With the increase in LC prices this year, I decided to try to pencil out the costs of running a Jandy Truclear SWG. I lose about 2 ppm FC from my pool per day during the hot summer months. At current Walmart bleach prices (best non-sale LC price locally), that's about $1.50 per day! Last year I diluted 10% pool LC to 5% when it was on sale at the end of the season at Kmart and ACE hardware, filled empty jugs, and stored it in cold (and dark) storage. for this season. (We live on a 1908 homstead and it has wonderful cold storage.) The LC temperature/concentration vs. half life chart I once saw here in the forums was confirmed--the LC lost very little potency while in storage after it was diluted to 5%. The bottom line is end of season sale prices might bring LC prices down to about $1 per day or a little more for me.
I only digress in my LC price analysis to provide an idea of a reasonable cost target in an SWG cost comparison. From SWG posts and other online data, I've estimated my cost for SWG electricity and cell replacement reserve at about fifty cents per day. That's cheaper than even the cheapest trichlor pucks (about $0.66 per day for my usage level)!
I'd like to know how much salt an SWG would use in producing 2 ppm FC in my pool. Then I can add the cost of the salt to my $0.50 / day estimate.
Thanks for any help!
I only digress in my LC price analysis to provide an idea of a reasonable cost target in an SWG cost comparison. From SWG posts and other online data, I've estimated my cost for SWG electricity and cell replacement reserve at about fifty cents per day. That's cheaper than even the cheapest trichlor pucks (about $0.66 per day for my usage level)!
I'd like to know how much salt an SWG would use in producing 2 ppm FC in my pool. Then I can add the cost of the salt to my $0.50 / day estimate.
Thanks for any help!