Chlorease help

[Tattoomom]

We are using a Chlorease SWG on our AG pool. The cell is CONSTANTLY getting build up! We clean it, it works great and then again, it stops working and it's covered in build up. This seems to be an on-going problem. What am I doing wrong? I hope this is not normal since it's a pain in the butt

Tricia
24" Round Artesian Echo Canyan
Chlorease

[PatL34]

Tricia,

Welcome to the forum.

What exactly is the buildup? Is it scale or something else?

A complete set of numbers would help us to help you.

Pat

[Tattoomom]

The buildup is white cakey/chalky stuff.

I'll get you some numbers tomorrow!

Tricia

[Tattoomom]

OK, got numbers last weekend, just getting a chance to post them.

Total Chlorine:2.5
PH:7.6
Total Alkalinity:150
Total Hardness:340
Stabilizer:40
Phosphates:0


Is there anything wrong here? Why is the Chlorease staying caked up with white stuff?

Tricia

[waterbear]

Would it be possible to get a calcium hardness reading? It would be a bit more valuable. I would suggest lowering your TA down to around 100 ppm. this should help with the scale buildup. Also, never let your pH go above 7.6. It might be better to keep it around 7.4 all the time.

[Poolsean]

I don't believe that the Chlorease is a self cleaning system, at least reading through the owners manual does not mention a self cleaning feature. This means you're at the mercy of maintaining balanced water, according to the saturation index. If not, you'll experience the scaling condition that you have. As Waterbear recommended, lower your Total Alkalinity to about 100 ppm, and maintain a lower pH to extend the period between manual acid washing of your cell.

[Tattoomom]

This may be a completely retarted question BUT how do you lower your TA and Ph? I'm clueless!

Thanks!
Tricia

[Poolsean]

Muriatic Acid and aeration. There are several posts on how to do this.
Basically, lower your pH to about 7.2, then reposition your return jets to the surface of the water so that it "churns" the water, thus aerating the water, which will lower your Total Alkalinity. However, you'll need to maintain a lower pH for the aeration to lower the alkalinity.

Hope this helps.

[ePoolUser]

Tricia,
Have you gotten a handle on the buildup problem? I saw this unit at the Pool Store recently and it caught my interest.

How often were you having to clean the Chlorease? weekly? monthly?

I'm sure others as well as myself would appreciate a follow up.


TIA,
Steve