More hours with less output or vice versa?
- Thread starter 09659
- Start date
- Jun 12, 2011
- 3,762
- Pool Size
- 19500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pureline Crystal Pure 60,000
Your pump run time should be based on the filtration needs of the pool. It's a lot cheaper to turn up the setting on the SWG than run he pump longer than is needed.
- May 3, 2007
- 16,875
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Also, the cell is rated in amp-hours so if you run less hours at more amps vs more hours at less amps, it shouldn't matter for cell life.
- Jun 12, 2011
- 3,762
- Pool Size
- 19500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pureline Crystal Pure 60,000
Turning the dial up and down on most SWG units just cycles it on and off. The % numbers shown on most control panels refer to the % of the time the unit is switched on in cycling. So the life of the cell would be the same either way, you just burn a lot more electric if you run the pump more than needed.
- May 3, 2007
- 16,875
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Not all. The pool pilot allows for power adjustment and has different voltage levels which changes the amp draw.
I would consider the % setting as a run time adjustment. To change the output of a cell, you need to change the current.
I would consider the % setting as a run time adjustment. To change the output of a cell, you need to change the current.
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