We live in the Tampa, FL area, and have had to replace our Jandy Salt Cell 5 times in 7 years.
At least once it was replaced under warranty, but this is very expensive to have done. It is similar to this one:
Because of this, we were able to get a Jandy rep out to examine our entire pool system to
try and diagnore what is causing this.l
Overall, he said everything looked good (!). But the only things he could point to for a
possible reason were:
1. Our stablizer was very low. This makes the cell work harder.
2. Phosphates can lower the chlorine level and make cell work harder. --- We have
none of the things he mentioned as causing this.
3. Our timer schedule looks okay.
4. He was going to check with our pool maintenance company to ensure that
he is only using 1 part acid to 10 parts water for cleaning, as this can more rapidly deplete
the life of the cell.
Bottom line: "nothing that would cause a direct failure of the salt cell".
It looks like going forward that this is very easy to replace, but will still add $400+ yearly.
Obviously, any suggestions here would be helpful. But I do NOT maintain the
pool and cannot answer any technical or chemistry questions (I know).
Thanks,
Mitchell
At least once it was replaced under warranty, but this is very expensive to have done. It is similar to this one:
Jandy R0693900 TruClear Salt Cell
I am away so I do not have all of my exact specs.Because of this, we were able to get a Jandy rep out to examine our entire pool system to
try and diagnore what is causing this.l
Overall, he said everything looked good (!). But the only things he could point to for a
possible reason were:
1. Our stablizer was very low. This makes the cell work harder.
2. Phosphates can lower the chlorine level and make cell work harder. --- We have
none of the things he mentioned as causing this.
3. Our timer schedule looks okay.
4. He was going to check with our pool maintenance company to ensure that
he is only using 1 part acid to 10 parts water for cleaning, as this can more rapidly deplete
the life of the cell.
Bottom line: "nothing that would cause a direct failure of the salt cell".
It looks like going forward that this is very easy to replace, but will still add $400+ yearly.
Obviously, any suggestions here would be helpful. But I do NOT maintain the
pool and cannot answer any technical or chemistry questions (I know).
Thanks,
Mitchell
