Does it hurt to leave the power on to a SWG in winter even though it may not be producing all the time due to cold water. Set it around 20% or so.
Leaving power on to SWG in winter
- Thread starter woodyp
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- Feb 6, 2015
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Does your pump run 24/7 year round?
If so, leaving the SWG on won't hurt anything. Once the water gets cold enough, the SWG will stop producing.
Of course, you still need to test on a regular schedule to be sure the FC and other chems are within range.
If so, leaving the SWG on won't hurt anything. Once the water gets cold enough, the SWG will stop producing.
Of course, you still need to test on a regular schedule to be sure the FC and other chems are within range.
- May 3, 2014
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If your set up is such that you can turn the power off to it, that would be a good idea. No reason to run the electronics for no reason.
I know Jim does that.
Mine I have come on for 1 hour per day as it occasionally will generate as my pool water tends to ride the 52F line that the SWCG turns off at.
I know Jim does that.
Mine I have come on for 1 hour per day as it occasionally will generate as my pool water tends to ride the 52F line that the SWCG turns off at.
Water temp now is 56 but it's gonna be air temp 80-85 for about a week. If it won't harm the cell electronics I'd just as soon let it run if it decides it needs to upbuntil January here I guess. Only time I'll run the pumpbover 6 hours a day is when it's gonna freeze.
It's still producing at 56 btw. Keeping an eyeball on it to see when it goes on strike.
DavidArmenB
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- Sep 7, 2022
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- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Is it a Hayward cell? My AquaRite produced chlorine all the way down to 50f last year, shutting down only when temp reached 49f, giving me a couple of extra months of chlorine production, especially when compared to other SWCG brands that typically stop producing at closer to 60f.
- May 3, 2007
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According to the manual it shuts down at 50f but turns back on at 55f.
I never shut mine down although my controller controls not only the SWG but all the other equipment as well so I really can't turn off the entire controller although I could just turn off the SWG when water temps get lower than 50f but I see no reason to do that.
I never shut mine down although my controller controls not only the SWG but all the other equipment as well so I really can't turn off the entire controller although I could just turn off the SWG when water temps get lower than 50f but I see no reason to do that.
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