I run my FC at around 10 and my CYA around 70. Gives me a little buffer incase something happens. I have mine on a smart plug and found out it was acting up and had been off all day but I was still good
New Install Questions - Circupool RJ60+
- Thread starter Sam337
- Start date
- Dec 13, 2020
- 905
- Pool Size
- 19600
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
Hi @Sam337. Congrats on the new cell and hope you get many, trouble-free and safe years of service from it.
Looking back at the original picture, that exposed short extension/splitter cord is not to code and will cause problems sooner or later. Plugs need to be inside the weatherproof boxes. I hope it was a temporary setup and has already been fixed.
Looking back at the original picture, that exposed short extension/splitter cord is not to code and will cause problems sooner or later. Plugs need to be inside the weatherproof boxes. I hope it was a temporary setup and has already been fixed.
Once you learn the system and how your pool responds to it, we call this micromanaging. Day to day the UV demand is all over the map. If it's a crummy day today and you're a bit higher than you wanted, you turn it down to compensate, and then in a day or two it's blazing sun and you have to turn it right back up.
So for now, play around and get a SOLID feel for that. After that, let it be when it's making at least enough for the day, or you'll drive yourself nuts. Most of the extra you produce will be there for when you need it, and events happen all the time that need it. The closure you run to min, the closer you have to watch it. If you find an 11 FC, for example, that's pushing 3 days that you aren't concerned with it, so it's a good thing.
We added a 'range' this last winter because there's many ways of doing it now. Folks run only at night for energy savings, and swing almost like an LC pool during the day. Or they have a honking oversized unit that only has to run a couple hours and spends most of the day off.
Always be mindful of *when* you're producing, along with how much. Test at the low point of the 24 hour period so that at your lowest, you're still plenty in the clear. Or if the high point of the day is more convenient, then expect a reasonable amount of loss per that point in the season.
It's real easy to get fooled if you aren't seeing it correctly. You may see a 5 and think you're ok, but if you lose 3 or 4 before the SWG puts it back, you were under when tomorrow's test will show a 5 again after it produces again, making you think you were in the clear the whole time.
I am running my pump 24/7 and now the SWG also. So I think I'm producing all the time, throttled by the percentage setting on the controller (currently 50%). In general I understand the concept though... give it time and be consistent in the timing of when I measure FC. My brain wants to "micromanage" as you say because it's a new toy
and I hadn't considered how bit a swing is possible depending on the circumstances of the day. Soooo... I'll set my target around 10ish and slow down a bit and see how it goes. Thanks!!
It's the quickest way to learn. Become one with it. Then sit back and trust you got the 'right guy' on the job and let him do what he does best.My brain wants to "micromanage" as you say because it's a new toy
You ARE
But think that through. Your FC production is spread across 24 hours. The window for your whole day's UV loss is 6 to 8 hours and you'll be underproducing in that window, then catching up overnight. Maybe you'll lose 2+ during the peak time of the day instead of 4+ like folks using liquid chlorine, but for SWG folks running 5 FC, a swing of 2+ could be detrimental.I target 10 for the high loss days. On the crummy days it overproduces and I don't step in unless it's a teen. The best part about 'running hot' is that the swing is no longer an issue like it might be targeting 5. I have 2+ days in reserve at all times. It can handle the daily swing, an extended power outage, a whopper of a storm, an impromptu get together, or anything else the universe wants to toss our way.
Makes total sense - thanks. I also just read up on PH readings when FC is 10+ so I'm good on that end too. Now if I could just get my 4.5 yr old S300i running again I'd be happy... but that's for a different thread. Thanks again everyone!
Lastly a photo of my cords dressed up a bit. I realized I didn't want to completely thread them through anything for when I need to remove the cell, so instead I gently s-folded the excess and inserted the bundle from the top of an extra piece of 2" pvc that I mounted vertically. A few wire ties and it's good enough for me!
