How to Clean a Jandy TruClear Salt Cell A Step by Step Video Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- Cleaning the Jandy TruClear Sal Cell couldn’t be any easier. If you look through the clear top and notice that the black cell plates have a lot of calcium build upon them, it is time for quick cleaning. The process is simple from beginning to end.
A warning from Jandy:
CAUTION Disconnect power to the system at the main circuit breaker before performing this procedure to avoid the risk of electric shock which can result in property damage, severe injury or death.
Here are the detailed steps from Jandy with some notations from me:
1. Ensure that all power to the power pack and the controller is turned off at the circuit breaker.
This is very important to prevent any kind of voltage arch when you put the cell in acid. It could blow out the fuse or worse as Jandy noted above.
2. Before removing the cell for cleaning, shut off any necessary valves to prevent any water loss.
If your pool equipment sits below your pool equipment, turn off all ball valves before removing the cell.
3. Open the air relief valve on the filter to release any pressure in the pool system. Check the cell.
You can do this step but I always just unscrew the cell from the plumbing.
It is recommended that the cell be inspected every month for scale and/or calcium deposits.
The clear top allows for easy inspection. If you allow the system to run with a dirty salt cell no chlorine will be generated.
Light-colored, crusty deposits known as scale will form in excessively hard water or from pool water that is out of balance.
Hold the plate bundle to a light source so the light can be seen between the plates. If the light is easily seen through the plates and/or a small amount of scale is visible, the cell does not need to be cleaned. Reinstall.
On the other hand, if the light is barely visible through the plates or the light is totally blocked by scale, then the cell needs to be cleaned.
There are some areas of the country like mine, where scaling of the cell is very common due to poor quality well water. Not much that we can do about it. The excessive scale does not always indicate your water is out of balance.
NOTE Excessive cleaning can shorten the life of your cell.
Loosen the ring and remove the cell. With protective glasses and gloves on, add one (1) part muriatic acid to ten (10) parts water in a small bucket and mix the cleaning solution together. CAUTION When cleaning the cell, wear protective eyeglasses and gloves. When mixing acid with water, prepare the solution by ALWAYS ADDING ACID TO WATER. NEVER ADD WATER TO ACID. Never use undiluted Muriatic acid. Always use the recommended mixture of Muriatic acid and water.
My method of using a gallon of the acid container with some acid in the bottom is perfectly safe. The Caution is so you don’t splash acid all over yourself and submerging the gallon container into the pool is perfectly safe. A 10 to 1 ratio is weak but this will prolong the cell life and prevent damage to the cell.
Submerge the cell into the cleaning solution. Foaming action will begin, which is caused by scale (calcium carbonate) being dissolved from the plates. If foaming action does not begin, the cell does not need to be cleaned (STOP THE CLEANING PROCESS. Otherwise, allow the cell to remain in the solution until the foaming has stopped (approximately 5 - 10 minutes). NOTE Do not use a screwdriver or any other metal object to remove calcium deposits. Do not leave in acid for more than 30 minutes.
For me, 10 minutes in a 10 to 1 solution is not long enough. I usually go for 20 minutes. Be sure not to exceed 30 minutes or more or the salt cell can be damaged.
Flush the cell with freshwater and perform the inspection again. If the considerable blockage is still present, then re-submerge the plates back into the cleaning solution, flush and reinspect.
After the cell has been cleaned, dispose of the solution according to local regulations.
I prefer pouring it back into the pool if the pH is high and you need to lower it.
Rinse the cell thoroughly with clean tap water and inspect it.
If deposits are still visible on the electrolytic cell, repeat step
You can give the cell a 2nd acid bath if needed. Usually, one is enough and rinsing with a hose will do the trick.
Excessive acid washing will damage the electrolytic cell.
Once the cell is clean, reattach the cell as described
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Not to nitpick, but you should always add acid to water, not water to acid. I understand the way you are doing it is probably safe but just fyi if someone is just pouring acid into a bucket.
Excellent, thank you from Blue Water Pool Chemical Company in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, the West's Most Western Town!
Dude thank you so much for placing a black line at the bottom of muratic acid.
And telling us how much water to put into the same gallon. I’m a visual person and by you showing “us” how much water and acid to put in……😅😊 you rock
This video came in handy! I was able to clean my salt cells with the cleaner thanks a bunch!
All of your pool tips have been GREAT. Thanks.
You should have allot more subs I been a pool tech for 8 years now but if there's something I'm not sure of I go to your channel for help great video .
Thanks for that. Like any How To Channel I suffer from the "I got the information - thank you" viewers. I get it. When I go to the computer channels I get what I need without subbing.
Thanks very much for your help
Thank you so much for “marking” a line to determine how much acid to put in. Any chance you can do the same thing with the other salt cells? I’m learning so much from you.
Hola buen dato un abrazo desde chile
Thank you.
Think it would work on a small salt cartridge for a Spa?
Thanks for the info!
Your very welcome!
@@SPL I have jandy aquapure salt cell system,it shows cell reversing light on. Do you have any tips for that.?
How big or small is that bucket? Or does size of the bucket doesn’t matter?
ah! Thank you! :) :)
I just did this today and it worked perfectly. However, when the cell was removed I noticed that the two drains at the bottom of my pool began leaking a slow whitish cloud back into my pool. Could that be excess DE? Any ideas?
Sometimes air will get into the filter and push DE back. It should not be a problem. Nothing to worry about.
Thanks for this video. I cleaned my salt system for the first time after it had been installed for 6 months. There was definitely some calcium scales and your method worked like a charm. But now it's about 10 days after I did that, and i looked at it and it is totally caked with heavy calcium deposit. In the right after I cleaned it I did add some baking soda because my total alkalinity was low. I also added some CYA, because the pool cleaning company I had been using apparently hadn't put any in my system. (I live in FL and have an in ground plaster pool) We had our pool resurfaced at the same time the salt system was installed. Knowing all of these details do you have any idea why my metal plates became so caked with calcium deposit in such a short time?
Not sure why that would happen. You can try a product called Beautec by Easycare - that will help with the calcium build-up. You also may want ot consider adding borates to the pool to help keep the ph and ALK stable. But those two chemicals would nt cause calcium build-up
Not lsi balanced. These this new way it seems as I worked for 2 companies over 6 year span and never mentioned langlier Saturation Index. Main factor is water temp from there keep in regular spec. Pay the pool man has a lsi meter and we keep all Pools within spec. Borates work great on well water pools and problem pools and especially salt water pools that are constantly generating 8plus ph. Some of our pools it's near impossible to keep ph below 8 even when over dose with acid and lowering output on salt cell. Water is very aggressive so keeping within lsi is sure for win
Thank you for this video! I cleaned the cell with regular water ( without acid, cause I could not see any of deposit on the blades) and the systems keeps saying "no flow" - Should I try to clean with the acid before getting it fixed ? the water flow is very good. Thank you for your advice
Make sure the cell was replaced back on the plumbing in the correct direction. There is an arrow pointing towards the pool return.
@@SPL it is in the right direction / it was mentioning “no flow “ prior cleaning it.
Hey man. My cell has a slow drop coming from the seal or maybe the top. Not sure why. Do you know??
Defective. It has a 3 year warranty so call Jandy on that one.
Question, can I use a toothbrush and plastic dental pick to get the chunks of calcium and stuff?
That will work. Just no metal.
So I cleaned mine. Still not producing chlorine. However I’m just starting to add salt after the winter. How many bags of salt usually to reopen a pool after winter?
You would have to take a salinity reading. Many local pool stores will do this for you at no charge.
Great video. One question. You use gloves to clean the cell because of the acid. Then the acid is poured into the pool. How long do I wait to be able to swim in the pool ?
2-3 hours with the pool running.
I cleaned the salt cell and the control panel still says check cell and isn't chlorinating. How do I reset it?
It should reset on it's own after a couple of hours - in most cases.
How small was the bucket that you used for this procedure?
5 lbs chemical bucket. Not sure of the size but it had 5 lbs of chems in it.
I've always wondered if it hurts fully submerging it but never had the balls to try. You're positive you can get the cord wet and submerge the entire unit like that?
As long as the power is off to the system there is no danger. In fact Jandy suggests doing this in a 5 gallon bucket.
@@SPL okay thanks for the info.
We did this to our pool last week and now the panel is saying “check cell” and always on standby when I hit the percentage up/down for chlorination
The cell could be dead at this point. There is a 3 year warranty so if it is less than that time call Jandy and they will send a new cell out.
Hi there, do you have to remove the gasket on the top?
Thanks!
I don't. Should be fine.
I noticed that this method cleans the plates well, but doesn’t clean the calcium build up at the top - the part you see through the glass. It seems this area is enclosed, so you can’t reach it with a brush. Is it safe to put the entire piece under water?
What about the calcium buildup that's on the top of the metal plates should you not disconnect the plates from the top of the unit otherwise you'll never be able to get acid in there
You can usually hose that off.
How often should the salt cell be cleaned and is acid the best option?
You can also use white vinegar - it just takes longer. Only when you see the build up like in this video. I have a video on using white vinegar to clean the cell on my Channel.
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Did you remove the o ring from the salt cell before cleaning the salt cell?
No. It should be okay.
@@SPL do I need to remove the black chord from the wall or leaving it connect because I’m shutting off the system ?
Can't open lid, it's extremely stuck. What can I use
I use a large pair of channel locks with a rag on top of the cell to protect it
I’m in the same boat. I’ll check my tools but I don’t think I have a channel lock that big. I’m going to look for a manufacturers tool for this. Thanks for the video!
I’m in need of some major help!! I just had my pool installed last year and this video is super helpful. One major issue… when I take the top off the salt cell, the water will not stop flowing. I have the pool off and the power off. Can someone help me?!
I bet your equipment sits below the pool water level. Try sticking a tennis ball in the skimmer hole - it is under the skimmer basket. That should stop the flow. Unless you see some red handle valves by the equipment. Those are ball valves and will turn the water flow off.
How often do you do this?
Whenever you see a lot of calcium buildup on the plates.
In my opinion it works better when u add acid directly to the cell pletes and then rinse with water and use a ziptie and hit the rest of the calcium buildup out
It might cause some damage over time.
What they don't tell us is that rather than buying a new system - you can change out your own cells. It's simple - metal cut into strips - make sure you use the old metal plates as a template to draw your own cuts....done. I just saved you each $1000...and taking donations!~!
and......most systems clean their own salt cells.
Never heard of anyone doing that. Interesting!
What type of "Metal" do you use? Do you know the thickness of the guage too?
It's stuck!!!!
Never suppose to add water to acid. Always acid to water.
Always add chemicals to water. Not the other way around. Other than that good video!
Not necessarily