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07/16/2007, 09:43 PM
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Kalk Stirrer Question
I've got a Aqua Medic 1000 kalk stirrer. IN the instructions it says to stir occasionally. My question is to those w/ kalk stirrers. How often do you stir your kalk & for how long? Right now I've got it set to stir every 3 hours for 30 minutes. Is this fine?
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07/16/2007, 09:53 PM
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Ought to be fine. Mine just runs 24/7: it's a Hanna. What you don't want to happen is to have too much kalk in and have it get soupy, which will stop the little stirrer-thingee, in which case you have to take it all out and hose it down and get it all clean again.
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07/16/2007, 10:04 PM
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07/16/2007, 11:18 PM
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OK I guess I'm gonna change mine to 24/7......................Thanks for the help
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07/16/2007, 11:21 PM
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the AM says not to stir 24/7 because the motor will wear out. it doesn't use as good a motor as the deltec does, which is recommended to run 24/7.
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07/17/2007, 10:17 AM
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I run my kalk reactor 4 times a day for about 2 minutes at a time (I have a pump though, so it is a little different.) It seems to me that a couple of minutes of agitation is sufficient to keep the top-off water super-saturated. Of course, if you are dosing more than 4 x the reactor volume a day in top-off water you will need to run it more frequently.
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07/17/2007, 10:40 AM
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Just got off the phone with Bob from AM. He states "Run the kalk stirrer 24/7. By not running it 24/7, you not only create a thick slurry at the bottom of the reactor, you also aren't keeping the kalk in "suspension". He also recommends that you take the unit off line, clean it & refill with a fresh kalk solution every 2 weeks, as opposed to just toping the unit off w/ new kalk powder."
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07/17/2007, 02:10 PM
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Their motor has a limited life, and by running it 24/7, it will reach it's theoretical end after a year. I dont think its necessary to stir 24/7, and have not done so on my 1000. I think I have mine stir every couple hours for 30 minutes.
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07/17/2007, 03:40 PM
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I'm with Bob, I've been running mine 24/7 since I got it.
I can replace the little motor once per year or so if necessary. Yup, it's a very nice piece of equipment |
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