SWG and Puck Feeder?

[CanuckPool]

why dont you run a bypass line that has the puck feeder in parallel. A valve that can divert water pass the SWG to the feeder instead of disconnecting and reconnecting.

SWG's seem pretty reliable to me, and if your power fails while you're away you pump wont be running anyways so it kinda kills the solution that a puck feeder would provide.

[CarlD]

If a puck feeder sits with water and a puck in it, it may well clog up.

There are myriad reasons why I do not advocate puck feeders, the biggest is that it tempts you to keep using the pucks when it's bad for your pool.

My suggestion: Yank the feeder out and use the fittings for the SWG. Meanwhile, if you are worried about the SWG failing, buy a $10 floater with adjustable openings and use THAT if the SWG fails and you can't be there to add bleach.

[CanuckPool]

Or if you know you're going to be away for a couple of days why don't you just ramp up your SWG to produce a bit more chlorine and then right before you leave reduce it back down... or shock the pool with bleach before you leave... if your SWG decides to pooch it the second you walk out the door I think you should have enough chlorine reserve to keep you out of trouble for two days.

[catnip]

Thanks for the replies. I think the floater sounds like the best alternative if the SWG dies. I'd rather not have to bump the chlorine up with the SWG "just in case" every time I leave.

I didn't see anyone comment on the safety of have a SWG and puck feeder in the same line. Though I don't think I will do that now, I'd still be interested to know if doing so would be a safety issue.

[CanuckPool]

Would you have them running at the same time or one or the other... not that I have the answer to your safety question.

[tphaggerty]

Forget the floater, buy and store a few bottles of bleach. I do that anyway (most SWG users do) for very heavy loads (such as spring pollen season). If your SWG goes bad, you can easily maintain your pool using BBB for as long as it takes to get it fixed.

[CanuckPool]

I think he is talking about when he is away if it breaks since there will be no one home to pour the bleach.

[CarlD]

Forget the floater, buy and store a few bottles of bleach. I do that anyway (most SWG users do) for very heavy loads (such as spring pollen season). If your SWG goes bad, you can easily maintain your pool using BBB for as long as it takes to get it fixed.

Look, I hardly EVER use a floater. But if someone wants peace of mind about an SWG failing while he's away, I think a floater set to min chlorine is a heckuva lot better than an in-line puck chlorinator. It costs all of $10. --less than the bypass fittings originally discussed. It's simple, it's easy, it can be pulled out instantly.

I live and preach B-B-B but if you are going away, it's tricky to use bleach without an assistant or a peristaltic pump. Some have done it by putting a tiny hole in a bleach bottle and tying it to a ladder--but I haven't tried that. For a short time, a floater is a cheap, effective way to leave your pool.