CYA / Pool Pilot Question

[chem geek]

Sean,

I moved my conversation over to the
CYA for Salt Chlorinator Pools thread, but at the end of this linked post I mention how I did some rough calculations that, somewhat to my surprise, justify the theory of higher CYA levels making the salt chlorine generator cells more efficient.

To more fully validate the theory, I need some basic parameters of information such as cell chamber size, plate size, typical water flow rates through the cell, etc. since my estimates were pretty much guesses. It sounds like you're a sales guy, but if you can get your technical folks to help out (unless you know this information), I'd really appreciate it. Rather than bore the heck out of the people on this forum, you can send any information directly to me via E-mail since I allow that (just click on my "chem geek" name to get to my profile where you can send an E-mail). I can then post my net results that I expect will confirm what my very rough calculations have verified.

It's funny how the whole thing pretty much hinges on the rate constants (which I have) for the taking up of chlorine by CYA and how this gives half-lives in the sub-second ranges that roughly correspond to the time water spends inside the cell. I truly didn't expect that -- funny how even someone like myself who believes in the power of science still gets amazed when something that *should* come out a certain way actualy *does* come out that way.

[EDIT]By the way, making your cells larger (longer) and breaking up into multiple plates with space between them (or using multiple cells running at lower "power" generation rates) would let people use lower levels of CYA. The key is to give the generated chlorine time to combine with CYA and not build up too much in concentration. So a multiple staggered plate design would also work (but alas, is more complicated). Just giving you food for thought.[END-EDIT]

Richard