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Unless I’m missing something, I think this is easily provable: 1. Confirm that there is CYA in the pool 2. Test the FC level 3. Dump a known amount of chlorine in the pool and circulate. Confirm via PoolMath the amount of FC added based on pool volume and chlorine bottle specs. 4. Test the FC...

Final update on this saga: I ended up buying a new IC-40. Amazon price: $1,249 plus $100 tax; no thank you. Our friends at Marina have them on sale, $999, no tax over the phone: https://marinapoolspaandpatio.com/product/pentair-520555-intellichlor-ic40-salt-chlorine-generator-cell I took my...

What type of pump do you have?

Eeks, another update: So I thought the chlorinator was working again. I went out a couple days later to check and it was in an endless reboot loop. It’d go through its startup steps, flash the lights per routine, and then as soon as salt flashed green, it’s shut down for a second and restart...

I am not sure if the below qualifies as a math model or empirical, but it uses real world measured data from my system across three different scenarios, using the two speeds I use on my IntelliFlo VSF (24 and 65 GPM). In each of the scenarios, the mix of low and high speed is demonstrably...

Well, this is embarrassing… Gave the male pins on the plug a scrape or three with a T7 star bit and… it’s alive!! Thanks for all of the help, I will accept all of your insults now!

Quick update: I called Pentair and they said the range is 22-39 VDC. Will be curious when I check it later tonight whether the voltage drops when I plug the cell back in.