low current readings on Aqua rite t-3 cell

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I recentlu installed an Aqua rite T-3 SWG system and m very happy with it. It stopped chlorinating aan I went through the readings. All seem OK accept the voltage is 25.5 and the current is low at 2.73. I did let the system run for awhile before I took the readings. Salt is 3100, temp is 82 f, chlorinating light is on,and dial is set @ 100% and reading is showing 100%. Could a cell cleaning raise the current? could I have reversed the power wires. I have had the system running for a month And, it was chlorinating. I tested daily and it was staying at 2 ppm. :shock:
 
sounds like it is chlorinating.

however I have a 14,000 gal pool and we are running the pump 24/7 and have the T3 cell at 100% and it's still having problems keeping up with chlorinating the pool. The high UV index, swimmers and the size of the pool are taking its toll on the little T3 cell.

Had a 8,000 gal pool have problems keeping up with an older T3 cell so we switch to a T15 and no problems now.

Yes what size is your pool?
What is your CYA?
How long are you running the pump?

btw ..its normal for current of a T3 cell to be that low.
 
The 4.50 to 7.80 amps is for T-cell-15.
The t-cell-3 normally draws from 1.5 to 3 amps. :)

Proper water balance is important for optimum performance of all salt systems.
Goldline recommends a CYA level of 60 to 80 ppm for these units.

Post a complete set of water test results and some of the good folks on this forum can help.
 
Hi All, I cleaned the cell today by soaking it in a 3 to 1 water/ muratic acid. I soaked it for an hour and rinsed it out. I washed my filter and reinstalled both. I checked the pool water with a test strip and it shows 1.5 ppm chlorine,200 total hardness, 8.0 pH, 120 total Alkand and 70 CYA. I've been working with a local pool store at getting the chems dialed and she's got me where she wants. The pH is a bit high, so I'll work on that. When I first installed the system, I had to turn it down because it was making too much chlorine. Now I've got it maxed out and it's barely showing up on the test strips.
 
What size pool?
How many hours per day are you running the system?

You have inadvertently lowered the output % too much and allowed algae to start to grow.
The PH and total alkalinity are high.
pool-school/water_balance_saltwater_generator

You will need to shock your pool to destroy this algae.
pool-school/shocking_your_pool

With a CYA of 70 a chlorine concentration of 2 is not sufficient.
After the shock process, you need to keep the Aquarite set to produce enough chlorine to maintain the pool at 5 ppm.
pool-school/chlorine_cya_chart_shock

PSG
 
Hi all, my pool is close to 8000 gallons. I don't have algea yet and I think I'm goin to add some liquid chlorine to avoid it. Can I use muratic acid in a vinyl pool? Changing to a stronger cell sound like a good idea. Thanx for the specs on the t3 cell. I have not seen those specs anywhere on my lit or on the net
 
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