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How to successfully select & operate a Salt Water Chlorine Generator system for pools
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+ Make sure your pool is compatible. Go down the checklist; you must answer "No!" to EVERY question:* Unless your heater is SPECIFICALLY listed as "salt compatible" it is NOT salt compatible!
- Do you have a heat pump* or gas pool heater*?
- Do you have metal coping?
- Do you have an ABOVE-GROUND pool with metal rails or sides?
- Do you expect your salt cell to last 3 years or longer?
- Do you think your SWCG means you no longer have to worry about pool chemistry?
- Do you think your SWCG means, 'No chlorine!'?
- Does your pool have high calcium?
+ Oversize your unit. Too big . . . is probably just right; you can always turn them down! Units that are too small will die prematurely.
+ Get either the Hayward Goldline AQR15 or the Autopilot DIG-52. Others units should be avoided, especially the Pentair Intellichlor and ANY units made in China.
+ Watch out for copper/silver systems, like "Permasalt" that are NOT salt systems!
+ Maintain a CYA level of 70 - 90 ppm.
+ Run your pump long enough.
When your pump is off so is the SWCG. If you get a BIG SWCG, you may be able to run for 6 hours, but many SWCGs must circulate for at least 12 hours.
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