I have a Hayward AquaRite t3 salt cell system. It was installed October 2022. My salt reading has always been pretty accurate until this last week. I went from 3400ppm to it reading 4600ppm without adding salt. Cleaned cell and got water tested. The water from the pool company says 3450ppm. I tried to recalibrate but it will not go lower than 4600ppm. Any ideas? All my readings on the system are within specs suck as output and ampmerage. Just the salt reading is wrong all of a sudden.
Hayward AquaRite reading too high
- Thread starter weadon
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,859
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
Check that the T-cell type is set correctly.
How many gallons are in your pool?
This is the basic information we need to know in diagnosing a problem:
Check that the T-cell type is set correctly.
How many gallons are in your pool?
This is the basic information we need to know in diagnosing a problem:
- Report all diagnostic readings when you..
- Move the switch from auto to off and check all of the readings.
- Move the switch back to auto and recheck the readings.
- Move the switch to off for a minute and then back to auto and recheck the readings.
- What are the first seven characters of the cell and box serial numbers?
- What is the actual salinity and how are you measuring it?
T cell is correct showing T3
Pool is around 10,000 gallons it’s 12x24
Switch off
4500
82
28.3
0
29P
-0
Al-0
R 1.59
T-3
Switch on
4500
82
24.7
3.22 ( sometimes when on it shows 0 and I don’t remember that happening)
29p
-4400
Al-0
R 1.59
T-3
After 1 min off and now back on
4500
82
24.7
3.12
29p
-4300
Al-0
R1.59
T-3
3E22101 cell
Note sure if this is the box serial or not 3A22102-11869
Pool tested yesterday and the pool company said it was 3450ppm
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,859
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
How are "YOU" testing ? Forget the pool guys results. You need your own test kit
Test Kits Compared and at minimum the K-1766 salinity test kit.
Test Kits Compared and at minimum the K-1766 salinity test kit.
Get a K-1766 test kit and see what that shows.
I would leave it on T-5 for now.
I would leave it on T-5 for now.
I don’t test the water I just take samples in to the pool company every few weeks.
Do you know why after two years I would need to change the cell from 3-5 to get a better reading?
Get a K-1766 test kit and see what that shows.
Maybe the amperage reading is drifting off due to a failing ammeter on the board.
I think because it’s under warranty I should get someone to come check that out then. Thanks for the info.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,859
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
That is not exactly what I was asking.
82F is not the water temperature I would expect in your area with an unheated pool.
If your prior lower salt readings were with lower water temperature I believe the Aquarite is reacting to the higher water temperature.
They can try a new circuit board and/or they can measure the DC amperage to the cell.
To measure the DC amperage, pop off the cover with the serial number and clamp around both black or both white wires.
To measure the DC amperage, pop off the cover with the serial number and clamp around both black or both white wires.
Oh sorry. No that’s the normal water temperature for me. Heater has not been on the last few weeks as we get pretty warm in southern Ontario.
Just an update.
Called Hayward and went through the diagnostics with them and they are sending me a new cell under warranty. Hoping that’s the fix and not the board.
Called Hayward and went through the diagnostics with them and they are sending me a new cell under warranty. Hoping that’s the fix and not the board.