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Re: ic40 salt level calibration SI is not just about scaling. It was started years ago by water treatment plants as a way for water to be safe and balance. From a electrical stand point any changes you make to the water as a whole will change the way it treats the voltage. that is what the...

Re: ic40 salt level calibration If the SI is off then would it not pull the wrong voltage off the blades of the cell? The cell acts as a load! They use that load based on the water temp to get the salt readings. The range for AK, CYA etc are so wide you can still be in range and your SI will...

" he had a digatal salt meter that showed the salt level to be 3400ppm, my test showed 3600ppm, the ic40 showed 2300ppm." With my math above will show this being correct " Btw the water was 64 deg" - will make the cell read lower then norm. "all summer (78 / 87) the ic40 has read from 500 to...

I agree, water boiling in the header

Re: Pentair Easy Touch 4 remote not working after pool openi LMAO, its simple. The unit works at 912Mhz. Doing that is not the best way and can actually kill the 485 drivers on the board depending on how bad it is. I WOULD NOT DO THIS!! Its SIMPLE! take a look at the RF light on the board. If...

gonna be a fast post, when the pump is off you are getting service system bc the water pressure switch is dropping out (tells me its wired wrong) Service heater means we need to know what lights are on behind the board.

I know this is a older thread but I wanted to comment anyhow. The coping issue was due to the pool builder who did not bond the pool correctly. Those news stories still makes me shake my head. HELLO ELECTROLYSIS! How else do you think they chrome and gold plate stuff. Honestly, If there is...

FYI, Water temps changes the SI so as the water gets colder it may show incorrect readings. Also TDS may not be your true salt readings. You always want to subtract some from the TDS do to what i call bad salt (sweat, pee, etc) here is something I found out that had help a lot and kinda shows...

What are your water chem readings? phosphates does play a role in the voltage pull. Has anyone done the bucket test? Steps, (Dont tell Pentair you did this) 1) take a 5gal bucket of your pool water. 2) Drop the cell in it 3) Drop a golf ball or something in the cell to close the flow switch 4)...

1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use that voltage based on the water temp to find out the salt readings...

Re: Intellichlor IC-40 Cell Light Blinking even after cleani 1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use that...

HMMM, I know this post is kinda old and I like to explain things. 1) When using SWG, Keep you eye on your other chemicals, PH, TA, CH, Temp, Etc. 2) Keep note on your SI Index. Based on the water passing in the cell will determined the voltage that is pulled off those blades. The cell use...

If it is a 2.0 cell then replace the flow switch. The flow switch also has the temp sensor built in to it and chances are that has gone out. The normally still work but they have no clue what the salt level is.

Re: Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone Intelliwand will show all kinds of info. I use mine all the time. I dont think its a wast. shows you a complete history of the cell :-)

Re: Brand new Pentair IC-40 salt cell displays 60% life gone 60% is the default after reset, (Holding the more or less button down ) the Life will only show for a second before going to 60% when doing that test. There is nothing wrong with the cell and is doing as it should