Just started up my pool two weeks ago and gradually getting all teh equipment back on line. It's cold here still, but I read the AquaRite works at temperatures above 50 degrees. My chlorinator is hooked up to a Jandy system, but has worked this way for years and I am pretty sure it is properly set. The issue is that it starts making chlorine, I believe after a reverse polarity too, but then stops after 1-2 hours. When stopped, the lights indicate it should still be making chlorine, but the voltages, amperages and spot salinity show it clearly is not. As soon as I recycle thee pump, it comes back on making chlorine again. Jandy is set to 100% and AquaRite panel indicates 100p (see reading below). Any idea what might be going on? I jhad an issue last week where pump was seemingly randomly shutting off, but that seems to have corrected itself. Water had been getting below 50 at night, but I have confirmed this misbehavior with the water staying at 53 (and outside temperature at 60).
Panel readings after starting pump and waiting for flow to kick in:
54
28.1
5.76
100p
-3600
AL-5
r1.59
After cycling pump off and back on (to reverse cell - switch has no effect because of connection to Jandy)
54
28.2
5.85
100p
-3600
AL-5
r1.59
Reading 1-2 hours later
54
33.6 / 33.7
0
100p
0
AL-5
r1.59
I am thinking maybe disconnecting AquaRite from Jandy tomorrow and seeing if it makes a difference. It shouldn't as best I can tell (unless the polarity is not reversing when I cycle the pool pump. buy I believe it is supposed to - if this is the case, perhaps one [polarity is burned out. Cell was installed mid-summer 2020. It exhibited similar behavior in spring start-up 2021, but then worked perfectly since then.
Panel readings after starting pump and waiting for flow to kick in:
54
28.1
5.76
100p
-3600
AL-5
r1.59
After cycling pump off and back on (to reverse cell - switch has no effect because of connection to Jandy)
54
28.2
5.85
100p
-3600
AL-5
r1.59
Reading 1-2 hours later
54
33.6 / 33.7
0
100p
0
AL-5
r1.59
I am thinking maybe disconnecting AquaRite from Jandy tomorrow and seeing if it makes a difference. It shouldn't as best I can tell (unless the polarity is not reversing when I cycle the pool pump. buy I believe it is supposed to - if this is the case, perhaps one [polarity is burned out. Cell was installed mid-summer 2020. It exhibited similar behavior in spring start-up 2021, but then worked perfectly since then.
