Swg - 24/7 365?

[PatL34]

There is no problem running the pump 24/7, but the SWCG will be running continuously as well. You may well have to set a fairly low output rate to maximise the cell life, which could be anywhere from 5 - 8 years, and beyond adding Muriatic Acid to maintain pH, there will be very little maintenance.

The CYA ppm may well be in 60 ppm range, when running at 100 degrees, and the Chlorine will be in the order of 5-10 ppm, based on the "Best Guess" chart. Use bleach to offset a heavy bather load, rather than reduce cell life. SWCGs are basically designed to run at a constant output. All other chemicals are used just like a bleach maintained pool as you have now.

As BigSplash says you can find them on E-bay quite easily. The most popular models are Aquarite, Autopilot, Watermaid, and Ecomatic, with some minor manufacturers.

By all means go for it, and we will help you set it up.

Pat

[gwrace1]

I don't have the bather load that you do but I run my SWG for 12 hours each night with pump on low speed and SWG at 40%. The pool is 26000 gallons with CYA at 35PPM and FC at 2.5 PPM. I had one quart of acid to the pool each week to keep PH under control and that's about it. Water is always crystal clear.