Is my salt cell dead?

[muffin_dad]

AquaLogic board. Don't know where to get s/n.

Salt cell is knock off, 2 years old (Circupool W3T-CELL-15). CircuPool® CIR-GEN15 Aftermarket Replacement Cell compatible with Hayward® AquaRite®

Getting "Check System Very Low Salt" error.
Reads 2300 today but was readying "very low salt" over the weekend.
Confirmed w/ Taylor test salt level is at 3000
When starting diags, the reading starts at 4800 and drops really fast down
K1 solder fix a few years ago

 

[ajw22]

At around 5amps your cell is still generating chlorine although it is warning of LOW SALT.

Watch your amps and when it goes towards 0 your cell is dead.

You can change the cell type to T-9 and the salt reading will increase and you may squeeze a bit more life from it.

 

[muffin_dad]

Replaced the cell with a Hayward T-CELL-15 and it's working fine now - thanks.

Essentially the 3 year warranty through Hayward makes this roughly the same annual cost as the off-brand which only lasted 2 (and was ~$300 cheaper).