“Our system was installed and sold by our local pool company, I was told my first cell would last around 3 months. We didn’t get 6 weeks out of ours. We wrote the warranty and asked if this was normal and was offered 25% off of a new cell…we will be going back to chemicals if I have to pay $200 every other month to run this system as chemicals are way cheaper to maintain.”
Hello Patrick,
As your pool company mentioned, the first cell will always go quicker because more is needed to ramp up the minerals. It's also essential to test the copper level regularly because the settings provided are often too high for the pool, especially in northern areas.
Please check out our blog for ways to extend the cell's life. Again, the most important thing is to test regularly and adjust as needed. If you maintain the copper level between 0.2 ppm and 0.4 ppm and keep the rest of the water chemistry in check, the cell will live an average of 6 months. The cell you show in the picture has a few weeks of life left once the settings are turned down.
https://www.clearblueionizer.com/en/support/how-can-i-make-my-mineral-cell-last-longer/
When a cell is used up in under two months, we now offer 40% off a new cell as a courtesy. However, it is always the pool owner's responsibility to test copper regularly and adjust as needed.
Thanks!
Mike (President)
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I will be bringing over half a dozen slightly used pool chemicals to the hazardous waste facility in my city!”
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“The ionization unit worked great,the only thing was I should have tested the copper content more often. Setting the controler at 88 was too high and therefore used the entire electrods in one season. Next year I will be more diligent with the testing. All in all the pool was crystal clear right up untill closing. It was great having a pool that didnt require much chlorine!!!”
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Pool maintenance used to be a daily chore of checking chemicals, stocking tablets, shocking, and scrubbed. The peak of summer used 1-2 tablets a DAY. Returning from a 1 week trip was often met with more of the above to fix a green pool. Then I installed a Clear Blue system.
Now, my casual monitoring is once a week. My pool consumes only 1 tablet a week, rarely needs a shock, and I only brushed once this summer, and that was mostly due to dirt from a wind storm. Clear Blue has been a life saver!”
