Most recently, my panel is reading 2500 ppm. I add 2-40 lb bags and it brings it up to maybe 2700. In the past, that much salt would have brought it to maybe 2900-3000? Although it is spring, we have not had THAT MUCH rain and I have not had to add much water due to evaporation. We leave our pool open all year, but I have already added 2-3 40lb bags before this. That’s a LOT of salt. I don’t think I have added that much in a year previously.
The other night I got in and for the first time ever I could taste salt on my lips. I thought wow that must definitely be high so since I currently have no other means of testing salinity (I have the Taylor K1766 on order) I take a sample to the local pool store. Readings come back as 3450 ppm. This is our 5th season on our Hayward T-9. I examine the cell every year for scaling and finding none I have only cleaned by flushing with water. Yesterday however, I decided to finally clean it with a salt cell cleaner packet (I believe this is basically muriatic acid). Very little if any bubbling action present while soaking. When I hooked the cell back up it is still reading 2500-2600 ppm.
The cell is still generating chlorine as FC is 4. I can provide other numbers if necessary but the water temp is mid 70s.
Do I need to start shopping for a new cell? Or could it be something in the panel?
The other night I got in and for the first time ever I could taste salt on my lips. I thought wow that must definitely be high so since I currently have no other means of testing salinity (I have the Taylor K1766 on order) I take a sample to the local pool store. Readings come back as 3450 ppm. This is our 5th season on our Hayward T-9. I examine the cell every year for scaling and finding none I have only cleaned by flushing with water. Yesterday however, I decided to finally clean it with a salt cell cleaner packet (I believe this is basically muriatic acid). Very little if any bubbling action present while soaking. When I hooked the cell back up it is still reading 2500-2600 ppm.
The cell is still generating chlorine as FC is 4. I can provide other numbers if necessary but the water temp is mid 70s.
Do I need to start shopping for a new cell? Or could it be something in the panel?