Cheaper to upgrade IC20 to IC40?

[Geophffrey]

Hey I’m curious if it’s cheaper to upgrade to the larger salt cell (IC40) than to run my pump on an IC20 for 18 hrs a day in Texas. It’s not making the proper amount of chlorine. I assume I can sell my 1 year old undersized salt cell online to recoup some money.

 

[mknauss]

With a vs pump, just run it 24/7. You should be able to run at 1200 rpm or so to satisfy the flow switch.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Jeff,

You have an 19K pool and a 20K cell.. which is only half the SWCG size that we recommend.

When you use up your current 20K cell, then you should replace it with a 40K cell.

As long as your 20K cell is keeping up, then I see no reason to replace it.. That said, you will have to run the 24/7 and set the cell at close to 100% to keep your FC up in the middle of the summer.

Many of us run our pumps 24/7 and with a VS pump, the cost is pretty cheap.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Geophffrey]

With a vs pump, just run it 24/7. You should be able to run at 1200 rpm or so to satisfy the flow switch.

Thank you so much for the reply. Sounds great. I'll do this until the cell fails.

 

[Geophffrey]

Jeff,

You have an 19K pool and a 20K cell.. which is only half the SWCG size that we recommend.

When you use up your current 20K cell, then you should replace it with a 40K cell.

As long as your 20K cell is keeping up, then I see no reason to replace it.. That said, you will have to run the 24/7 and set the cell at close to 100% to keep your FC up in the middle of the summer.

Many of us run our pumps 24/7 and with a VS pump, the cost is pretty cheap.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Yes, I screwed up... Thank you for the reply. I'll do this until the cell fails.