As with everything pool related, it depends. We suggest you start your salt chlorine generator at 50 percent output and run it for a couple of days, then check the chlorine level. In a balanced pool, a good chlorine level is 1-3 parts per million. If your chlorine levels are low, you can raise the percentage, and if it’s high you can lower the percentage. The output percentage means your cell will only be active for that percentage of time in a pump’s run cycle. For example, if your pump is set for an 8-hour cycle, and your salt chlorine generator is set at 50 percent; your cell will only be producing chlorine for 4 of those hours total.
If you ever get behind in your chlorine output, use the super chlorinate feature on your generator’s control box. Super Chlorinate increases chlorine output to 100 percent and keeps it that way for about 24 hours, then reduces down to your normal output settings.
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I set my chlorinator to 12 but it keeps randomly spiking to 15 18 and 24 what troubleshooting should I do? This happened after a variable speed pump was installed
I live in south Florida. I have to run my T9 generator at 90-100 percent to maintain a chlorine level of around 1.6. I run the pump for 10 hrs per day 7am-5pm. Ph-7.4, Alkalinity-100, Hardness-250, Cyan-35. Is my cell to small? Is it ok to run at this percentage all the time? Am I just shortening the life if my cell?
A salt cell has a set amount of chlorine it can produce in its lifetime; the higher the output percentage and the longer it runs, the quicker it will reach that limit and need replacement.
Hi Matthew. I have a problem with my no flow light being continuously lit. We changed the switch, cleaned the filter etc but still lit. Any ideas on what to do next? Am at a loss…
I set my chlorinator to 12 but it keeps randomly spiking to 15 18 and 24 what troubleshooting should I do? This happened after a variable speed pump was installed
What is the make and model of the salt system? Second, have you tried cleaning the cell or doing any recalibrations?
I live in south Florida. I have to run my T9 generator at 90-100 percent to maintain a chlorine level of around 1.6. I run the pump for 10 hrs per day 7am-5pm. Ph-7.4, Alkalinity-100, Hardness-250, Cyan-35. Is my cell to small? Is it ok to run at this percentage all the time? Am I just shortening the life if my cell?
A salt cell has a set amount of chlorine it can produce in its lifetime; the higher the output percentage and the longer it runs, the quicker it will reach that limit and need replacement.
Your CYA is too low.
Hi Matthew. I have a problem with my no flow light being continuously lit. We changed the switch, cleaned the filter etc but still lit. Any ideas on what to do next? Am at a loss…
Hello Leeann – look at this Aquarite troubleshooting guide, it has a whole section regarding your problem under the title, No Flow LED Flashing or ON.