Why does my salt generator panel say not making chlorine?

SOURCE: no chlorine reading

Salt is sodium chloride, you can only measure salt levels now as your CL (cloride) is bound to a NA (sodium). Table salt =NACL, Your Intex system will tell you if your salt level is too high or too low but your old test equipment for free chlorine will continue to tell you no chlorine as it can't react with the chloride any longer as it is bound to the salt. That is why they tell you you never have to add more because the salt stabilizes it. Your chlorine is there it's bound to the salt. Use the pool it's fine and it makes your water feel really soft! Just keep the salt level right and your fine> It's confusing as they call the unit a chlorine generator! I had the same issue, called Intex and they told me the above.

SOURCE: our pool water is yellow and think it is because low chlorine

Add more salt and no salt strips only chlorine
There is also some chlorine called super chlorine that would work better

John Prohaska

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• Posted on Jun 16, 2009

SOURCE: Intex automatic salt water system died can I

Yes you can. Liquid would mimic your salt water generator in that it will slowly raise your pH over time. Switching to tablets would do the opposite to pH.

SOURCE: Intex salt water chlorinator not producting chlorine

You can test if the 8110 is generating any chlorine by taking a water sample directly at the pool return. You can invert your container so it stays filled with air until you have it positioned in front of your return. Make sure your test chemicals are not expired and test the sample. You should get a high reading if the 8110 is producing any chlorine. If it is producing chlorine, you may want to make sure you have the correct level of Cyanuric Acid. In my pool, if the Cyanuric Acid level is low, the chlorine level drops to zero quite quickly.

If the sample indicated your 8110 is not producing any chlorine, I would check to see if you have approx. 24V DC between B+ and Gnd on the screw terminal strip on the main circuit board. The transformer supplies two voltages to the 8110. One voltage powers the electronics and the other powers the electrolytic circuit. So it is possible for part of the unit to work if one voltage has failed.

SOURCE: NO CHLORINE

i just went through this
Are you using the instructions in the manual for locking the system after setting the number of hours?
If you are, they are not right
unlock the system, set your hours then press and hold the down arrow until it beeps and then press and hold the up arrow until it beeps, the system is now locked and in about 10 minutes the chlorine light will come on. Our pool went green and now that we have it running right the colour is changing before our eyes. Changed the filter and washed it out several times.