I have a 5 year old Aqua Rite chlorine generator with a T-Cell-15. For the first 5 years it worked great. Now it seems to generate about half the chlorine it used to. Normally I set the output rate at 50% during the summer, but now I have it set to 100%, and it still can't keep the chlorine level at 3 ppm. Here are the particulars:
Pool size: 22,000 g
Pump: 6 hrs/day
Salt Level: 3300 ppm
Temp: 80-85
ph: 7.5
TA: 80 ppm
CA: 100 ppm
Phosphates: 100 ppb
Calcium hardness: 500 ppm
TDS: 2500 ppm
Nitrates: 0 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
I replaced the cell, but this didn't fix the problem. I took both the old and new cells to the pool store, and had them tested. Both tested OK. I can switch back and forth between the cells, but this has no effect. I've looked at the voltage and current readouts using the diagnostics button on the controller. They are both within the acceptable ranges.
I called Goldline. They recommended increasing the pump time from 6 hours to 8 hours, but I live in CA where a kw/h costs 50 cents, so I really don't want to do this. Besides, I've been using 6 hrs/day and 50% for 5 years. Some thing has changed.
I'm out of things to try. Any suggestions?
Pool size: 22,000 g
Pump: 6 hrs/day
Salt Level: 3300 ppm
Temp: 80-85
ph: 7.5
TA: 80 ppm
CA: 100 ppm
Phosphates: 100 ppb
Calcium hardness: 500 ppm
TDS: 2500 ppm
Nitrates: 0 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
I replaced the cell, but this didn't fix the problem. I took both the old and new cells to the pool store, and had them tested. Both tested OK. I can switch back and forth between the cells, but this has no effect. I've looked at the voltage and current readouts using the diagnostics button on the controller. They are both within the acceptable ranges.
I called Goldline. They recommended increasing the pump time from 6 hours to 8 hours, but I live in CA where a kw/h costs 50 cents, so I really don't want to do this. Besides, I've been using 6 hrs/day and 50% for 5 years. Some thing has changed.
I'm out of things to try. Any suggestions?