And what other reliable methods for testing salt are there other than the 1766? That was gold standard I thought?
IC60 - low salt light, but Taylor kit saying 3400ppm
- Thread starter Pperc
- Start date
Never trust any salinity test 100%.
Verify the salinity with 2 new different reliable methods.
When did you buy the cell?
Verify the salinity with 2 new different reliable methods.
When did you buy the cell?
Hayward GLX-SALTMETER Digital Handheld Salt Meter.
Salt/TDS/Conductivity/Temp TRACER PockeTester™
The electronic Salt TRACER PockeTester™ measures the Sodium Chloride level in salt water pools with a range from 0 to 9,999 ppm. TDS is measured from 0 to 9,999 ppm and Temperature from 32.0° to 149°F.
lamotte.com
Ultrapen™ PT2 | Myron L® Company
The Ultrapen™ PT2 is an accurate and reliable handheld water tester for measuring pH and Temperature.
www.myronl.com
Pocket Pro+ Multi 2 Tester for pH/Cond/TDS/Salinity with Replaceable Sensor
Pocket Pro+ Multi 2 Tester for pH/Cond/TDS/Salinity with Replaceable Sensor
www.hach.com
http://www.myronl.com/products/poolmeter.htm
Last edited:
Thanks, purchased the LaMotte
Hayward GLX-SALTMETER Digital Handheld Salt Meter.
Salt/TDS/Conductivity/Temp TRACER PockeTester™
The electronic Salt TRACER PockeTester™ measures the Sodium Chloride level in salt water pools with a range from 0 to 9,999 ppm. TDS is measured from 0 to 9,999 ppm and Temperature from 32.0° to 149°F.
Ultrapen™ PT2 | Myron L® Company
The Ultrapen™ PT2 is an accurate and reliable handheld water tester for measuring pH and Temperature.
Pocket Pro+ Multi 2 Tester for pH/Cond/TDS/Salinity with Replaceable Sensor
Pocket Pro+ Multi 2 Tester for pH/Cond/TDS/Salinity with Replaceable Sensor
- May 3, 2014
- 58,767
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I would submit a warranty claim. I assume you registered the unit when you bought it.8/6/2019 so nope
Especially since you noticed it having problems before 8/6/2021.
Salt level on IC60
Curious - is there a way to see what the Intellichlor IC60 is reading for salt level without a smart panel? For example, is there a diagnostic mode that will display lights a certain way, etc? Thank you.
www.troublefreepool.com
See this post where the poster had a bad reading from a K-1766.
Even though it's a good test, any test can give an odd result.
When you have two methods giving different results (like a cell vs a test), you should get a third test as a tiebreaker and maybe even a 4th test just to be sure.
Even though it's a good test, any test can give an odd result.
When you have two methods giving different results (like a cell vs a test), you should get a third test as a tiebreaker and maybe even a 4th test just to be sure.
True. But the cell was giving me a 99+F water temp reading so I know there was an issue with the thermistor. Couldn’t just be the salt.
I’ve done 3 things:
1. Bought that salt meter
2. Added 3 bags of salt to the pool today (should get me up to 3800-3900 based on 1766)
3. Ordered a genuine Pentair OEM part (4 wire I think, which is fine because my cell has 4 wires) to install instead of the generic after market product. That won’t arrive for at least another week unfortunately.
I may try reinstalling the original flow sensor to 1. Confirm the flow sensor works as it should when the wires are simply twisted together (temporary) and 2. See if I can get it to default to proper temp with the cut wires and 3 new bags of salt in it. Problem was temp check was flashing all 5 lights with green and white wires cut. I think it should be showing 78. It’s all becoming moot. My pool water was down to 63 today. A few warm days this week around 72 but I expect the water temp will fall below 60 soon and I’ll close. Can figure this out next year if I have to. Or buy a new cell worst case scenario. Warranty claim may be an issue as it looks like I forgot to register it. Ugh.
Update 10/22/21
Success! Purchased a true OEM 4 wire flow sensor instead of the cheaper after market part I got from Amazon. Installed with 4 wire set up.
Added 3 bags of salt and tested 2 methods. General agreement of 3600ppm with 1766 and the LaMotte Tracer at 3700ppm.
Fired the pump up… and…
The good news also is that in diagnostic mode it lights up 60% meaning 56-65 degrees Fahrenheit. The Aqualink is showing 62 degrees Fahrenheit so this is perfect.
Feels good to repair this myself. Thanks everyone for their help, especially @JamesW who spent a lot of time.
I hope this thread helps someone else in the future.
Success! Purchased a true OEM 4 wire flow sensor instead of the cheaper after market part I got from Amazon. Installed with 4 wire set up.
Added 3 bags of salt and tested 2 methods. General agreement of 3600ppm with 1766 and the LaMotte Tracer at 3700ppm.
Fired the pump up… and…
The good news also is that in diagnostic mode it lights up 60% meaning 56-65 degrees Fahrenheit. The Aqualink is showing 62 degrees Fahrenheit so this is perfect.
Feels good to repair this myself. Thanks everyone for their help, especially @JamesW who spent a lot of time.
I hope this thread helps someone else in the future.