Does anyone have experience with ethanol-based antifreeze? I have been using propylene glycol-based in the past and have had some issues with high chlorine demand on startup.
Ethanol vs propylene glycol antifreeze
- Thread starter DonQ
- Start date
- Jul 3, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-40
propylene glycol-based is the only one approved and safe to be used in pool water... The other is for vehicles and not safe for the pool...
I don’t mean ethylene glycol based antifreeze, I’m talking about ethanol (ethyl alcohol) based antifreeze. Some are advertised as being for pool use and I was wondering if anyone had experience with them.
You can use either one. I suspect that the chlorine demand will be about the same either way. If you blow out the lines correctly, you can use much less antifreeze.
How much antifreeze are you adding?
I would recommend the propylene glycol based antifreeze.
How much antifreeze are you adding?
I would recommend the propylene glycol based antifreeze.
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That's too much. If you can get the lines blown out completely, there should not be a need for more than about one gallon.
Also, you can try to rig up a way to collect the used antifreeze during the opening instead of letting it get to the pool.
Also, you can try to rig up a way to collect the used antifreeze during the opening instead of letting it get to the pool.
Do you have a waste setting on your MPV ? I suck from my skimmers right to waste on startup and the only thing left is the gallon in the returns.
I usually stick a shop vac in the lines near the filter and open the plugs in the pool just a little to let water into the lines. I can suck out most of the anti-freeze that way.
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