Just posting this as a PSA for other members and lurkers.
My SWG wasn't reading the salt level correctly. It eventually started reading low salt and therefore shut itself off. I went to the pool store to get my salt level checked just to be doubly sure that my salt level was fine. It was.
The pool store guy asked about cleaning the SWG. In over 7 years I have never had any calcification but he was insistent that I inspect and clean the SWG. I thought what the heck. Even though I'm still under warranty its always easier to fix it my self. So I removed the SWG today. There was no visible sign of calcification but I poured in some diluted muriatic acid anyway. No bubbling so after about 15 minutes I poured it out. As I was rinsing the SWG out I noticed a clump of small leaves against the the metal blades. I flushed them out with a garden hose, hooked the SWG back and voile, it read the chlorine level correctly and began generating chlorine again.
This may be the first time someone from Leslie's gave me good advice. I will start inspecting the SWG every fall after the leaves fall and make sure everything is clear.
My SWG wasn't reading the salt level correctly. It eventually started reading low salt and therefore shut itself off. I went to the pool store to get my salt level checked just to be doubly sure that my salt level was fine. It was.
The pool store guy asked about cleaning the SWG. In over 7 years I have never had any calcification but he was insistent that I inspect and clean the SWG. I thought what the heck. Even though I'm still under warranty its always easier to fix it my self. So I removed the SWG today. There was no visible sign of calcification but I poured in some diluted muriatic acid anyway. No bubbling so after about 15 minutes I poured it out. As I was rinsing the SWG out I noticed a clump of small leaves against the the metal blades. I flushed them out with a garden hose, hooked the SWG back and voile, it read the chlorine level correctly and began generating chlorine again.
This may be the first time someone from Leslie's gave me good advice. I will start inspecting the SWG every fall after the leaves fall and make sure everything is clear.