug and Play