I currently have a 10 year old analog Pool Pilot Cubby SWG with an in-deck cell (cell is probably 3-4 years old). The cell is limping along on it's last leg, and I'm doing my research either replacing the cell or replacing the unit entirely. The lowest price I have found on the cell is about $500.
My have 2 questions. First, is it worth it to replace this cell, or just get another unit completely since the Compupool and Circupool units seem to be in $500-$600 range for units that would work for me? I'm not opposed to other units, but I don't need anything fancy--just something to generate chlorine.
Second, it seems most units are inline instead of in-deck now (makes sense to me). From what I understand, the Circupool/Compupool units have to be mounted horizontally. My plumbing (pic attached) wasn't designed with an in-line SWG in mind, so what would be the best way to install this? The pressure side outlet splits via a J-valve to the jet returns and a waterfall return, then goes down underground. Do I cut and create a square loop on the return jet side, or would it be better to dig up the horizontal pipes and create a u-shape for the SWG cell there?
Thanks for the input.
My have 2 questions. First, is it worth it to replace this cell, or just get another unit completely since the Compupool and Circupool units seem to be in $500-$600 range for units that would work for me? I'm not opposed to other units, but I don't need anything fancy--just something to generate chlorine.
Second, it seems most units are inline instead of in-deck now (makes sense to me). From what I understand, the Circupool/Compupool units have to be mounted horizontally. My plumbing (pic attached) wasn't designed with an in-line SWG in mind, so what would be the best way to install this? The pressure side outlet splits via a J-valve to the jet returns and a waterfall return, then goes down underground. Do I cut and create a square loop on the return jet side, or would it be better to dig up the horizontal pipes and create a u-shape for the SWG cell there?
Thanks for the input.