How to turn off Salt Cell when Pump is off

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alexanderwilliams2415

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Hello,

I have read on here that you should not have salt cell on while the pump is off. Is that as simple as setting a schedule for the salt cell that aligns with the schedule for the pump? I didn't build this pool so I'm learning on the fly.

When I click on the Hayward Omnilogic Salt cell information, I see "SC" which I understand to be "Super Chlorinate". When I click that, it always says "24 hrs." Is this normal? I am hoping that it is not running 24 hours.

Please forgive my ignorance.
 
Alex,

Your automation should prevent your cell from getting any power when the pump is not being told to run. If it does not, something is not wired correctly.

There is just zero reason to use super-chlorinate. If you need to quickly increase your FC, just add some Liquid Chlorine.

My pump runs 24/7 and I like it.. :mrgreen: Because it is VS pump, doing this costs me less than $20 bucks a month...

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
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Alex,

Your pump does not have 3 speeds, someone set it up with 3 speeds. You should be able to set the speeds to whatever you want..

That said, the first thing is to see if your current low speed closes the Cell's flow switch so that it will work.

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
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How do you know if the cell's flow switch is closed? Will the chlorinator just show as off on OmniLogic until you get to the appropriate speed?
 
Bobby & Alex,
Here’s alot of good info about the system you have & how it works, there are links to the manuals as well. I can’t speak for your particular automation system but most have something somewhere that indicates “no flow” if there’s lack of sufficient flow to close the switch.

Hayward OmniLogic - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com www.troublefreepool.com

Perhaps @JamesW Or @1poolman1
can walk you through the menus
 
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Thank you. This is very helpful! I will go through all of this as we are having issues on some of the equipment. Sorry for hijacking the thread!
 
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Jimrahbe said:
Alex,

Your pump does not have 3 speeds, someone set it up with 3 speeds. You should be able to set the speeds to whatever you want..

That said, the first thing is to see if your current low speed closes the Cell's flow switch so that it will work.

Thanks,

Jim R.
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I see. Thanks for that.

The cell still works on the low speed setting. So is this what you would run 24/7? The lowest amount possible to keep the cell operating?
 
Mdragger88 said:
Bobby & Alex,
Here’s alot of good info about the system you have & how it works, there are links to the manuals as well. I can’t speak for your particular automation system but most have something somewhere that indicates “no flow” if there’s lack of sufficient flow to close the switch.

Hayward OmniLogic - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com www.troublefreepool.com

Perhaps @JamesW Or @1poolman1
can walk you through the menus
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Thanks Mdragger88! I will read through it.
 

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