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Interesting stuff. My storage container is a 5 gallon HDPE plastic bucket with matching top. I don't think HDPE will leach anything into the solution, but maybe. Otherwise I suppose it makes sense that it is something precipitating. Either that or something like dirt is getting into my bucket...

Hi all. Hope this is the right place for this, but I had a question after winterizing my pool pump yesterday and discovering a leak on my stenner. The stenner just needs a new tube I'm pretty sure (not sure why this one only lasted me 5 months, but I got a season out of it, so ok). I decided...

I have the same pump and a slightly larger pool. Bought it from locke well and pump. I run mine twice a day for 15 minutes at a time feeding 8.25% great value bleach and find myself going over target often. But I'm happy with my stenner pump, and mostly happy with my Wiion timer that controls...

Looks awesome. I hope to get a similar project going over the winter. I may be begging for code at that point. I don't have an autofill or landscape lighting at the moment, and only a single speed pump. No solar yet, though I hope to add soon. In other words, my setup may be a lot simpler. But...

I got mine from Locke Well and Pump plus a rain hood for $236 shipped. I am using a cheap 5 gallon HDPE bucket from Lowes for storage, and the Wion woods timer. Total cost was less than $275, and I am quite pleased.

I can say with 99.9% confidence that no, you will not find a single person on this forum that likes the Frog based systems. I too had one on my pool that we acquired with our house. We closed on our house in September, and I ran the frog in it till we closed the pool that winter. When I oped it...

Good to know. Mine has only been in use for about 4 months less than an hour a day, so I had no idea what to look out for. Thank you both.

I was guessing the injector may be plugged with white stuff also. I'm curious though, when the Stenner tubes go, do they leak?

I have an Arduino and an Ethernet shield that I bought a while back intending on hooking up some temp probes to use it to monitor water temperature, and maybe the temp inside my chlorine storage tank. I'm not sure I want to mess with ORP probes and stuff, but this project could still be useful...

1. Which liquid chlorine dosing system do you use? (Stenner 45MPHP10) 2. Does your system respond to a sensor, or do you dial it in based on your drop-based testing? (dial it in based on drop test.) 3. What is your current pump run time? (6 hours per day) 4. What is the run time of your...

You should aim to run the stenner enough to keep your FC at the target level for your CYA for a non SWG pool. The only time you would use the levels for the SWG pool is when you are using a saltwater chlorine generator. I personally have 3000ppm salt in my pool, but am not using a SWCG. I feed...

That's a bummer. I've actually been manually dosing my pool the last few days as I tested something else. But my timers are still set up, so I guess it wasn't a system wide thing. I shall be keeping an eye on mine now too though.

I wrapped my bucket with one of these products when I first set up my stenner. I placed the bucket on my concrete pad, and on one 90 degree day I decided to stick a thermometer in there to see how hot the bleach was...and it was 98 degrees, hotter than the outside air. So, no matter what you...

I use a 5 gallon bucket as my tank. It is made of thick HDPE plastic. I buried it most of the way because I found that my concrete pad got so hot in the direct sun it was cooking my bleach in the bucket. My bucket is now still in direct sunlight all day with zero shade. Ive decided to use 8.25%...

I've never heard of anyone lubing their Stenner tubes.

I saw that lid last time I was at Lowes, and was tempted to buy it for my bucket, but didn't. I may though, because the $3 one I got with my bucket is a pain. It wasn't designed to be taken on and off. Next time I'm there maybe I'll grab one. I'm still torn on burying my bucket. It fits fine on...

Interesting that you buried your bucket. I had thought about doing something similar, but havent. Right now my 5 gallon bucket sits on my concrete pad out in the sun. I did wrap it in reflective insulation, so that helps. But I'm still tempted to bury mine. Not sure it's a good idea though. So...

regarding that transfer pump, what kind of hose are you using? Garden hose? I have a transfer pump that I want to use in this way to empty bottles into my storage container...but I'm not sure a garden hose will fit in a gallon jug very well, nor if it'll hold up to chlorine. I was thinking of...

Thanks Gary, that makes me feel better. I didn't really inspect mine when I had it apart, but I did take it apart to make sure the duck bill was in there and all. You are correct that it does prevent most of the pressure from pushing water out, so even in the event of a failure, I wouldn't lose...

I suppose that makes sense. Perhaps it's the downside of choosing the higher psi pump. Either way, I appreciate hearing I am not alone. I'm setting up the timer for injecting now. If there are any problems I should know soon.

Hi all. I finally got my Stenner pump installed at the pad tonight.I threaded the injector/check valve assembly into the T that I plumbed in for it, and turned the pool pump on before hooking up the hoses to make sure it didn't leak. To my surprise, water slowly bubbled up the injector tube. Is...

I've got the same timer that I plan to use for my Stenner soon. I just got the plumbing all done. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get it plugged in and set up on the timer.

I appreciate that tidbit of advice. I was going to rely on the stenner rain hood alone, but I don't want to tear this thing and rebuild it all the time. I already have enough carburetors to rebuild around my shop.

Cool! Thanks for the reassurance. I'm going to be setting up my Stenner this weekend, so I'll hope for the best. I plan to regularly pull the injector and check it, but we all know how plans go!

That's along my line of thought as well. Fortunately for me, if my power went out for more than 10 minutes it would be a pretty significant event and I don't think it would be too hard for me to remember to go out and make sure the mechanical timer is still set properly. To be honest, I check...

I'm in the same boat and plan to operate my Stenner 10gpd on a woods wifi enabled timer I got from Amazon for $30. But I'm going an even cheaper route to get started for the storage tank, just a 5 gallon HDPE bucket. At a roughly half gallon a day appetite for chlorine, 5 gallons should give me...

Can anyone clarify whether this white stuff is salt or calcium? And am I eventually going to get sucked into the borates thing to get rid of this "white stuff" no matter what method I use to inject or manually add liquid chlorine to my pool?

No problem! I'll be sure to update you once I get it. As far as the 12v one, I'm thinking you shouldn't worry much. While you may have pressure in your return lines, it's all headed down stream. If you place your injector in the right place (facing downstream), you aren't going to have water...

oops, I meant 120volt. My pool pump is 120 volt and that's all I've got at my pad, so that's what I'm running my stenner off of as well. I'll get the pump tomorrow. Hope to have it set up by the weekend at the latest. I'm already tired of pouring chlorine in all the time manually. I got the...

this "white stuff" you guys are talking about...is that a problem with the stenner too? I mean, obviously the tube can get salt buildup, but am I going to eventually start seeing white stuff in my pool and get sucked into the borate thing too?