Low salt reading

[gatorson]

I have an ichlor 30 that has been showing a blinking red light, indicating low salt. I’ve tested my salt with a Taylor kit and it is reading >5000 ppm. Too high. I’m working on getting the salt level corrected by draining but I also need my SWG to work.

I replaced the flow switch twice - one spare pentair flow switch I had from a previous cell and again with an Amazon knockoff. Both flow switches also showed low salt level. Should I try to replace the flow switch a third time with a brand new genuine pentair version? Or is this more indicative that the cell is going bad. I have ~6000 hours on the cell.

Oddly enough when my spa is on the cell reads high salt level which I think is more accurate. At least when it reads high it still produces chlorine. My current pool temperature is around 80 degrees. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Newdude]

I’ve tested my salt with a Taylor kit

The Taylor K-1766, following their included instructions ?

The 'fill 25ml vial' *brain shuts off* 'to 10 ml' instructions???????

Its gotten MANY of us so I just want to confirm you used 10ml. If not you tested 2.5 times higher than it was, the cell could be correct that it's low at 2600 but you think its 6500.

 

[gatorson]

Correct, filled to 10mL. Reading 6000