Just sanity checking here but I've been adjusting my SWG down slowly as my FC level (15) is on the high end but I've got it down to 14% and running 9 hours a day. CYA is at 70. Salt is high at 3800-4000 but everything seems to be working great. Should I mess with the salt level? At 14% and 9 hours the app says I'll be increasing by only 0.9 a day. Gets 100% sun all day so it should be decreasing more than it is right?
SWG & Salt level
- Thread starter BravesFanInAZ
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At 14% and pumping running 9 hrs you are bare producing 1ppm of FC.
That is fine for now if you want your FC to decline but you will need to adjust it back up when you hit 8ppm reading to maintain that level.
That is fine for now if you want your FC to decline but you will need to adjust it back up when you hit 8ppm reading to maintain that level.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
4200 is too high for the Aquarite and will draw high amps which will heat electrical components causing them to fail.
Press the button and cycle through the diagnostic information. I am curious what your amps are.
But I think you need to drain your pool and lower the salt level so the Aquarite displays in the low 3000.
Press the button and cycle through the diagnostic information. I am curious what your amps are.
But I think you need to drain your pool and lower the salt level so the Aquarite displays in the low 3000.
While generating, i'm showing 4200, 76deg, 31.9, 0.00, -0.
So that doesn't look good per the manual? I'm not showing a salt calibration or amps..
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If I switch to super cholrinate i get good readings for all. I switched it back to auto, it shows a generating light and levels go back to the previous posts readings.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
31.9 is the voltage, and 0.00 is the amps when the cell is in a resting state and not generating chlorine.
Report all diagnostic readings when you..
- Move the switch from auto to off and check all of the readings.
- Move the switch back to auto and recheck the readings.
- Move the switch to off for a minute and then back to auto and recheck the readings.
Hayward Aquarite SWG - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
Scroll up, I did that. I'll do in the order you suggested again though. Thanks.31.9 is the voltage, and 0.00 is the amps when the cell is in a resting state and not generating chlorine.
Report all diagnostic readings when you..
Moving the switch from AUTO to OFF and back triggers the cell to generate, and by doing it twice, it checks the diagnostics on both cell polarities.
- Move the switch from auto to off and check all of the readings.
- Move the switch back to auto and recheck the readings.
- Move the switch to off for a minute and then back to auto and recheck the readings.
Hayward Aquarite SWG - Further Reading
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
7.9V or amps?
If that is amps you are right at the 8 amp maximum where the system will shutdown to prevent damage.
Normal amps should be in the low 6's with salinity in the low 3000's..
Off = 31.9v/0amps/0 instant salt
Off to Auto = 25.9/7.55/4000
Auto delayed = 25.9/7.51/4000
Off to Auto = 25.9/7.55/4000
Auto delayed = 25.9/7.51/4000
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You need to drain about 20% of your pool to lower the salt to around 3200 and lower the amps for longevity of the Aquarite circuits.
Fantastic. Thanks for your help. I'm going to shut it off for now and monitor FC levels, will drain late evening and refill before hot sun hits.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You will also lose CYA and CH with the drain. So check your CYA level after the fill and add stabilizer as needed.
Drained/refilled and nailed salt level at 3200. I'm a moron and started refill last night late but didn't run a regen on the softener so I ended up actually gaining 25 ppm on CH. Dumb.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 67,098
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
3200 on Aquarite display or TF Pro salt test?
What are the amps on the Aquarite now?
Not a big deal and within testing variance.