Aquarite acting up with new cell

[shacke]

Hi

I have an aquarite/goldrite panel and a t-15 cell. I recently replaced the old cell with the same model, brand name and brand new - not generic.

Something has been going on and I hope that someone recognizes the issue.

The unit stops putting out chlorine, and I reset it, and it stops again. I am unsure of the timing of when exactly it happens - first I wondered if it could be related to the whole system being on a timer. Granted, it has been on a timer all its life - but I was not sure why it kicks off. I have tested it - shut the pump down and restarted - and each time it still shows it is generating.

I know something is up because when I cycle through the display, it reads 0 amps. Again, not sure when exactly it decides to quit on me.

One other thing - no lights blinking to say something is wrong.

Thanks for any help for pointing me in the right direction.

 

[JamesW]

Can you post the diagnostics?

 

[shacke]

Yes:

When I reset it this evening:

73 degrees
24.7
5.27
31p
3100
r.14

I went out a little while after that and voltage and amps were 30 and 0

Just checking again just now and its back to 24.7 and 5.2

Perhaps I am misunderstanding how to read the panel? Is this normal fluctuation?

 

[Sparkle]

You have set it to generate chlorine 31% of the time. So most of the time (69%) the cell is not doing anything, hence the current is zero.
The "Generating" light stays on the whole time regardless of the percentage setting (unless you turn the SWCG off).

 

[shacke]

ooohhhhhh. OK, then it must be working properly. Perhaps I am not at a setting high enough to keep up with the FC demand.

I did start at a lower level. I will keep an eye on it.

thank you.

 

[JamesW]

For software revisions before r 1.55, the cycle time is 120 minutes. For software revisions r 1.55 and higher, the cycle time is 180 minutes.

For your r 1.4 software, the cycle time is 120 minutes. At 31 %, your unit will produce for 37 minutes and then be off for 83 minutes. Then the polarity will reverse and the cycle will begin again.