How to successfully select & operate a Salt Water Chlorine Generator system for pools

[JimK]

There’s certainly a number of SWCG users on TFP reporting getting 5+ years from their cells. The key seems to be proper pool chemistry (ie prevent scaling on cell, proper CYA level), proper sizing (rated at least 2x pool size), and only using it to maintain proper FC level.

I don’t have any experience with SWCGs other than my Aqua Rite, but reading the forums it seems Hayward and AutoPilot are the more reliable units (as you indicated).

It’s likely true to say my experience isn’t typical since the typical pool owner probably doesn’t use the pool care techniques taught here and just goes by what their pool store tells them.

I’ve shared this site and TFP with some other pool owners, but they think, and the pool store tells them, that we’re just a bunch of Internet nuts who don’t know what we’re talking about.