- May 23, 2015
- 25,721
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Oh, one thing to mention is to be really careful about refills in the tank. Liquid chlorine is a high pH and high salinity product. The salt comes from the manufacturing process and the high pH comes from lye added to the end product to ensure stability (pH needs to be above 12.5 for liquid chlorine). You want to make sure your tank is almost empty before refilling because if you keep topping it off, salt and lye will build up. Too much salt can cause precipitation in the lines which can damage check valves and the pump tubing. Excess lye can drive the pH above 13 which makes bleach become less stable. So the natural impulse is to keep topping it off when it's still XX full, but you really want it to be close to empty. Also, you should plan to rinse out the tank maybe once a month or every 6 weeks or so just to keep it fresh. Rinsing the lines periodically will help too.
