Advice on Chlorine generator

[waterbear]

You may want to re-figure your costs.

I figure a 3 month summer, and dumping in a gallon of bleach every other day--about 45 gallons over the course of the summer. Even at $2/gallon, that's $90.

Carl,
Here in NE FL our swim season is MUCH longer....about 6-7 months for a non heated pool and about 10 for a heated one!

[Sean-NJ]

But saving money versus the B-B-B method? That's not realistic.

That is part of my dillema. I was all in favor of the SWG for my new pool but after reading the BBB method, I thought wow that could save me a lot of money.

I guess the advantage of the swg is less fuss?

I could just try the bbb method when my pool is finished and add the swg at a later date?

[KurtV]

One other significant cost for an SWG that hasn't been mentioned here is that you'll have to replace the cell every few years (I'm guessing 3 to 5 depending on several variables). A replacement will cost several hundred dollars.

As Carl said, SWGs are about convenience and effectiveness, not cost savings.

[waterbear]

another thing to keep in mind is that everyone who has installed a SWG loves it and I don't think any of us would consider going back to manual clorination! Also with the rising costs of chlorine (I just paid $1.68 for 3/4 gallon of ultra bleach...for my laundry) SWGs might soon become the less expensive way to chlorinate.
If there is anyone on the forum who is not happy that they have installed a SWG I would sure love to hear it!

In the old forum I remember there were some breakdowns on the cost of installing and operating a SWG vs. manual chlorination and if I remember correctly, the price difference taken over the 5 year estimated life span of a cell was very close.