I have a IC 40 salt cell generator with no lights on it. I have already replaced the circuit board and the small 20 amp breaker that goes with it and it’s still tripping the breaker when I turn the main breaker back onto the salt cell. I have looked at many YouTube videos and manuals and cannot find where a fuse may be that I can replace. I do not have a separate box for the salt cell. Circuit board and transformer everything is Pinar box
Pentair IC40; No lights on salt cell
- Thread starter astiglet
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,847
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
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With the power off to the EasyTouch, disconnect the SWCG cord from the bottom of the box. Repower up and see if you get power at the Surge board.
With the power off to the EasyTouch, disconnect the SWCG cord from the bottom of the box. Repower up and see if you get power at the Surge board.
Tried that. Every time I turn the main breaker back on for the salt generator it trips, the smaller breaker.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,847
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If with the IC40 disconnected, then I believe that would imply the Surge board is bad.
I would remove all the RS485 connections on the Surge board (power off when doing it) and try again.
@Jimrahbe will be by later today for his view.
I would remove all the RS485 connections on the Surge board (power off when doing it) and try again.
@Jimrahbe will be by later today for his view.
I replaced the board with a new one today. still didn’t work. The breaker is still tripping when I turned the main breaker back on.
As,
My pull-it-out-of-my-rear estimate is that about 80% of the time, when the main breaker pops, it is due to a faulty salt cell.. 20% of the time it is the Surge card.
And it could be both, the SWCG dies and takes out the Surge card.
When you have an internal Surge card, you do not have a fuse like the external Power Centers do.. That is what the small grey circuit breaker is for in the upper right of the main panel.
Sorry,
Jim R.
My pull-it-out-of-my-rear estimate is that about 80% of the time, when the main breaker pops, it is due to a faulty salt cell.. 20% of the time it is the Surge card.
And it could be both, the SWCG dies and takes out the Surge card.
When you have an internal Surge card, you do not have a fuse like the external Power Centers do.. That is what the small grey circuit breaker is for in the upper right of the main panel.
Sorry,
Jim R.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,847
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Jim -- the breaker is popping with the IC40 disconnected, Even with a new surge card ------
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- Jan 24, 2017
- 2,972
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You need to check all the wires starting from the main bus bar, swg transformer and even try to swap the breaker.
Marty,
Sorry, I missed that..
After your replaced the Surge card, did you power up the EasyTouch, with the SWCG disconnected, or not? If not, disconnect the cell and see what happens.. If still bad, check the voltage out of the transformer.. as follows...
Pull the red wire with the spade connector off of the Surge card and see if it still pops..
If not, measure the AC voltage between the disconnected red wire and the surge card where the red wire is soldered in place. Should be about 30 volts AC..
Please let me know what you find.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Sorry, I missed that..
After your replaced the Surge card, did you power up the EasyTouch, with the SWCG disconnected, or not? If not, disconnect the cell and see what happens.. If still bad, check the voltage out of the transformer.. as follows...
Pull the red wire with the spade connector off of the Surge card and see if it still pops..
If not, measure the AC voltage between the disconnected red wire and the surge card where the red wire is soldered in place. Should be about 30 volts AC..
Please let me know what you find.
Thanks,
Jim R.