SWG- check cell light

[KARAN K]

I have had my inground pool with SWG For 3 years. Have the intellichlor brand. We only use our pool 4-5 months per year.
Year 1-2 no problem. Last year and this year, the “check cell” light blinks often. When the trouble started last year, I realized the cell needed to be cleaned every 3 months. (I had no idea.)As you can imagine, it was loaded with white crusty stuff. I have cleaned the cell with muriatic acid twice already this year. The pool has only been open for 2 months. Both times it definitely needed cleaning. Cleaned it yesterday, the light went off. Today the light to check cell is back on. How do I know if it’s time to replace the SWG? Side note- I’m having a heck of a time maintaining a free chlorine level. Related??

 

[Jimrahbe]

Karen,

Here is the basic problem.. If you don't keep your water balanced, then the cell will fill up with that "white crusty stuff".. To clean it you use MA.. But, every time you clean it with MA, you are eating away some of the coating on the cell's metal plates. The more often you clean it, the less coating there is left.. This coating is what makes the cell work..

Sorry, but when the Cell light blinks, when the cell is clean, it means the cell is used up and will have to be replaced.

We would be glad to show you how to keep your water balanced so that this does not happen again.

Thanks,

Jim R.