I have a Hayward SwimPure Extreme salt generator that is just under 5 years old. Cell was clean but I wasn’t getting any chlorine. Had a service guy come by who checked the board and said that it looked like cell needs replacing. He was trying to steer me towards replacing whole system. Should I just get a replacement cell? Any reason I couldn’t replace that myself?
Replace system or cell
- Thread starter Jaguarpool
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
Replacing the new system with what?
How many gallons are in your pool?
What size cell do you have?
Post pics of your pool equipment, SWG control parcel, and the cell so we can see what your situation is.
Replacing the new system with what?
How many gallons are in your pool?
What size cell do you have?
Post pics of your pool equipment, SWG control parcel, and the cell so we can see what your situation is.
He recommended a new Hayward S3 Salt system 25000 gallons
My pool is about 10000 gallons
Current cell is TCELL925SWP
Attachments
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,000
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I bet he did.
Swapping the cell is very easy & not much profit for him.
Buying the s3 is really not necessary unless you want/need the automation features.
You can replace your current t9 cell with a t15 (40k gal) cell if you wish to have a little longer life. you will just need to change the cell type in the settings menu.
Replacing the cell takes maybe 5-10 minutes.
Your current controller will probably last another 10+ years or more. It also has many easily replaceable components.
With 5 years of use in sunny florida with long seasons your current cell is likely depleted.
But Let’s confirm you need a new cell…
This is the basic information we need to know in diagnosing a problem:
FC/CYA Levels
Swapping the cell is very easy & not much profit for him.
Buying the s3 is really not necessary unless you want/need the automation features.
You can replace your current t9 cell with a t15 (40k gal) cell if you wish to have a little longer life. you will just need to change the cell type in the settings menu.
Replacing the cell takes maybe 5-10 minutes.
Your current controller will probably last another 10+ years or more. It also has many easily replaceable components.
With 5 years of use in sunny florida with long seasons your current cell is likely depleted.
But Let’s confirm you need a new cell…
This is the basic information we need to know in diagnosing a problem:
- Report all diagnostic readings when you..
- Move the switch from auto to off and check all of the readings.
- Move the switch back to auto and recheck the readings.
- Move the switch to off for a minute and then back to auto and recheck the readings.
- What are the first seven characters of the cell and box serial numbers?
- What is the actual salinity and how are you measuring it?
FC/CYA Levels
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your cell was manufactured in 2019 and has a 4 year warranty. you may have some warranty remaining on the cell if it is not working…
Sorry for delay - was out of town
Three Readings
1400 1400 1400
79 79 79
31.3 27.9 29.5
0.00 2.19 0.78
100P 100P 100P
-0 -1400 -600
AL-0 AL-0 AL-0
r 1.59 r 1.59 r 1.59
t-9 t-9 t-9
Box 4A19108
Cell 4E19105
Actual salinity measured at pool supply store from water sample is 2900 ppm
Last two tests chlorine has been good, so system appears to be working. I have not added liquid chlorine for 3 weeks. Lots of rain and temperatures in the 80s over that time. However the salt level reading does not agree with salinity as tested.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,062
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your cell is depleted and needs to be replaced.
Four years in Florida is about the expected life.
Four years in Florida is about the expected life.
Sorry August 18, 2019 probably just missed warranty