Hayward Salt System Reading Low Salt Level

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Hayward salt system reading low salt level.

Occasionally the salt level on the hayward aqua rite may not match the actual salt level of the pool. The following steps will provide a guide on how to recalibrate a hayward aqua rite. A high salt level can cause your chlorinator to shutdown and may begin to give your water a salty taste. I m in florida so the system runs all year.

First take a salt reading. It was reading 2700 for three days i added two bags of salt and 24 hours later it reads 1700. Just replaced my t 5 cell due to system showing very low salt content even as i added 12 bags of salt. If you can t find the salt level when going through the settings of your hayward aqua rite salt system.

A low salt level will reduce the efficiency of your salt chlorinator and result in low chlorine production. Locating the calibration screen. You very well could be in metric mode. On a hayward salt chlorinator your salt reading should be between 2 700 3 400 ppm parts per million with the optimum level of 3 200 ppm.

If the salt level is low or no salt has ever been added to the pool you ll need to increase the salinity level and allow it to circulate for 24 hours before starting the calibration process. If the salt cell is clean but the salt reading is off the aqua rite will need to be recalibrated. It is also important for any salt chlorination system that the stabilizer level in the pool water is between 50 70 ppm. Pool temp is 84.