Kalk stirrer operation

[TWYOUNG]

Thats exactly how you do it right there

So you don't run your stirrer 24/7?

 

[TWYOUNG]

Yeah those dos are noisy! Only took them eight years to finally come out with a quiet version. Avast recommends 24/7 stirring. Saves an outlet. Replacement motor is cheap if needed. It doesn’t use much power at all. It also keeps the sludge in motion as not to bog the motor at startup. Some run them 24/7, some don’t. No wrong way

Would love a quieter DOS but can't justify buying new ones for that reason alone, frustrating!

 

[piranhaman00]

What’s the point of the stirring?

 

[Wayofthereef]

So you don't run your stirrer 24/7?

Mine runs for 15 minutes every 2 hours

 

[Wayofthereef]

So you don't run your stirrer 24/7?

But if you run it does the milky solution stay low and its clear up top where it dumps out? Or does the whole thing look milky

 

[JNalley]

What’s the point of the stirring?

It's 2 or three fold depending on how you look at it. With a Kalk stirrer you're adding more kalk than can conceivably dissolve into the water, so the stirrer prevents the Calcium Hydroxide from caking together in a clump at the bottom, it keeps it suspended so it has more contact time, and that contact time helps insure potency

 

[TWYOUNG]

It's 2 or three fold depending on how you look at it. With a Kalk stirrer you're adding more kalk than can conceivably dissolve into the water, so the stirrer prevents the Calcium Hydroxide from caking together in a clump at the bottom, it keeps it suspended so it has more contact time, and that contact time helps insure potency

I would also imagine the closed environment prevents precipitation of calcium carbonate which inevitably occurs with exposure to air.