Salt Cell Generator

Put the salt cell back into position.

Salt cell generator.

Step 2 grip the right side collar of the salt cell with a pair of water pump pliers and loosen it by rotating it towards yourself until hand tight. Turn off your pool pump unplug the chlorine generator unplug the salt cell from the chlorine generator and turn off all the necessary valves. The chlorine generator also known as salt cell salt generator salt chlorinator or swg uses electrolysis in the presence of dissolved salt to produce chlorine gas cl2 or its dissolved forms hypochlorous acid. It doesn t matter which direction it goes on most units.

Replace the salt cell. Before you replace the cell you will want to check several possible issues that can cause a good cell to shut down or perform poorly. You can expect a salt chlorine generator scg cell to last 5 or more years if the pool and cell are maintained properly. We carry titanium salt cells for all top saltwater chlorine generator brands.

Knowing when a cell has gone bad and needs to be replaced is not always obvious. These replacement cells will easily replace your existing salt cell in minutes no professional installation required. Plug the unit back into the wall and clear the inspection light on the control panel by holding down the up arrow or pressing down the diagnostic button for three seconds. Salt water chlorination is a process that uses dissolved salt 2 500 6 000 ppm or 2 5 6 g l as a store for the chlorination system primarily for swimming pools and hot tubs.

Repeat on the left side collar.