-This parameter enables a forced close and re-open of the established connection with the Graphite backend after the specified timeout in seconds. This behavior is desirable in environments where the connection to the Graphite backend is done through load balancers. Default to 0 seconds (0 seconds = disabled).
+When set to non-zero, forces the connection to the Graphite backend to be
+closed and re-opend periodically. This behavior is desirable in environments
+where the connection to the Graphite backend is done through load balancers,
+for example. When set to zero, the default, the connetion is kept open for as
+long as possible.