what happens with SWG % setting?

[robbegginer]

Does the SWG turn the Salt Cell On/Off based upon time? Like 30% is 3 seconds on, 7 seconds off? Or perhaps the
amount of current is varied.

Can you see the cell working when it's on?

 

[Texas Splash]

Your cell should go into FC production mode based on your desired output setting. Then it will run continuously for a programmed cycle (i.e. 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc) so that it produces the amount of free chlorine request by the output. Between cycles is a rest period where the cell plates are not actively energized and/or may go into a reverse cleaning mode. The link below may help as well.

SWG How It Works - Further Reading

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[Oly]

Check out Pool School then down on the bottom left is the WIKI room. You can find great articles like the one below and more. There are also detailed articles about individual brands of SWCGs.

SWG Generation Cycle Times - Further Reading

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[robbegginer]

Check out Pool School then down on the bottom left is the WIKI room. You can find great articles like the one below and more. There are also detailed articles about individual brands of SWCGs.

SWG Generation Cycle Times - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

exactly it. Thank you

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I see the cloudy chlorine gas inside my cell when its producing. Can you see inside your cell while its on?

Maddie

 

[mgtfp]

Does the SWG turn the Salt Cell On/Off based upon time? Like 30% is 3 seconds on, 7 seconds off? Or perhaps the
amount of current is varied.

Even though most SWGs in the US use duty cycling to adjust the chlorine output (as already mentioned), it is also possible to adjust the chlorine output by varying the current through the cell - this is actually the more common method in Australia.

Can you see the cell working when it's on?

There is a great video in an older post that shows the gas being created in the cell (in this case showing an SWG that adjusts the current to control the chlorine output):

Bubbles in normally operating SWG Cell

Folks, With all the new swg installations and a few people with problems I thought it might be helpful to post a video of mine in operation with the bubble coming out. It's a Circupool RJ 30+ and the VS motor is running at 1600 rpm, roughly 17 gpm. Also there are reflections that appear as...

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