- Jul 12, 2008
- 650
- Pool Size
- 19000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
In another thread, someone said to me:
"Relying on the IC's flow switch to perform the "off" function by impeding flow is not safe, at all. And if you've been doing that you should stop. The flow switch is not 100% reliable, and an IC producing chlorine gas without flow is extremely dangerous."
I did not know this and I'll stop doing that to do OCLT. However, I wonder about when my pump turns off. I have only one timer and it controls the pump. The set up was installed by the Pool Builder and we've actually been very happy with our PB. Did he make a mistake here or is this relatively new information. Do I need to manually turn the SWG output on and off each day?
"Relying on the IC's flow switch to perform the "off" function by impeding flow is not safe, at all. And if you've been doing that you should stop. The flow switch is not 100% reliable, and an IC producing chlorine gas without flow is extremely dangerous."
I did not know this and I'll stop doing that to do OCLT. However, I wonder about when my pump turns off. I have only one timer and it controls the pump. The set up was installed by the Pool Builder and we've actually been very happy with our PB. Did he make a mistake here or is this relatively new information. Do I need to manually turn the SWG output on and off each day?