Can I run my heater when PH is that high? I am also worried that once I do turn on the heater, algae will return as it may be harboring in heater plumbing since its been dormant for a few weeks. Cooler nights/mornings are beginning...
Calcium Hardness level with algae problem
- Thread starter Blondie23
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,343
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Water still runs through the heater core when it is off unless you turned valves to bypass the heater. There will be no algae hiding in the heater.
You can run your heater during the SLAM Process
You can run your heater during the SLAM Process
Yes, the valves are turned to bypass the heater when its not running.. Does that make a difference with it possibly containing algae?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,343
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Valves turned automatically by automation or manually?
It would really help us if details of your pool was in your signature. What automation do you have?
Manually shut off to bypass. Before switching to BBB, we used an auto chlorinator with tabs. The plumbing still runs through the empty chlorinator. I'll try to get all the specific info for the signature later today.
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- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,343
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Just open the heater bypass to allow water to run through it.
Why do you bypass the heater when not running it?
Why do you bypass the heater when not running it?
Not completely sure, hubby did all the plumbing and cleans/maintains the equipment. I just thought the fresh chlorine couldn't go through the heater, so he directed me to always shut off water flow through the chlorinator (which now sits empty since we do BBB method) and then let water flow through the heater only when its heating. We use it mostly ar beginning and wnd of season, and a solar cover at night (Indiana climate) I'm trying to attach photo of our set up, but it says the file is too large.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,343
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
That sort of makes sense if you did not have a check valve between the chlorinator and heater. The tab chlorinator creates very acidic water that you don’t want to backflow through the heater. It isn’t a problem with the chlorine in the tablets but with the acid it also contains. A simple check valve prevents such backflow.
If you are no longer using the tablets you can let water circulate through the heater.
Tun off HDR on your phone camera app. HDR creates pics too large for our system.
Indeed! Much clearer. Good job!
And will be even clearer still after the filter gets everything. Maintain SLAM, you're sooooo almost there.
And will be even clearer still after the filter gets everything. Maintain SLAM, you're sooooo almost there.