Hayward Aquarite Salt Chlorine Generator for Swimming Pools 40,000 Gallons

At first i was not going to turn our pool into a salt pool. Was told that it was just not worth it. Then we went ahead and did it and it was one of the best things that we could of done for our pool. It cut down on having to buy chlorine to put in the water. The algea levels when down and the effectiveness of it over all was great. The kids loved it so much. IT did not hurt their eyes anymore. I say if you are going to do it. Get it on here. It is worth the money.

Arrived quickly and easy install.

Worked fine for 6 months then the salt cell failed. Hayward makes it impossible to do a warranty repair. The system is not producing chlorine and the diagnostics indicate that the cell has failed internally (open circuit). I have verified correct installation, correct cell type (T-9), and proper salinity. I also performed a complete hard reset and inspected the cell connector on the control board. Here are my diagnostic readings: Temperature: 65°F Voltage: 32.8V Amperage: 0.00A Instant Salt: –0 Average Salt: 3000 ppm Cell Type: T-9 Software: r1.59 AquaLogic Setting: AL-0 Desired Output: 50% Independent water testing: Salt level measured at 3650 ppm Troubleshooting performed: Hard reset (breaker off for 5 minutes) Verified correct cell type (T-9) Inspected cell cable and connector – no corrosion or damage Board inspected – no thermistor damage, no burnt components Re-seated connector at board No Flow light is off, flow switch functioning Cell clean and recently maintained Based on the above (33V, 0.00A, and –0 instant salinity), the cell appears to have an internal open circuit, which matches the documented failure mode for a defective salt cell.

I switched over from chlorine to the salt pool years ago, and will never go back. While the initial cost is high, these salt chlorine generators typically last about five years before needing replacement. That seems to be a good trade-off to the annual cost of chlorine tablets. The salt chlorine generator itself arrived timely, and was well packaged. It does not seem that it has changed much over the years, and changing it out with the old unit was seamless. Keep the salt level as required, and you should have a positive water experience in your pool.

Update: I am amending this review because Hayward I suppose saw this and refunded the unit. Imagine my surprise! I already ordered a Pentair unit and regret that decision - had I known sooner, I would have stayed Hayward. Again, thank you for the surprise and delight and standing by your product! There will be other opportunities for me to use Hayward and this means a lot. Lasted 10 months, now throwing a PCB error and a resistor on the PCB is cooked. It had previously worked well. I still had an old one which had a corroded RJ11 jack. Now I am using that on a timer and that one was 10 years old. Disappointed

Quick delivery/ easy install

Great system for my salt-water pool. My previous Hayward Salt Chlorinator lasted 17 years.

We love having a saltwater pool. We replaced it with the exact same system.

Mon appareil au sel avait cessé de fonctionner et mon fournisseur, comme aucun d’autre aux alentours n’avait le produit. Jai toujours eu recours à Amazon pour m’aider et encore une fois, j’ai été bien servie. Un installateur a fait le travail et je suis pleinement satisfaite. Merci de toujours être là.

Easy to install if you are replacing an old unit. If not, you will need a pool installer and possibly an electrician to hook it up.

Works well

Digital dispay not working properly. Contacted manufacturer and they said they will ship me a new digitl display on warranty. It's a pain having to deal with this!

for the price inflation now with pool companies this was a great price to convert pool!! great product