Pool Salt Cell Leaking

How to repair a salt cell step 1.

Pool salt cell leaking.

If your salt cell is plugged into an gfi outlet make sure that the test button is not popped or tripped. Use salt strips to measure your pool s salt level. Have a pool store check your salt level periodically to verify your measured values. Check to see if somehow the plumbing leading to and from the cell is out of line.

While the acid does remove any. We have super chlorinated and shocked several times this year. Unscrew one collar at a time. The easiest way to be certain if the chlorinator is working is to make sure the cell is clean by checking the needle or production lights on the chlorinator box.

The most common concern we get for salt system owners is that the the salt cell is not producing chlorine. Grip the right side collar of the salt cell with a pair of water pump pliers and loosen it by rotating it. I also have struggled all season with maintaining the correct chlorine level. Turn off your pool pump unplug the chlorine generator unplug the salt cell from the chlorine generator and.

My ecomatic salt cell is leaking slightly at the thru holes where the power cord is attached to the cell. Always add the acid to the water. Check for cracks on the fittings. My salt chlorinator is leaking profusely around the salt cell and is corroding the unit.

Secondly maintain the proper salt level in the pool. However very often this concern is only triggered because the pool turned green or the water test shows zero free chlorine. I have also developed yellow algae that i am battling. A picture might help.

Never add water to acid. If your salt system is hardwired variations in voltage could cause the controller to go a little haywire. Check salt level many scgs shut off if the pool s salt level is too high or too low. 2700 to 3500 is a typical range of operation but this will vary across the different scgs.

I don t want to pull it apart until i have the replacement parts since once i do my pool is down until i get it fixed. The action of salt water passing through the salt cell causes electrolysis creating chlorine sodium hypochlorite which is then returned to the pool. While occasional cleaning of a cell is acceptable it s best to only do so when required. Last do the nuts turn on freely and only hand tighten or is it possible it is cross threaded.

Maybe something else was changed or was hit. I assume there are either some kind of o ring or washer between the plastic nuts but i can t find a detailed view or parts list anywhere. In this video you will learn how to ascertain whether your salt cell salt chlorinator is working and producing chlorine.