Replacing Salt Cell

[phoenixtx]

All
I'm pretty sure my salt cell has died. Its only 2.5 years old as the original owner replaced it on Mar 2011. Wont generate chlorine cause it reads a low salt (2300) used salt test strips which tell me it;s closer to 3400. Test water and chlorine is not being generated as I am having to temporarily add bleach to keep it decent.

Anyway wanting to find out how do I know what kind of cell i can replace it with or is compatible. I have the AquaLogic PS8, the current salt cell is a Hayward Turbocell GLX-T-5. (20k gallon) Would like to avoiding getting this one again as its a bit pricier than some other options.

 

[Charlie_R]

Have you cleaned the cell lately? Chances are that it has a coating of calcium deposits on it, which will interfere with the action.

 

[phoenixtx]

Yes cleaned the cell 3 months ago and when it started acting up again 2 weeks ago i cleaned it again with no luck.

 

[ping]

How much are you looking to spend, the T-5 cell is only $210 on amazon? You should be able to use the T-15 cell and run it at a lower % and get longer life out of the cell, but it does cost more.

 

[phoenixtx]

Ping, where were you able to find the GLX-T-5 Cell on Amazon forn$210. Just tried searchingband couldnt find that price

 

[ping]

See if this link works for you, http://www.amazon.com/Hayward-Goldline- ... X-T-5+Cell.

 

[phoenixtx]

Ah okay the 15k gallon one. Its different that what i currently have (turbocell glx-cell-5). How would i know if this linked salt cell is compatible with myb aqualogic PS8 automated system?

 

[ping]

Here is a link to Hayward, http://www.hayward-pool.com/prd/In-Grou ... 4006_I.htm.

The Hayward cells are T-5 15,000, T-10 25,000, or T-15 40,000 gallons. It looks like they are interchangeable and you buy the cell that you need for your pool. I would opt for a T-10 or T-15 cell for your pool size.