- Aug 5, 2023
- 5
- Pool Size
- 3800
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Intex Krystal Clear
hello hello
i have been messing around with my intex above ground pool for about 10 years. up until now the only issue has been how to heat the thing since it isnt big enough to attach a heater to. now my problem has been 'low salt'. i have the intex all in one filter pump/swg #28673 that i bought in 2017. prior to this i had a pump and swg separate.
i am getting a low salt light at the strangest times, and without consistency. i can run the unit for hours and not a peep. then, late into the session and after running more than 4 hours, the light comes on. i have disassembled and cleaned all components including the titanium inserts (?) and its all good. then, after many hours of running, the light is back on. we have had a lot of rain in july so we did let water out and added salt in small amounts. strip tests say its a ok. fire up the unit and all is great then on comes the light.
so, i pulled out the older swg free standing unit i had in the basement and hooked that up to the all in one. i can run the pump without its swg on, so i did this and fired up the freestanding swg. all was ducky for over 12 hours, then the HIGH SALT light appeared on the freestanding unit.
how can i get a low salt on one swg and high on the other? i was not using swg with the filter pump. all of the parts are as clean as i can possibly get them. unfortunately they are not interchangeable, so i cant part out the free standing and try to get the all in one going to my satisfaction.
i am not electrically inclined so circuit board and contacts are not something i can mess with, but it seems to be the only info so far that i can find that addresses either hi or low salt issues. is this it? should i start chlorinating manually and look for a new unit or is there hope that i havent found yet??? the filter pump on the all in one unit is a beast and works like a champ. when fully operational that all in one was the last word for the last 7 years or so. i never had it so good. now its one thing after another and frankly i am getting tired of it. i didnt want a pool like this in the first place so spending money i dont have on this thing is getting old. if anyone has an idea or similar experience i wish you would share. i am losing whats left of my mind....
i have been messing around with my intex above ground pool for about 10 years. up until now the only issue has been how to heat the thing since it isnt big enough to attach a heater to. now my problem has been 'low salt'. i have the intex all in one filter pump/swg #28673 that i bought in 2017. prior to this i had a pump and swg separate.
i am getting a low salt light at the strangest times, and without consistency. i can run the unit for hours and not a peep. then, late into the session and after running more than 4 hours, the light comes on. i have disassembled and cleaned all components including the titanium inserts (?) and its all good. then, after many hours of running, the light is back on. we have had a lot of rain in july so we did let water out and added salt in small amounts. strip tests say its a ok. fire up the unit and all is great then on comes the light.
so, i pulled out the older swg free standing unit i had in the basement and hooked that up to the all in one. i can run the pump without its swg on, so i did this and fired up the freestanding swg. all was ducky for over 12 hours, then the HIGH SALT light appeared on the freestanding unit.
how can i get a low salt on one swg and high on the other? i was not using swg with the filter pump. all of the parts are as clean as i can possibly get them. unfortunately they are not interchangeable, so i cant part out the free standing and try to get the all in one going to my satisfaction.
i am not electrically inclined so circuit board and contacts are not something i can mess with, but it seems to be the only info so far that i can find that addresses either hi or low salt issues. is this it? should i start chlorinating manually and look for a new unit or is there hope that i havent found yet??? the filter pump on the all in one unit is a beast and works like a champ. when fully operational that all in one was the last word for the last 7 years or so. i never had it so good. now its one thing after another and frankly i am getting tired of it. i didnt want a pool like this in the first place so spending money i dont have on this thing is getting old. if anyone has an idea or similar experience i wish you would share. i am losing whats left of my mind....
