Would you recommend a bypass for my chlorinator

[DancherBoi]

I just purchased a Goldline Pro Logic control unit with a chlorinator cell and am preparing for the installation. I notice that many people just plumb the cell right inline of the return pipes, but was wondering if it would be a good idea to install a bypass around it? If I were to install a bypass, how would I do that? I am thinking to add a valve before and after the cell and joining the two valves together with pipe to enable the bypass.

I like the idea of installing the bypass so that I can continue to run my pump when replacing or cleaning the cell. Anybody else do this?

 

[JasonLion]

Unless you have a very high flow rate pump, there isn't much point in plumbing a SWG cell bypass. If you want to be able to remove the cell and continue to use the pump, you can make a piece of straight pipe of the correct length and with the appropriate unions to connect in the same place the SWG cell usually goes. That almost never comes up, so most people don't bother.

 

[Strannik]

That almost never comes up, so most people don't bother.

unless you need to send your cell for test/repair and discover that you got nothing to plug a hole with

 

[DancherBoi]

Awesome. Thanks for the good advice. I will make the straight pipe.