For those of you w a Stenner pump - do you have it set so that it pumps chlorine just once during the day (start to finish one time daily) or at various intervals during the day?
Stenner Run Time
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I run my VS filter pump 3 times to take advantage of time of day power billing: 6AM, noon, and 11PM. I run my Stenner pump 75% at night and 25% at noon.
I prefer to dose the chlorine at the end of the day so my overnight fc level is higher. I think this gives a higher average fc level. If it uses less chlorine or is more or less effective I'm not sure, it just seems to make sense to me.
I do early am 75% of what I do in a day, and remaining 25% in the late afternoon. But, I'm not sold on that yet. Works with little or no bather load, will adjust as season brings more bodies.
I run mine for 5 minutes 5 times a day, during the time that the sun is highest in the sky. My pump is running on low 24/7.
I figure that if the sun is the biggest cause of FC loss, that would be the time to add it, instead of playing the yo-yo game of adding at night to bump it AFTER the daytime drop, it should be better to keep it in the middle of my range at ALL times.
This is the second year with the Stenner, and I LOVE it.
I figure that if the sun is the biggest cause of FC loss, that would be the time to add it, instead of playing the yo-yo game of adding at night to bump it AFTER the daytime drop, it should be better to keep it in the middle of my range at ALL times.
This is the second year with the Stenner, and I LOVE it.
I am 3 x per day , stronger dose on the third run at night. I think everyone does it a little different but we all get good results from the Stenner system. Mine is hooked up to a automation system and I can always add an extra dose after heavy swim load or heavy pollen day.
Mine is set to run 15 min at 8 AM, 25 min at 1 PM and 15 min at 6 PM each day at a rate of about 1 oz per minute. Pool is about 33k gallons gets about 5-6 hours of full sun per day.
Similar to others here - during the summer months the pump runs 10 to 12 hours - I'll adjust it to run longer as it gets hotter. Right now - I'm running noon til 9:30 - I add my chlorine in 2 doses - half at noon just after the pump starts and the other half at 6 PM after the sun isn't hitting the pool directly.
I've just adjusted mine from once a day to twice a day. 45 minutes at 10 am and 45 minutes at 43 pm.
I have to say - the Stenner pump is the best investment I have ever made for my pool. Love it.
I have to say - the Stenner pump is the best investment I have ever made for my pool. Love it.
My Stenner has only been running for a week but seems to be holding FC at 5-6 ppm. I have a cheap ($15) timer that only allows 1/2 hr adjustments and I am running my 45MHP2 @ full volume for 5-1/2 hrs in the middle of my 8 hr (11a - 7p) filter pump run time. I expect I will have to add Stenner time as summer progresses.
It is pure preference, but if you'd like less run time on your stenner you can always upgrade the tubing inside to a larger diameter and pump more chlorine at once. It may be a little harder to dial in if you have only 30 minute increments to adjust too, but could likely still make it work. Doing so might cut your stenner run time from 5-1/2 or more down to 30 minutes to an hour. Just a thought. I'm hoping the stenners last a long time even running many hours per day, but thinking that cutting it's run time way down might help it's longevity. Just a thought and not required at all.
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