Hi, I have a older IC20 that I picked up used and installed this spring. It was a tear out from a pool many years ago and shows 60% life left in it. However, it has a green light on beside COLD WATER. The manual for the current versions say there's either a red light if the system is off, or no light for temp ok. Anyone have experience with a green light on an older model?
Older intellichlor IC20 Green light "cold water"
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D,
Not sure about the older ones, but on the new ones if the water is too cold, then the only light that will come on is the "cold light" all the other will be off.
What does your do? and what is the water temp?
Cell life is close to useless as many things can make the cell not work that have nothing to do with the plate life.
If your cell light is working, then the cell is making chlorine. At 50% output, the cell light will be on for 2.5 minutes, when the cell is making chlorine, and then off for 2.5 minutes, while the cell is not making chlorine.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Not sure about the older ones, but on the new ones if the water is too cold, then the only light that will come on is the "cold light" all the other will be off.
What does your do? and what is the water temp?
Cell life is close to useless as many things can make the cell not work that have nothing to do with the plate life.
If your cell light is working, then the cell is making chlorine. At 50% output, the cell light will be on for 2.5 minutes, when the cell is making chlorine, and then off for 2.5 minutes, while the cell is not making chlorine.
Thanks,
Jim R.
The water temp was low 50s at the start of the year and is now high 60s. Light has been the same the whole time.
Yes but everything else is what I'd expect. I'll take pic when I get home and post it.
D,
If you have other lights then run the 50% test I outlined above and let me know if the cell light is working correctly or not.
Thanks,
Jim R.
If you have other lights then run the 50% test I outlined above and let me know if the cell light is working correctly or not.
Thanks,
Jim R.
I was wrong just wasn't watching long enough. The cell light does go off periodically. So I guess everything is working normally?
D,
Your pic shows the cell at 100%. If this cell is connected to an automation system, like an EasyTouch, you can't adjust the % from the cell, just from the automation.
Your cell looks like it is working to me..
How big is your pool in gallons???
Thanks,
Jim R.
Your pic shows the cell at 100%. If this cell is connected to an automation system, like an EasyTouch, you can't adjust the % from the cell, just from the automation.
Your cell looks like it is working to me..
How big is your pool in gallons???
Thanks,
Jim R.
It's a 23000 gallon. At the moment of that pic I did have it on boost so it was 100% output.
D,
Just a heads up...
It may be difficult for a 20K cell to make enough chlorine for a 23K pool. We always recommend a cell be rated for at least 2 x the pool volume.
This is because cells are rated when running at 100% output for 24 hours.
This means that in the middle of the summer, for your cell to make up for the chlorine that your pool will use each day, you might have to run your pump 24/7 and the cell's output at 100%.
This is certainly true if you were in the Southern United States, not sure how much difference your location will make.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Just a heads up...
It may be difficult for a 20K cell to make enough chlorine for a 23K pool. We always recommend a cell be rated for at least 2 x the pool volume.
This is because cells are rated when running at 100% output for 24 hours.
This means that in the middle of the summer, for your cell to make up for the chlorine that your pool will use each day, you might have to run your pump 24/7 and the cell's output at 100%.
This is certainly true if you were in the Southern United States, not sure how much difference your location will make.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Thanks for the heads up. I also got an IC40 for a good deal so if the ic20 struggles I'll swap it out for the ic40.
