Dead Mineral Spring Cell?

[bethsg]

My new cell is up and running. A few things I want to share. First as the old cell was dying, I keep seeing a low salt reading, and kept adding salt (slowly over time, a bell should have went off in my head)... it would bring level up, and kept the cell running. Then I had the solid red lights of death, low salt, and inspect cell. So I order new cell. Attach new cell, get HIGH salt reading and cell shuts off. I figure my salt content is too high, so I start draining water off, and adding fresh water. That worked but what confused me in the process is my display kept reading zero. So, I figured it out by tabbing through display to instant salinity, and then turn the cell one, and watch the instant salinity reading go up to 5000+ and it would shut itself off, but then the low salt and inspect cell would start blinking???So what I learned with much searching, is the usual display is based on average cell current, and so since it has been zero for a while... the average continued to be zero, which would trigger the low salt, inspect cell blinking lights. I then shut the unit off, and drained more water, added more water.. finally, I got the salt diluted down, and the cell is running as usual. in order to get the display back to the actual current reading, you flip the switch from auto to super to auto, and this then will reset the current reading display to the current instant salinity. Just wanted to share for anyone who may have similar problem. Since I spent a lot of time searching for answers. My cell lasted almost, 5 -6 month pool seasons.

[waste]

Beth, thanks for updating us - glad you've solved the problem Also, thanks for thinking of the others who may encounter a similar problem!