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This was their repsonse: That is not rust, the plates are titanium so they won't rust but what you see is the ruthenium coating that is on the plates. Sometimes it can have brownish color like yours and sometimes we even see that it has a slight green tint to it. Nothing to worry about but I'll...

So I got the new cell and it seems to be working ok. It reads the salt around 4000 and makes good FC. The plates bubble so much it clouds the enclosure, so I am going to let it run a few days and problably turn it down some. However, it looks really weird. Like there is a carbon steel plate...

Mine was good but I have been putting dielectric grease on from the start.

So I just spoke with DSP and they want to replace my cell. The invoice they sent me was 20 percent off for year 5 warranty coverage at $614 plus shipping and tax. I went back and looked at my original invoice and I ordered the salt system on 4/27/2020. We are now indeed in year five of the...

That is the way to go. It’s best if you can have the wire enter from the bottom of whatever enclosure it’s penetrating. If not make sure the wire loops down below the point of entry before it goes into the box so no water can drip in.

DSP will make you test and clear phosphates as well if the voltage is good but you’re not holding FC. They pulled that one with me, but it turned out I was a bit low on CYA. In fact, every time I found myself having FC trouble I needed to bump up the CYA. I now test it more frequently in the...

Lol not really. They will tell you to clean it for sure. TBH, if your cell is that old, you may benefit from cleaning. My original cell was from 2020 as well. The first time I cleaned mine it looked fine too but bubbled so violently I had to empty some solution from it. From your time and...

I just used the cord that came with it and penetrated my timer box with a 90 degree water tight connector facing down. The one I have is 1/2 in I think and was way cheaper but you get the idea. I got it at a big box store but can't find it currently. Water can't travel uphill so as long as the...

I did clean it once. It bubbled up for a few minutes then didn't do much else. After hooking it back up it reads around 3200ppm which was a little closer. DSP advised I let it run for a few days to let it average out. At the end of the weekend it was back to reading 2600ppm, so they want me to...

DSP said low salinity readings mean low conductivity. It’s not temperature as my water is over 85 degrees so it’s either a dirty cell or failing cell. I am going to clean it today and if that doesn’t work they want me to send it in for possible testing and/or warranty claim.

I’m not so sure an extra 1000ppm of salinity significant accelerates corrosion. I converted my pool to salt after a few years of living here and even from that alone I do not experience any more corrosion than I did with chlorine only. I would argue that FC alone is way more corrosive to metal...

My cell has been doing the same. Last year it was reading a bit low, and they had me send it in. It got sent back saying it worked fine and they just told me to run the salt a little high. Now its flashing low salt again, and reading even lower, 2500-2700 when my drop test shows 5000. I am going...

Is there a good DIY way to detect leaks?

FC production is not the problem here. When it runs, it does produce, but its the low salt reading that kills me. I haven't done a OCLT in a while but I have no reason to suspect algae. I will say one time at the beginning they made me remove all the phosphates and it did up the output. However...

I got an RJ-30+ in 2020 and have been mostly happy with it. DSP has been pretty good on warranty stuff, however since the last pool season, the cell consistently reads about 1000 ppm or more low on salt. I think I have a small leak underground leak somewhere because I lose CYA too over time, but...

On this model the pressure gauge is screwed into the manual air release, but my last house with a pool had the swimclear filter with one cartridge and the pressure gauge was threaded into the upper shell of it. This threaded part split down the middle and leaked on me. I was able to stop the...

I see your viewpoint but that is water running down the side of the shell from the drips coming from the clamp. 99 percent sure those arent cracks but I'll look closer.

Open box item on ebay. Came with a new o ring too. The MSRP is over 400 but they seem to be around for 250ish on ebay. I did not see cracks but I'm going to look at it closer after work. Its honestly always been a bit touchy since I moved in 5 years ago. Sometimes you need to rotate it a bit...

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I thought about that, as it’s likely original. I didn’t realize these things were 1500 dollars.

It is 3/4".. not sure what I was thinking. Also 150 in/lbs on a 3/4" bolt is a little tricky as an inch pound torque wrench is 1/4 drive. I have never seen a 1/4 drive 3/4 socket, and once you add the proper adapters there is no way the torque wrench will be accurate.

So I put on a new clamp and metal reinforced o ring and it still drips in the same spot but worse? I suppose I will mark the spot, take it back apart and look for damage or some other kind of anomaly. I was also thinking maybe rotate the top a bit. Any other ideas?

I am going to try a new o ring and clamp. My clamp looks pretty bad and a new clamp comes with the o ring.

I’m assuming this filter is original which would make it from 1998, so perhaps the manual is current and my filter is old. Either way the o ring is the most logical thing to replace. It left a lot of black stuff on my rag so maybe it’s deteriorated. I will try a torque wrench when I replace it.

Hmm mine has no spring, and the bolt is 7/8” not 9/16”. I do have both in/lbs and ft/pounds wrenches.

What is the tightening procedure? I don’t use a torque wrench or anything.

It’s always been a bit touchy. The clamp needs to be tapped here and there as you tighten it but this time I can’t get it to stop leaking. It recently froze, although I left the pump running 24/7, I found it leaking after and I can’t get it to stop. I cleaned everything up and re-lubed the o...

Bump for any replies? I broke down and just bought two directional control devices. I also timed the wheels turning and turned up the suction. It helped a bit but the cleaner is still jamming. When it’s stuck, I try to turn the motor and something is jamming it. It is very hard to turn, then...