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    AquaRite r1.59 resetting Average Salt

    Please refresh my memory - the AquaRite r1.59 board when resetting average salt reading, the relay clicks and we get 25V/6a on effort #1 but we when reset it a second time there is no click and we always get 31V and 0a and an instant salt reading of -0. A new cell is installed replacing a one...
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    Pool Coping Coating Lifting Off Concrete

    The coating that was applied to the concrete appears to be lifting off in spots. Assume that water got into those areas and did it's thing. Only in a few spots but how would you fix and would you redo the entire perimeter or just the spots that are affected?
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    Hayward AquaRite S3

    Any pool professionals had a chance to check out this new system? It keeps getting delayed, now due Summer 2021. https://www.hayward-pool.com/shop/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10057&categoryId=&productId=1000000011503&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10201
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    AquaRite r1.59 Board Stuck on AL-7

    Just installed a brand new OEM Hayward AquaRite board r1.59 with a new Hayward display board . Have a T-15 cell installed and the cell setting is T-15 as well. On the diagnostic menu the product setting is stuck at AL-7 and cannot not be advanced to another setting. I know AquaTrol has an...
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    AquaRite Problem Solved

    Moved from here. I've had a rash of customer calls this past week for AquaRite systems reading 0000 ppm average salt and 0 amps. When the owner tries to reset the average salt level, the current limiter "clicks" and goes to -0 (instant salt) but doesn't cycle . What we have found is the...
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    SWG Prices

    I know I've beat a dead horse over the last couple of years but the raw material prices of SWG components keep on increasing. First it was Ruthenium skyrocketing, now it's Iridium and even the raw titanium plates themselves plus the cost of labor. Depending on what inventory levels...
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    AquaRite Issue : SuperChlorinate Mode

    I may be having a senior moment but something seems a bit off: On an AquaRite system with firmware r1.59 when the switch gets moved to SuperChlorinate the generating light stays ON initially along with the SuperChlorinate light and the duty cycle goes to 100 (and of course the power light is...
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    Did Hayward change the warranty for it's salt cells?

    According to Hayward's own website, the warranty for the T-15 and T-9 cells changed to 1 year (used to be 3 years), T-3 changed to 2 years (used to be 3 years), and extended use cells TCELL940 and TCELL925 changed to 3 years (used to be 4 years)...
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    White Flakes - Not Calcium

    Was at a customer's pool. He thought he was not getting chlorine production from the T-15 cell that he had for 2 1/2 months. There was a thick layer of white flakes that didn't look like calcium and his AquaRite readings were within normal ranges. He was "sure" that his pool water had no issues...
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    Salt Cell Price increases

    Just giving everyone a heads up here , you are likely going to see a large price increase on salt cells sooner rather than later. The price of Ruthenium which is the main precious material coated on to the titanium plates has seen a price increase of 400% over the past 9 months. The other...