Anyone using LMI pump for chlorine dosing?

[Beep]

Hello,
I'm in the process of assembling my pool system, and and going to use the BBB method, but wanted a continuous dosing of the bleech as to consistantly maintain the FC level rather than have the swings from too much to too little, I know I will still need to adjust for weather and bather load, but figure it will still be minimal.
Anyways, I have aquired an LMI P121-158 dosing pump for cheap, but it didn't come with the foot valve or the 4FV (priming valve), and am wondering if I really need these?
Does anyone have any examples of how these are installed?, pics?
Any help is greatly appriciated.

 

[Bama Rambler]

given your suction head from the container to the pump you may not need the foot valve. Keep in mind that those diaphragm pumps can be a bit of a pain to prime. Once primed it should be fine. You can always buy a foot valve later if you find you need it.

 

[Beep]

Thanks for the information, I'm considering buying a Rola-Chem feeder now since I've heard that diapham pumps don't like liquid chlorine all that much.

 

[racket]

I'd give you an LMI pump for free, but I woudlnt be doing you a favor.

I prefer stenner pumps to rolachem. Rolachem seem incredibly cheaply made.

 

[Beep]

Stenner pumps are alot more $$$ than the Rola-chem pumps, which is the reason I chose the Rola-chem, I haven't really heard anything bad about them.
It sucks that I already bought that LMI pump, but I guess I'll just post it on kijiji or ebay or something, use it as a paper weight ha! ha!

 

[Guest]

Love my Rola Chem. I use it with a fifteen gallon Carboy!

 

[Isaac-1]

I have been using an LMI pump since last year for Chlorine, so far so good, I have only had issues with loosing prime a couple of times this winter with the limited circulation going on and pump being turned down to very low levels.

see my set up here new-metering-pump-project-t22358.html?hilit=lmi%20pump


Ike