I'm getting an autopilot system, and my old one had the manifold with swg cell on my old pool. I'm thinking it's unnecessary, as I rarely run the vs pump at high speed. Only time I do is to backwash, or pump out too much water. Thoughts???
Is a bypass manifold necessary???
- Thread starter suzook
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your 1.85HP pump is not going to have enough flow to require a bypass on your Autopilot SWG.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Eventually, but I always put a bypass on that. I don't know why that's relevant.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It is relevant because a heater adds resistance to your plumbing and will further constrain your pumps maximum flow rate.
I guess, but as stated pump won't be run at full speed, other than backwash.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Backwash water flow does not run water through the SWG if it is placed properly.
