T-Cell 5 and Aqua Trol

[kennfu]

i have had a 15 x 26 above ground pool installed for less then a year. I thought that it was producing chlorine but recently stopped after I cleaned it for the first time. I noticed that the cell was installed uipside down. Can it still work that way? Then after looking online, I noticed that it did not have a flow switch? Am I supposed to have one? My Aqua Trol has check light and inspect cell on solid and I am not getting any chlorine in the water. I bought a saline reader and found out that I am at 4,400 for salt. I am planning on draining some of the water.

I was looking for suggestions on how to get the cell to produce chlorine.

Thanks

 

[kimkats]

Did you test for FC (free chlorine)?

 

[Jimrahbe]

Ken,

Welcome to TFP... a great place to find the answers to all of your "Movie star" pool maintenance questions...

You do not need a flow switch because there is no place for the gas to get trapped with your type of installation.

I am not a Hayward guy, but we have several here. They will want you to run the Diagnostic tests on your system and report back all the test numbers.

Please run the tests and let us know the numbers..

Thanks,

Jim R.

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Here is a link to the "how to" manual... http://splashottawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AquaTrol-Diagnostics.pdf

 

[Pool_Medic]

The mounting position is of no consequence .

 

[JamesW]

The regular aquatrol uses a flow switch. The RJ (Return Jet) model doesn't use a flow switch.

The model number should be inside the door.

In diagnostics, AL-6 means regular aquatrol, AL-7 means return jet.

The system should not send power to the cell when the pump is off in any case.

What are the diagnostic readings?

 

[kennfu]

The regular aquatrol uses a flow switch. The RJ (Return Jet) model doesn't use a flow switch.

The model number should be inside the door.

In diagnostics, AL-6 means regular aquatrol, AL-7 means return jet.

The system should not send power to the cell when the pump is off in any case.

What are the diagnostic readings?

Thanks everybody,

I checked today and the reading was 0.00 while pump was running

Total Chlorine = 0
PH = 7.8
Alkalinity = 350
Temp = 22
Cell Volt = 31.3
Cell Current = 0
Desired out = 97p
Instant salinity = 0
Product = AL-7
Software Ver = R1.17

Salt is at 4400 based on my reader

 

[JamesW]

Move the switch to off for about 30 seconds, move it to auto and then go to instant salinity to see what that shows. The instant salinity reading has a - (minus sign) in front of the number.

It should start high and scroll down to a stable number.

The first reading before you push the diagnostic button is the average salinity. What does that show?

The system got switched to metric. The temperature shows 22 C, which is 72 F. That usually means that the display board is not making good contact with the pins from the back board. Removing and reinstalling the display board usually helps.

How To: Replace an AquaRite Display PCB - YouTube

To switch back to standard units, go to temperature and move the switch from auto to superchlorinate and back to auto.

 

[kennfu]

Move the switch to off for about 30 seconds, move it to auto and then go to instant salinity to see what that shows. The instant salinity reading has a - (minus sign) in front of the number.

It should start high and scroll down to a stable number.

The first reading before you push the diagnostic button is the average salinity. What does that show?

The system got switched to metric. The temperature shows 22 C, which is 72 F. That usually means that the display board is not making good contact with the pins from the back board. Removing and reinstalling the display board usually helps.

How To: Replace an AquaRite Display PCB - YouTube

To switch back to standard units, go to temperature and move the switch from auto to superchlorinate and back to auto.

I get a 0.00 instant salinity reading and I get 0.00 for average Salinity. Do you think that it is a display board? This unit is about 10 months old. Do I contact Hayward on the warranty?

 

[JamesW]

Did you move the switch to off and then back to auto and then recheck the instant salinity right away?

Is the pump running while you test?

If the pump is off by the timer, the aquatrol won't power the cell on.

Does the timer work correctly to power the pump on and off?

 

[kennfu]

Yes, the pump was off when I got there and switch was on auto. I move the switch to off and then manually turned on the pump. I moved the switch to manual and get a 0.00. I push the diagnotistic button 5 x's and get 0.00 for instant salinity. This system seems to work for many months. I think most of these problems happened after I cleaned the cell about two months ago. After I cleaned it, the system was working in until about two weeks ago.

I tried a few times to reset the system. Could I have changed a setting on accident?

 

[JamesW]

http://splashottawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AquaTrol-Diagnostics.pdf

Does the timer turn the pump on and off?

 

[kennfu]

Sorry, was out of town for a week. Yes, the timer does turn on/off.