IChlor 30 Replacement

[611Manetta]

I have a Pentair IChlor 30 SWG that is approaching 5 years. Looking to replace it before it craps out on me. What SWG would one recommend that I can replace it with and is there a manufacturer/model that would work with no changes to my current piping layout?

 

[Jimrahbe]

611,

Why not get another iChlor 30???

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[611Manetta]

Availability is one of the issues on the iChlor 30 and is this considered an older outdated product? Would you know if the IChlor 40 can easily be swapped out for the iChlor30, and if so, will I need to modify the piping?

 

[ajw22]

iChlor 30 is not an outdated product. It is newer then the IntelliChlor SWGs. Although newer does not always mean better.

There is no iChlor40. There is the IntelliChlor IC40 cell that in my opinion is a higher quality product.

 

[Jimrahbe]

611,

Nothing is going to just slip right in except the iChlor.

I assume this is a standalone system and that you do not have a Pentair Automation system. Is that correct?

You would need to replumb if you go with anything else, but then you could buy any SWCG system you wanted.

For standalone systems, many members here use the CircuPool systems..

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Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[611Manetta]

611,

Nothing is going to just slip right in except the iChlor.

I assume this is a standalone system and that you do not have a Pentair Automation system. Is that correct?

You would need to replumb if you go with anything else, but then you could buy any SWCG system you wanted.

For standalone systems, many members here use the CircuPool systems..

Compare and Review Saltwater Chlorine Generator Prices and Features | DSP

www.discountsaltpool.com

Thanks,

Jim R.

This is a stand-alone system. I looked at the CircuPool link you sent, it appears that the SJ Model has an adapter to replace Hayward and Pentair SWG. Are you familiar with this model, and is it a better product (Model SJ) than just replacing the old SWG with another Pentair IChlor 30, if I can find one? Or should I look at a different CircuPool model?

 

[611Manetta]

iChlor 30 is not an outdated product. It is newer then the IntelliChlor SWGs. Although newer does not always mean better.

There is no iChlor40. There is the IntelliChlor IC40 cell that in my opinion is a higher quality product.

So in your opinion, the IntelliChlor IC40 is a better product than the IChlor 30, even though it is older technology?

 

[Jimrahbe]

it appears that the SJ Model has an adapter to replace Hayward and Pentair SWG.

611,

I suspect that that their unit can replace the IntelliChlor, but not the iChlor which is much smaller.

No matter what system you end up buying, you will have to do some replumbing.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[ajw22]

So in your opinion, the IntelliChlor IC40 is a better product than the IChlor 30, even though it is older technology?

Yes.

Sometimes newer is cheaper, not better.