Agreed, the formula does not lie but there are outside variables and the input variables may be off. For example, alot of rain like we have had in the last few months or cloud cover changes the PPM demand.
SWG Run Time Calculator
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RoxxW
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Re: Formula for SWG / Pump Runtime?
maybe its restrictions on my computer preventing me. I'll try at home. Thanks
yep---restrictions on that computer. link works!
maybe its restrictions on my computer preventing me. I'll try at home. Thanks
yep---restrictions on that computer. link works!
Kneichko
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What a GREAT tool. Thanks! Took a lot of the guesswork out of tuning my SWG. I saw someone post that their FC was climbing. I saw the same thing. I assumed that when I was dumping jugs, the sun was eating more of my FC when it was high. IOW, when my CYA was 60, I would target 10-12 on hot, sunny days, and I was losing 4-5 PPM per day, probably in part because my levels were high. Now, with the constant flow from my SWG, my loss is closer to 3.5 ppm. Does that make sense?
I think that some have found similar. It can have alot to do with your CYA though too and even other factors such as how much sun, pump run time, etc.
- Apr 23, 2017
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- 22000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Since I installed my SWG my FC has been constantly increasing from 7 to 10.5 so far. SWG was set at 50% but i turned it down until I start loosing FC then will slowly adjust SWG % up...hope I'm doing it right???
FC demand can vary based on a lot of conditions, sunshine amount, temperature and pool use. It can take a while for you to learn your pool's needs. I usually have to adjust mine based on the season, spring and fall is one setting and mid summer is another setting. If I have a huge FC demand like a party, I will just manually dose using liquid chlorine so I don't have to fool with the % or run time. Tracking your FC over time will help you figure out the rhythm. It is best to overshoot your FC vs undershoot.
Well said. This year, I got myself in a bind due to all of the rain in my area. Based on my loss of CYA, I had a replacement of about 30% of water. That also means that my CYA was dropping and water was being added that was not chlorinated. All of this increased the demand of FC but I did on compensate enough and after about 1 week of not testing, my FC dropped to 1 and it was not so sparkly anymore. A 2 day SLAM fixed it. I also had to add more CYA as I like to run it around 80.
Matt...next step for you bud....have someone build this into an app, then put it on the app store for $1.99 or whatever.
great job!
great job!
I'd be happy to take a stab at an Android App. Wouldn't be too difficult to build considering it's mostly mathematical calculations which could easily be pulled from the Excel Spreadsheet. I'm an amateur/newbie at both pools and Android programming as our pool build is about to start next week and I've just finished taking an Android Basics programming course through Google's Nanodegree program.
One of the worse things you can do after a course like that is... nothing. Gotta use skills to keep them so I'd love to see what I can do. Of course, the formula is yours MGMOORE7 so I would only do this with your blessing. Send me a message if you're interested and want to discuss further. This would be great practice for me with building an Android app.
Unfortunately, I don't have any iPhone programming skills so I wouldn't be able to do anything there.
One of the worse things you can do after a course like that is... nothing. Gotta use skills to keep them so I'd love to see what I can do. Of course, the formula is yours MGMOORE7 so I would only do this with your blessing. Send me a message if you're interested and want to discuss further. This would be great practice for me with building an Android app.
Unfortunately, I don't have any iPhone programming skills so I wouldn't be able to do anything there.
- Jun 22, 2017
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- 35000
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
I made some changes/updates to the SWG Runtime Calculator:
Download: SWG Runtime Calculator | Github
| Beta 1.3 | 02/22/2018 | Conditional formating to show good, ok, and bad values for percent table, adjustable in Setup tab |
| Add sliders for Calculate Runtime and Calculate SWG % input cells | ||
| Use ceiling function to round the SWG% in the Calculate SWG % | ||
| Bold Column in SWG % table based on the FC demand ppm cell | ||
| Beta 1.4 | 03/19/2018 | Update instructions |
| Add description of colored ranges | ||
| Renamed "Min Runtime" to "Max Acceptable" and Max Runtime to Max Possible (24) | ||
| Added setting for SWG % increments, only effects "Calculate SWG %" in bottom left |
Download: SWG Runtime Calculator | Github
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- Apr 23, 2017
- 2,400
- Pool Size
- 22000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Just checked it out and it worked fine with no glitches. The helpful links section only has 1 working link (chlorine/cya chart and water balance for sag are not set as links). Thanks for the update!!
- Jun 22, 2017
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- 35000
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- Vinyl
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- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Not sure how they lost the hyperlinks and still are blue and underlined.... I'll fix that though, thanks.
wow this is great. helps a lot!
jim
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cliff thanks for the heads up on this today! i'm just looking at it. busy busy work day!
jim
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cliff thanks for the heads up on this today! i'm just looking at it. busy busy work day!
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2,400
- Pool Size
- 22000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
- Jun 22, 2017
- 859
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Just fixed the weirdly missing links. I blame Microsoft, lol
Download: SWG Runtime Calculator | Github
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BTW, that download link will always point to the latest release.
Star and watch the Github repository to get notifications for any updates.
| 1.4.1 | 05/18/2018 | Fixed Helpful Links hyperlinks |
| Added link for Recommended Pool Levels by Surface Type |
Download: SWG Runtime Calculator | Github
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BTW, that download link will always point to the latest release.
Star and watch the Github repository to get notifications for any updates.
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2,400
- Pool Size
- 22000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
- Jun 22, 2017
- 859
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45
Thanks man. Just wanna point out that mjmoore7 is the one that originally created this, I just made some modifications that I thought dressed it up better and added a little more functionality to it. Mostly all the formulas and hard work comes from him though.