SWCG not generating?

[smicale]

I have a IC40 and it has been running well the past week & half. Now I went to test my water and my FC is way down so I was going to do the test to see how much chlorine I needed to add. I decided to go take a look at my SWG and noticed my cell light flashing. I have never seen this one before. I did some research and it says to try cleaning the cell with water and muratic acid. Well I don’t have the cap to plug the end so I can’t really do that. Looks pretty clean from when I opened it up and looked. I need to run to my pool store to see if they have a cap or run to my local hardware store and see if I can get one of those rubber stoppers. Anyway if after i try to clean it and it still does this does this mean cell is dead and I need a new one? I’m at 5 yrs on this one. When I run the diagnostics it says it is only 80% used.

 

[ajw22]

Read SWG How It Works - Further Reading for how to clean the cell in less damaging ways than using Muriatic Acid.

Chances are the cell is depleted and needs replacement.

 

[smicale]

Read SWG How It Works - Further Reading for how to clean the cell in less damaging ways than using Muriatic Acid.

Chances are the cell is depleted and needs replacement.

So white vinegar must be diluted also?

 

[wireform]

So white vinegar must be diluted also?

SWG How It Works - Further Reading

 

[smicale]

So if my cell is dead I am curious to know what people’s thoughts are on replacement vs just adding liquid chlorine going forward. You can buy a lot of chlorine for the cost of what a SWG is.

 

[ajw22]

So if my cell is dead I am curious to know what people’s thoughts are on replacement vs just adding liquid chlorine going forward. You can buy a lot of chlorine for the cost of what a SWG is.

See the Economic Analysis in SWG How It Works - Further Reading

 

[PoolStored]

@smicale See the note on the spreadsheet analysis in the link @ajw22 gave you on FC production cost:
(Note: this is in FC equivalent, or price per FC. The "Cell days" are the number of days the cell would last if you run it at 100%. No generator is run at 100%. The number of days the cell would run if you ran at 20% would be 5x longer or 2085 days/5.7 years. "Cell days" is not a prediction of the life of the cell, it is necessary to calculate the cost of the FC production.)

 

[smicale]

So should I stick with the Pentair Intellichlor IC40 or try an off brand? $1400 is what I am seeing online for one. I don’t know if the off brands work with the IntelliCenter and the Pentair iOS app.

 

[ajw22]

So should I stick with the Pentair Intellichlor IC40 or try an off brand? $1400 is what I am seeing online for one. I don’t know if the off brands work with the IntelliCenter and the Pentair iOS app.

Clone cells cannot be controlled by Pentair automation.