Aqua Rite has got me pulling out my hair
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Aqua Rite has got me pulling out my hair
Goldline technical support is filled with incompetent morons. When I turn on my Aqua Rite, the only light that lights up is the , "No flow" light, which flashes for about 30 seconds and then it goes off, and then nothing happens. I changed my PCB board, last week, after waiting 4 weeks for it to come in. Then today, I changed my flow switch, thinking that was the problem. Again, same problem. You would think that if I would call technical support, they would immediately diagnose my problem, since they do this for a friggin' living. Geez. Does anyone know what else I can do. Also, I had my cell checked and it's fine. Please someone throw me a bone.
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Have you got a multimeter? If not, go and get one, it comes handy in cases like this. The cheapest one will do.
Generally, with "no flow" errors there are 3 things that can go wrong (well, 4 if you count the absence of flow)
1 Broken flow switch/sensor
2 Broken cable between flow switch and main board/ bad contact
3 Faulty main board
You cannot really test #3 w/o replacing the board, but you can test 1 and 2.
Grab the meter, set it to resistance (or diode testing). Close the flow switch and measure if there is continuity between 2 contacts. It should show 0.00 Ohm for resistance, or beep if you are on diode.
Next disconnect the cable from both sides, short it on one side and again measure for continuity.
Also make sure that it makes good contact with the main board
All this should be done with the unit off.
Hope that helps.
Generally, with "no flow" errors there are 3 things that can go wrong (well, 4 if you count the absence of flow)
1 Broken flow switch/sensor
2 Broken cable between flow switch and main board/ bad contact
3 Faulty main board
You cannot really test #3 w/o replacing the board, but you can test 1 and 2.
Grab the meter, set it to resistance (or diode testing). Close the flow switch and measure if there is continuity between 2 contacts. It should show 0.00 Ohm for resistance, or beep if you are on diode.
Next disconnect the cable from both sides, short it on one side and again measure for continuity.
Also make sure that it makes good contact with the main board
All this should be done with the unit off.
Hope that helps.
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I got another new pcb board and tried it out. SAME FRIGGIN' problem. Again, I've changed the pcb board twice and the flow switch. What the f#$% is left? I'm totally frustrated. You can't make me believe I'm the only one on the planet with this problem. But for some reason noone knows anything, not even goldline tech support.
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Thanks to sablack2, my problem is solved. sablack2, one of the posters on this board, mentioned that the pcb boards come defaulted to 220v and that my power was probably 110v. Installed jumper wires on the board and it worked. Amazing how those dumb mother#$@^$ at Goldine never even thought of that after I told them 5 times what my problem was. Simply amazing for people who do this for a living and can't figure it out. Thanks again sablack2.
Aqua Rite has got me pulling out my hair
I find that if I unplug the flow wire and then star the aquarite clhlorinator and unplug again the flow sensor, it start generating, the problem is that you have to do that daily, for that I am adapting a sprinkler progamable gizmo.
If it help let me know
If it help let me know
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