If you go by the opinions on this board, there are two swc's at the top of the list, the AquaRite by Hayward/Goldline or the Autopilot Salt System. They are both very good products and effective chlorine producers. Since you have a high chlorine demand, you may want to go with an over-rated Autopilot SaltWater Chlorinator. There is only one version of the aquarite, as far as I know and it is rated to supply chlorine up to 40,000 gallons, whereas the autopilot has three versions, the Pool Pilot Digital Super Cell 36, 48, and 60 with the 60 being rated for pools up to 50,000 gallons. If you think your chlorine demand is that high, you may benefit from the 60. The AutoPilot also has more bells and whistles, such as an automatic water temperature adjustment, that adjusts the output based on water temps, with more chlorine produced in summer, less in winter, etc. I went with the aquarite because I am getting the aqualogic control system by hayward/goldline, so it just seemed easier for me. If I were converting to salt and just needed the swc, I would have gone with the autopilot. Both are good, I think, and I researched this extensively . . . Can't go terribly wrong either way . . . the trick seems to be generating enough chlorine based on your pump runtimes and in six hours, you may want to get something that has the output you need. It should work great for you, just remember to shock with bleach to save your cell life . . .
Links:
AquaRite: http://www.goldlinecontrols.com
AutoPilot: http://www.autopilot.com
Hope that helps you,
-SJohnson
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