After doing more research elsewhere, I called Hayward and they suspected that the cell was failing. Still barely under warranty, they sent someone out who replaced it with a new one, and voila--the cell now tells me I've got 3900ppm of salt in my water (more than 1000 higher than the failing one said) and now chlorine is magically appearing in my pool again!
So the moral of the story is:
1. The salt reading that the cell displays can be VERY inaccurate.
2. A lower salt displayed than reality can clearly indicate a cell that is failing to produce chlorine, even if all the "numbers" look "normal" (volts, amps, etc.)
Thank you for all of your help!
So my next question is: Can I run my new cell (Hayward Turbo-15) with 3900ppm of salt in my water? It seems to be working just fine...
So the moral of the story is:
1. The salt reading that the cell displays can be VERY inaccurate.
2. A lower salt displayed than reality can clearly indicate a cell that is failing to produce chlorine, even if all the "numbers" look "normal" (volts, amps, etc.)
Thank you for all of your help!
So my next question is: Can I run my new cell (Hayward Turbo-15) with 3900ppm of salt in my water? It seems to be working just fine...