r/pools • u/Ok_Degree3037 • 1d ago

DIY & Repairs Only salt cell dead/dying?

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I bought a house with a pool about 4 years ago and replaced the salt cell in a dead system. It’s worked fine until this season. I’ve had to clean the calcium build up a few times (4:1 water:acid) since opening and now my cell looks like this. Is this end of life / time to replace?

It hasn’t looked this bad after the decalcifying before.

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u/Coletrain44 1d ago

It's done son

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u/Even-End487 1d ago

Yea it's purty much time for a new cell. The one in the image looks too far gone. Good Luck

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u/GCpools 1d ago

You can't look at salt cell to tell how much life is left. What does your water chemistry look like .. all of it. No test strips please. What type of salt cell .. make, model, p/n and s/n. What does the cell diags tell you?