If your salt cell shows low flow, the first step is always to clean or backwash your filter. Next make sure your pump is able to reach full prime. If you still have no luck check your skimmer, main drain Read More …
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Can I rotate the touchpad on an IC40 Pentair Salt Unit?
I have an Intellichlor IC 40 unit on my pool but the way I have it installed the words on the touch pad are upside down! Can the faceplate on the touchpad be rotated 180 degrees so I can read Read More …
I have a Variable Speed Pump and my Salt Cell and Heater don’t work.
What should a home owner do if they have a Pentair intelliFlo variable speed pump and it doesn’t seem like the Pentair Mastertemp heater and Pentair intelliFlo Salt Cell work on the lower speeds? If you have trouble with the Read More …
My salt pool has algae, what should I do?
Q: I have a saltwater pool that I have had the salt content test and made correct. The chlorine level is good, even on the high side. The filters have been cleaned recently but still have green algae on the Read More …
Clean your intelliChlor Salt Cell to reduce obstruction and corrosion
This is what build up in a salt cell may look like. This happens to be the Penatair intelliChlor cell (IC-40) to fix this, the cell should be cleaned with the garden hose, then rinsed through with a solution of Read More …
Do I need a heater to have a Salt System?
A salt system works when the water temperature is above 52 degrees. Before the pool reaches that temperature another form of chlorine would need to be used. Most of our pool owners who do have salt systems have not yet Read More …
Salt Water Pools: Where to Buy Salt
So you have a salt water pool and use a chlorine generator. Now what? If you haven’t already figured out, you’re going to need to purchase salt. The pool operators require salt in order to create the salt water. Your Read More …
My Salt Cell is Reading Low, but I think we have enough Salt.
What should I do? A salt cell is typically going to need to be cleaned/reset every season. Use the manufacturer guidelines to clean with a solution of muratic acid and water. The sensors also go bad from time to time, Read More …