Just installed New Salt Chlorine Generator

[Sherra]

If you're paying that much to run your pool pump for 6 hours, you should look into getting a dual speed pump and running in on low speed for longer to get the same or more circulation for less total kilowats.

 

[Guest]

Sherra,

That's my next project, just not sure how well that will work with solar. I have not really done much research, but it is next on my agenda.

 

[robjg]

I'd be interested in seeing pictures of your system. Thinking of getting the SGS myself

 

[Strannik]

Brad,

I agree, unfortunately running the pump longer is not an option. I would like to keep it around 6 hours a day during the summertime. Electricity in California is outrages. My bill for May was $570.00 and that's with no air conditioner. So if I can run my cell at 60 - 80 % and 6 hours, I will be happy.

don't you guys have off-peak tariffs which come cheaper?

 

[Guest]

Nope... Doesn't matter when the pump runs. They encourage to run off peak... but no discount!

 

[mickey4paws]

My bill for May was $570.00 and that's with no air conditioner.

Wow! No wonder you want to limit your pump usage.

Congrats on your SWG, it sounds nice. I looked at the link you posted. They say you just clean it with their "magic stick" (wooden stick). I'm just curious how that would remove scaling and such.

 

[Guest]

Actually, its a paint stick and just fits between the plates, so you scrap it out. I will post pictures here shortly so you can see the installation.

 

[mickey4paws]

Actually, its a paint stick and just fits between the plates, so you scrap it out. I will post pictures here shortly so you can see the installation.

Interesting! Yes, I'd love to see pics of it.

 

[Guest]

Here is the controller and cell!

 

[Guest]

FWIW,

I have an intellichlor and run it at 15% 12 hours a day. I keep an FC ~5-6 ppm with cya levels at 40. I know everyone here says run CYA a lot higher with a SWG, but if high CYA is bad for manually chlorinated pools, by my thinking its bad for SWG pools too.

Who said that CYA was bad for manually chlorinated pools. There has been discussion in this forum and elsewhere of why the higher CYA levels are useful in pools with SWGS but for practical reasons, which deal mostly with pH control, can be found by readng this thread:
water-balance-tips-for-a-swg-t3663.html

Further discussion of high CYA vs low CYA has been moved to Agree to Disagree. JasonLion