Quote Originally Posted by badabing View Post
I finally got AquaRite 40K with T-15 Cell installed and I have a concern / question.

Is the unit defective? or is it just not generating SALT all the time?


Does the cell need to be perfectly leveled horizontal or vertical?
I think I can answer my own question.
Digging further and observing the operation of the device, I'm convinced the system is operating as designed.
In that it appears that the percentage setting for the chlorine generation is based on time rather than power.
so if you want to generate 25%, then instead of the AQR reducing the power to generate less chlorine, it generates at 100% but only 25% of the time.
The manual and LED could have been clearer on this, why display generating when not generating chlorine?

I'm a little worried with this approach, .
I was operating it at 25% all day yesterday, and by end of the day, I had shock level choline in the pool.
I know I can reduce it further (Which I promptly did to 15%), but I'm concerned that when generating chlorine, it generates too much ie too concentrated in small bursts that it could effect the swimmers in the pool.

Are my concerns warranted?
what do others think?

I also reduced the pool pump operation, so now a timer that is connected to both pump and AQR shuts off between 8:00 PM and 6:00 PM
hope this would be enough to bring it to a good level

I was gradually bringing up the CYA to the recommended 80 (I'm at 50 now) but seeing how much chlorine I have at the end of the day, should I just leave it at 50?

Thanks