Salt Chlorinator Cell Lifespan: When to Clean It and When to Replace It

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Tuesday morning, I was in the equipment room of a neighbour’s pool. The salt chlorinator’s display panel was flashing “Inspect Cell,” the water was turning cloudy despite readings that showed adequate salinity, and the owner standing next to me was convinced the entire generator had failed. Wrong diagnosis. The cell itself just needed a thorough … Read more

Why Pool Test Strips Miss the Real Problem: Combined Chlorine and Chloramines Explained

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Across years of chasing water chemistry on my own pool and half the neighborhood’s, one pattern showed up without fail: the instant someone pulls out a test strip and squints at its color chart is precisely when the chemistry management process starts deteriorating. The scenario unfolds predictably. You submerge the strip, observe the blue-green shift, … Read more