Hi all,
I have a Pool Pilot Digital with an RC-5 salt cell. I'm unfortunately making 0 chlorine even in Boost mode.
Unsure of the age of the components as I've only been in the house for just over a year.
Visual inspection of the salt cell shows things are clean - no build-up. I did a cell clean anyway just to see, but no change.
No warnings on the Pool Pilot or anything like that about low amps or anything, even after a restart.
Putting it in Boost mode, I ran the test:
Pool Pilot v4.01
Cell SC-48
Power 3
22v 8A
Temperature 84 degrees (accurate)
Salt 3200 (water sample at my pool store shows 3200 as well)
...then a force reverse, boost and test:
Pool Pilot v4.01
Cell SC-48
Power 3
22v 7.9A
Temperature 84 degrees
Salt 3200
One potential contributor: I was doing some work on the system about a month ago, and I may have plugged the cable in to the cell incorrectly. I noticed that my plug has three spots and the cell only has two prongs (and the two prongs are side by side, so I can only plug in an outer and center prong, leaving the third prong open). Which way should it be plugged in? I've tried a couple of combinations with no change in chlorine performance. I can't see any polarity markings or anything on the cell. This may be a red herring, though, as I've tried a couple of combinations.
What do you guys think? Is it time for a new cell?
Thanks for your time!
dave
I have a Pool Pilot Digital with an RC-5 salt cell. I'm unfortunately making 0 chlorine even in Boost mode.
Unsure of the age of the components as I've only been in the house for just over a year.
Visual inspection of the salt cell shows things are clean - no build-up. I did a cell clean anyway just to see, but no change.
No warnings on the Pool Pilot or anything like that about low amps or anything, even after a restart.
Putting it in Boost mode, I ran the test:
Pool Pilot v4.01
Cell SC-48
Power 3
22v 8A
Temperature 84 degrees (accurate)
Salt 3200 (water sample at my pool store shows 3200 as well)
...then a force reverse, boost and test:
Pool Pilot v4.01
Cell SC-48
Power 3
22v 7.9A
Temperature 84 degrees
Salt 3200
One potential contributor: I was doing some work on the system about a month ago, and I may have plugged the cable in to the cell incorrectly. I noticed that my plug has three spots and the cell only has two prongs (and the two prongs are side by side, so I can only plug in an outer and center prong, leaving the third prong open). Which way should it be plugged in? I've tried a couple of combinations with no change in chlorine performance. I can't see any polarity markings or anything on the cell. This may be a red herring, though, as I've tried a couple of combinations.
What do you guys think? Is it time for a new cell?
Thanks for your time!
dave