Hey guys,,, Seems like forever!! Awesome to be back around the forum... I am looking for some help with my SWG setup...
Delima: About 6 to 7 months ago, our water started getting a little cloudy and eventually showed signs of algae(green). After testing and adding/adjusting chems, it cleared of course, but after a few weeks started again... When we did test, every time the salt and chlorine was low. We went through a few rounds of this, and well, coming into winter as we were, I added some chlorine and kinda let it ride until spring...
I figured it may be the sand filter or something like that so I contacted our pool store... The rep stated that it was the Polaris salt cell (AutoClear) that needed to be replaced. She didn't even send anyone over to check it, just said that was it... I asked specifically if it might be something else like the wall fixture/computer/??
Do any of you guys have any idea on these Polaris cells? Would it be the cell this soon? I have cleaned it every summer and it looks great as far as I can tell just looking... Would it be the generator/wall unit? or both? Would dirty sand in the filter cause this problem of continuing green in the water? She stated that the sand shouldn't need changing for up to 4 or 5 yrs of use, and as stated above,,, this is only our 4th summer...
We had our pool built in 2008, so we have only 3 FULL summers in it and this will be our 4th... Any advice before I loose the chains on such a chunk of change?
Thnaks,,,,DMAN
Delima: About 6 to 7 months ago, our water started getting a little cloudy and eventually showed signs of algae(green). After testing and adding/adjusting chems, it cleared of course, but after a few weeks started again... When we did test, every time the salt and chlorine was low. We went through a few rounds of this, and well, coming into winter as we were, I added some chlorine and kinda let it ride until spring...
I figured it may be the sand filter or something like that so I contacted our pool store... The rep stated that it was the Polaris salt cell (AutoClear) that needed to be replaced. She didn't even send anyone over to check it, just said that was it... I asked specifically if it might be something else like the wall fixture/computer/??
Do any of you guys have any idea on these Polaris cells? Would it be the cell this soon? I have cleaned it every summer and it looks great as far as I can tell just looking... Would it be the generator/wall unit? or both? Would dirty sand in the filter cause this problem of continuing green in the water? She stated that the sand shouldn't need changing for up to 4 or 5 yrs of use, and as stated above,,, this is only our 4th summer...
We had our pool built in 2008, so we have only 3 FULL summers in it and this will be our 4th... Any advice before I loose the chains on such a chunk of change?
Thnaks,,,,DMAN