- Aug 22, 2011
- 73
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair iChlor 30
excellent. thanks for this...It is the flow sensor. The instructions are in the wiki if you download the Pentair guide it lists :
Pentair iChlor SWG - Further Reading
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hi. I did take off the flow sensor and re-tefloned it. however, the leak is actually coming from the under the black part of its casing where the flow sensor screws into. so it may be a crack in the casing itself :-(It is the flow sensor. The instructions are in the wiki if you download the Pentair guide it lists :
Pentair iChlor SWG - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
I did remove the cell to inspect but the crack is not visible. it seems the leak is coming from under the flow sensor mounting bracket (not sure what to call it) or between that black bracket and the cell casing. I like your idea of taking Plast-Aid to that entire section to see if it helps.Unscrew the unions and remove the cell. Examine the area to see if the crack can be seen.
You can try and repair the crack with Plast-aid...
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You have nothing to lose since you will need to replace the cell if you can not fix the crack.
How old is the cell?
absolutely. takes me back to the days of adding "overhaul in a can" to a bad engine to get the last few miles out of itIt is worth throwing $20 of plast-aid on the area and seeing if you can get another season out of the cell.