Hi all, I've read several threads on this topic and haven't been able to find a solution to the issue I'm having here.
I came home from travel last week and the pool had a tinge of green to it. I found a flashing green cell light on the Pentair Intellichlor and it appears to not be producing. Water balance is fine per my own tests and the pool store guys found the same (other than chlorine lower than I'd like). I have CL tabs in the pool now while I try to figure this out and hopefully get the cell producing again.
Here's the details on the pool
Actions I've done so far
Other than having to replace the glass fuze in the power supply earlier this season, it's been a solid performer. Is there something in the water I should be testing for that would cause the cells to stop producing CL? I really do not want to buy another Pentair Intellichlor right now, the prices look like they've doubled since I last purchased in 2018.
Thoughts? Thanks for taking a look.
Jeff
I came home from travel last week and the pool had a tinge of green to it. I found a flashing green cell light on the Pentair Intellichlor and it appears to not be producing. Water balance is fine per my own tests and the pool store guys found the same (other than chlorine lower than I'd like). I have CL tabs in the pool now while I try to figure this out and hopefully get the cell producing again.
Here's the details on the pool
- I have a ~ 27K gallon gunite pool
- This is my 7th year of owning the pool. My guess is it is 20+ years old.
- The system has a single Pentair IC60 SWG with 60% life used
- I also have a spare cell (IC40) with 40% life used (Yes, I have two....it's a dumb story)
- Water balance is 2 CL, 70 CYA, 200 Calc Hardness, 7.5PH, Salt 3800 (pool store) - 4000 (my test)
Actions I've done so far
- I acid cleaned both cells twice yesterday
- The IC 60 was showing a bad temp sensor in the "More" test, so I replaced the flow/temp switch earlier today. The temperature test is now reading correctly (same as the IC40), but the cell is still acting as described above
- The IC 60 is now back installed and continues to exhibit the symptoms and patterns described above
Other than having to replace the glass fuze in the power supply earlier this season, it's been a solid performer. Is there something in the water I should be testing for that would cause the cells to stop producing CL? I really do not want to buy another Pentair Intellichlor right now, the prices look like they've doubled since I last purchased in 2018.
Thoughts? Thanks for taking a look.
Jeff