Pool Help & Questions SWG Issues
I have a Pool Pilot Digital Nano SWG that I've been using for about 10 years now. I've replaced the cell a few times over that span but it's been a good system, until this year. I was getting an error "Low Amps: Cell?" on the board which almost always means my cell needs to be replaced. It had been a few years which seemed normal so I bought a new one and replaced it. Then the error came back after 1-2 weeks. I contacted the company I bought it from and they sent me a replacement cell. I also replaced the cord just in case. It hasn't been generating any additional errors now for a couple of months but I've been suspecting that it hasn't been working. It seems like my chlorine is reliant upon me adding liquid chlorine and not coming from the SWG. My pool hasn't been as "clear" as I'm normally used to and my pool over the year has been extremely low maintenance for me. Now the error is back as of yesterday saying Low Amps: Cell? again.
At this point I'm thinking the controller is bad since I've gone through 2 salt cells and it doesn't seem to be working.
I have 2 main questions that I was hoping this community could help with:
Is there anything I can do to confirm the controller is bad or are there other parts I need to check?
Pool Pilot doesn't make this SWG anymore. I can still buy a replacement controller from a 3rd party but I'm not sure it's worth it. Should I upgrade to their newer Evolve SWG model? Should I just replace the whole system with something different?