The salt cell has been in place for approx 7 years (I've owned the pool for 2 years). I went ahead and purchased a replacement so I would have it ready when it needed to be replaced. I am trying to determine if the old one is starting to fail.
The SWG is usually set around 40% and I run the pump for 8-10 hrs/day. Our cell is a bit oversized so I think that's why it's lasted so long.
The "inspect cell" light came on this morning. I've read that is an automated check after 500 hrs. However can this also indicate that the cell is underperforming? I've also heard that the system will show a false low salt reading when the cell begins to fail - is this something to look for?
FC has dropped to 2.5 or 3 - I usually maintain FC of 4 to 5 with the SWG settings mentioned above. I cranked it up to 100% for the past 3 hours, and FC climbed up just a small amount to 3.5 or 4.
We've had a lot of rain, so my CYA is also a bit low. Maybe I just need to bump up CYA and see if that helps maintain the FC, or is time to go ahead and pop in the replacement cell?
Hayward Aquarite T-15
Salt 3100
FC 3 or 4
CYA 50
PH 7.8
TA 90
25,000 gal pool, vinyl
The SWG is usually set around 40% and I run the pump for 8-10 hrs/day. Our cell is a bit oversized so I think that's why it's lasted so long.
The "inspect cell" light came on this morning. I've read that is an automated check after 500 hrs. However can this also indicate that the cell is underperforming? I've also heard that the system will show a false low salt reading when the cell begins to fail - is this something to look for?
FC has dropped to 2.5 or 3 - I usually maintain FC of 4 to 5 with the SWG settings mentioned above. I cranked it up to 100% for the past 3 hours, and FC climbed up just a small amount to 3.5 or 4.
We've had a lot of rain, so my CYA is also a bit low. Maybe I just need to bump up CYA and see if that helps maintain the FC, or is time to go ahead and pop in the replacement cell?
Hayward Aquarite T-15
Salt 3100
FC 3 or 4
CYA 50
PH 7.8
TA 90
25,000 gal pool, vinyl
