Four years after you posted this, you have also saved us $$$. The Hayward rep said we had a bad circuit board and gave me the part number $170. Conveniently, we went with your suggestion and solved the problem with the $2.50 part. We are now generating and everything is working! I am actually going to tell my pool store manager as he didn't know and wasn't thrilled with telling me I would have to call Hayward. The younger workers suggested recalibration through KZfaq and I found you. YAY!! Thank you so much!!

Thanks for the video! I was at a total loss. I could not seem to find a pool company located close enough to my house to come out to repair my pool. One guy was nice enough to walk me through some steps over the phone, which he assumed the cell to be the issue. I purchased a new cell, which still did not fix my issue, but cost me nearly $400. I then scoured the Internet in search of solving the problem myself. Not knowing anything about how this pool system operates, I wasn't super optimistic I could repair the pool myself. Then I came across this video and viola! I ordered the current limiter, followed the steps in your video and PRESTO! I am back in business. It took me FOREVER to get the current limiter desoldered from the circuit board, and thought for sure I would have ruined it, but to my surprise, I reinstalled the circuit board after soldering the new current limiter on, and every thing began working perfectly. I can't thank you enough... and my husband should thank you too as you saved him the headache of repairing the pool or paying for more unnecessary parts. THANKS AGAIN!!

The tip from one viewer about using electric tape and a binder clip as a temporary fix is fantastic! I used this to get my system back on line in minutes and have just ordered the parts to do the permanent fix later.

Someone should pay you for the service you have done here. You saved me a lot of money! All I had to do was replace the limiter. Many many thanks!

Very well instructed and well presented instructions for this simple repair. Saved me a lot of money and headaches - thank you Joe Homeowner - I am very grateful. Just fixed my Aqua Rite.

I watched your video & it helped alot. In the past I just changed the circuit board & it was over $200.00. It wasn't easy to find a current limiter in town but after a long drive I got one. I even bought a spare one. It wasn't easy to the remove the old solder. After working on it for 2 hours I finally had the generator running, and it only cost me $35.00.I needed flux, solder,soldering iron, solder wick and the current limiter. Thanks for all the help.

Great video, I had the exact same symptoms and your fix worked perfectly. Digi-key shipped the parts promptly; 20 minutes with my soldering iron and I'm back in business. thanks again.

Great job, word of advice in determining the fault:No power (no lights at all) to the box, it's the fuseGenerating but no salt conversion, it's the relayPower with No Flow light, it's the no flow switch (located outside the box)Also, while waiting for your new parts to arrive, you can also revert to treating your pool the normal way by just adding chlorine along with other chemicals to maintain it for swimming. In all, you did a nice job my friend.

Thank you very much for posting this video- I had the exact same symptons went to my local pool store and they stated you could not even buy the limiter and i would need to replace the board.. before i went in i actually had already ordered 2 delimmiters from digi key (took 2 days and cost $8.00 including shipping. I then installed and I am back in business!!! Took about 20 minutes from start to finish. This video saved me a boatload of cash!!! thanks again

Joe, you saved me A LOT OF MONEY! Thanks for the clear and detailed video. I followed your steps and now my Aquarite is working again and I didn't spend more then $10. THANKS SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH for posting this!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe, Great Video. Clear and concise. I had figured out it wasn't the 20 amp fuse but wasn't sure where to go from there. Your video helped me troubleshoot, diagnose and fix the problem for around $10. Digikey was quick. Ordered a the SL32 2R025 (and an extra one) on Wednesday night and it arrived Friday afternoon. Not a pretty soldering job but back in business on Saturday morning. Thanks! Sure beats the $300 a new board would have cost.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was exactly my issue and I followed your steps and the new capacitor fixed it! I wish I could give this a thousand thumbs up!

Thank you so much for making this video. Exact same problem with mine and the current limiter practically fell apart during removal. Was able to order a limiter on amazon and now works like new. Saved me big bucks on a replacement board!

Thank you for this video! We had a year of everything breaking, it was nice to be able to fix this one easily and save money!

Great video and explanation! I checked and my little black thingy was brown at the solder points. I ordered the part already and plan to try this right away. Thank you for sharing this!

Thanks so much! I used this video to diagnose and repair my burnt out thermistor ! Saved me hundreds ! Worked perfectly

Thanks for the video. Found the part at a local radio shack like store. Cost me $4.95 Canadian, and 20 minutes of time. Works perfectly. Thanks again.

We owe you a huge thank you. We were having the exact same problem and followed your instructions, bought a new current limiter from digikey (which by the way has ultra fast shipping) and put it in and we have power and are generating salt. We were told that we need a whole new unit to the tune of 2000.00. We were able to. Fix it for less than 20.Only thing I would recommend is checking the part number on your current limiter as ours differed slightly from joe homeowners and ended up having to reorder the proper one.If anyone needs the same one as joe let us know and we will mail it to you as we couldn't return it.Thank you thank you thank you

Great video, thanks for the help. I had the same issue. When I talked to my pool guy, they said that we'll need to order part and eliminate. They first suspected the flaw switch which they replaced for over 200$. The problem continued and they suggested to replace the board next. I got sick and tired of Hayward and wanted to replace the entire unit with Pentaire instead. They gave me a quote for 1500 + 85$/hr labor. I decided to wait and search in Google for similar issues. I cam across your video and others. I ordered the limited and the fuse per your suggestion. I received the parts today and after 1 hour everything seems to be working. I just need to add more salt now. Thanks for saving me over 1500 dollar....Riyad

Thanks for this video. Bought a replacement current delimiter from Digi-Key and did the install today...back in business. Your solder job looks way better than how mined ended up looking. I did notice that the current delimiter runs very hot to the touch. I do not know if this is normal or not. My Aqua Rite is almost 9 yrs old & has the deep dark blue cover panel. 1st repair other than cell replacement. Thanks again for posting the video as it saved me quite a bit I am sure.

Slightly different board, but same problem and same solution. Local store ask $770 to replace the board. And all I spend was $80 for two current limiter and a good soldering gun. Big help. Thanks man!

Great video, Joe, the current limiter (thermistor) from my machine crumbled in my hand so I know it needs replacement. For those of you who need the part number it's: SL32 2R025 - They are common and available on-line and in most electronic parts stores.

Hey Joe, Man you save me a lot of money. I was thinking I had to buy a new control panel. Then I saw your youtube video. Mine was doing the exact same thing as yours. So I went ahead and order the part based on your video. I ordered the part from Digikey and got it in two days. In about 10 minutes I had the new current limiter installed and the control panel working great with all the lights working. My old limiter crumbled just like yours did and had the burnt marks. Thanks a million.

hey Joe, had the same problem, thanks to google and guys like you posting the fix online i was able to fix the motherboard current limiter. i was quote 700 $ for a complete new motherboard including labour. The current limiter wa 5 bucks and i bought the solder iron and desolder sucker. All together 70 $. I am not a handyman and never did solder neither desolder in my entire life. Once i had the motherboard removed i was able to do the job, was not that difficult. After i installed the motherboard back the power light went on and i am again chlorinating my pool. Thanks again

I really want to thank you for this video. I had the same problem and everybody wanted $400. and up to fix or even purchase the complete circuit board. Even Hayward said they have no knowledge of this fix. Shame on them. for about $5.00 and 10 minutes I fixed it myself. Thank You very much.

Thanks for sharing this fix. I had the exact problem. Followed your video and made the repair. Salt gen. is now working fine.

This fix worked for me today! I had the same lights that showed (and then did'nt). Took it to my local electronic bench guy; 2 - 1ohm limiters and $40 later, reinstalled and it is once again producing chlorine. Thanks!

Man, exact same problem, ordered a new board and still not working. After watching your video, I'm going to try replacing the old piece and see if that works. For 10 bucks, it's worth a shot. Regardless, thank you for posting this, it is helping a lot of folks.

Thanks Brother for posting- just put in a new thermistor and it’s working. Pool company probably would have had me replace entire system. Thanks for saving my family a little money

Just did the same repair! Worked like a charm. Can't thanks you enough. Cheers!

Just did this. Five minutes to do.Back up and running!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

Thank you very much for sharing the information and how to video! Followed instructions yesterday and we are up and running again.

Many, many thanks. Bit of a job desoldering the old capacitor but managed in the end. You saved me a bundle of money as a new motheboard is CAN$185+

Thank-you very much for posting this - I ran into this problem on pool start-up this year, watched this video yesterday, ordered the part (2 actually) yesterday from Digi-Key and today I am up and running after replacing the faulty current delimiter on the board shortly after FedEx arrived at the house.... Thanks again!

Thanks to this video & amazon.. my system was back up & runnin in less than 24 hours. Thank you! I swear.. I learn more on KZfaq than I did ever did in college. 😅

Thank you so much for making this video. I ordered the part and it’s up and running again. I bought two just in case.

Hi Joe, Thank you so much for this video. Bella jobba. I actually opened up my Aquarite system and the current delimeter was cracked down the middle. So to check if this was the problem as a temporary fix I used electrical tape and a small binder clip to keep the crack sealed. Turned the system back on and it's working now.... wooohoooo, I should receive the new part that I ordered from DigiKey shortly and make it a permanent fix. Molto Grazie! I was almost ready to go and purchase a new board.... saved me lots of Lira. Thanks for the video again.

Thanks a bunch for this video and instruction. Worked like a champ for my system. Rather than un-solder the heat sink from the circuit board, I just cut the old wires back and soldered the new one on to those existing wires. Boom! I am back on business for $5 bucks!

I can't thank you enough. Saved me a bundle. Exact same problem. Learned how to solder. Good as new!!!!!!!!!

You did it again! Another motherboard fixed following your excellent instruction.

Thank you so much for the Video. I had the exact same problem and you save me a ton of time showing the part number in the Video. My current limiter fell apart so bad that i couldn't discern any of the writing or numbers on it. Picked up the part on Amazon and soldered it in and was back up a working in 30 mins.

Great video of the led malfunction. I was able to order the parts and get the repair made quickly. Thanks for the info!

I can also say that this video helped me fix my Hayward Salt system by replacing the thermistor as he shows. Kudo's buddy. I had a new system $850 in my Amazon cart when I came across this video. I cleared the cart and purchased the thermistor. Total cost: $5.00. When I desoldered mine I found it was cracked in half. BTW, the video shows replacing the fuse and re-testing. No need, just test fuse continuity with the multimeter.

Thank you for this. I just replaced the current limiter as well and it is generating chlorine. You're the best! Your soldering job came out cleaner than mine. Grrrrrrrrrr.

Thanks for the video. Excellent and easy to follow. I had the same problem in a 10 year old unit, and the $3 part fixed it. Saved me $400 for a new circuit board.

Thank you very much! The current limiter was it for me as well. 2$ part instead of new mother board for $179. Can't beat that.... When I opened the control box and exposed the board, the mother board around the current limiter was dark, almost black. So I knew it was it but I was not sure if maybe there was damage to the board but luckily it was not! I too never soldered before. Watched a few good videos online and it ended up pretty easy.

Who said "Check the fuse?" Thank you. All good. Made my day. Wow.!!

Replaced Current Limiter #570-1062-ND From Digi-Key as you described and unit working again. Thanks for your effort in posting this repair.

Thank you saved me a huge amount of money and was fixed within 24 hours of watching you video

Your the best, thanks for this video, I followed your instructions and everything is up and running.. thanks again

Thank You for this video. Upon inspection, I found the Current Limiter literally falling apart. I shut down the power & TIGHTLY WRAPPED THE CURRENT LIMITER (THERMISTOR) WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. AMAZINGLY, THE AQUA RITE SYSTEM IS GENERATING AGAIN! I know this is only a temporary fix. I ordered a SL32 2R025 Thermistor on Ebay. I am going to try to cut the old Limiter & install the new one using solderless crimp connectors. That should prevent me from having to go through the soldering process.

Thanks for the tip on replacing the current limiter and the link to Digi-Key. I just fixed my salt generator for less than $10 including shipping! Keep up the great videos!

Great video. I like you have never fixed anything electronic so thank you for sharing. BTW for those who find the part back ordered from digikey I found them in stock at mouser and literally had them delivered from Texas to Toronto in less then 24 hours. The guy I talked to at mouser was so nice and helpful. I haven't installed yet but am about to...I ordered a few just in case. Wish me luck. I hope this is the issue.

Thank you for the video. Seeing your video with the exact problem as mine. made me feel so much better. I will now change out the big Disc. thank you for taking the time. And IT WORKS !!!!!

Hi Joe. Thanks.... Great video!!! Fixed mine by watching yours... Saved me hundreds.... yes, Yes, YES!!!

Thanks for the great video! I was able to quickly solve the issue and save some money! The board is actually very easy to remove. Replacing the limiter only took a few minutes. Total job was maybe 20 minutes to kill power pull apart, solder, and reassemble. My unit was about 9 years old and it looked like maybe weather had taken its toll on the materials in the limiter. Also Digi-Key was extremely quick and easy to purchase from.

Great information. I made this exact repair yesterday and it worked to perfection. Thank you.

Thank you joe. Ordering my current limiter!

Thank you very much for the vid. I purchased the same part and replaced it today saving me hundreds of dollars!

Thanks for figuring that out it saved me from buying a board for 300.00.Total cost for thermistor was 6.00

Thank you soo much posting this video. I was able to fix my unit for only $5. Great video!!

Thank you for the post. Great help in fixing my Aquarite problem. You Rock.

Thank you Joe that was my problem and your video did the trick.

Thank you for sharing this. Had the same problem with my Hayward Aqua Pure Plus and replacing the current limiter fixed it!

Bingo! Thanks so much for going through all the troubles to post this video. My current limiter was indeed the problem, although I purchased both of the parts you mentioned just in case. Now the salt generator is "back in business!"

Hey Joe, thank you very much for a well detailled video which was exactly like my problem. I did everything that you mentionned and like you said, everything was back to normal. A current limiter here in Montreal was 12.95$ canadian, that's our funny money. But it was well worth the price, believe me! Thanks again, very much appreciated.

I was losing hope, found your video, bought soldering stuff (never done this stuff except when I was 5 years with my older brother), started to desolder the current limiter, started to lose hope again because it looked so hideous and for sure I was screwing it up, finally got the part soldered to the board, put the box back together, powered it up and both Power and Generating lights came on! Yay! However, I must not have had enough salt so the Generating light went off (while the Power was still on) and the Check Salt light went on ... threw in three bags of salt (that's all I had) let that swirl around the pool for about 15 minutes, put the switch to Off, then back On, pressed the Diagnostic button five times and let it alone for about a minute which seemed to reset the unit and it started to Generate again with a reading of 3000. At the beginning, I really thought this was not going to go well, but it did the trick... but for sure I will be keeping my day job!

Thanks Joe. this video, it saved me a lot of time and money. worked great.

Your instructions/advice saved me the 800.00 quote my pool guy gave me. Thank you and yes, pool guy is history.

This was perfect. I was able to fix my PCB board by using this. It was the Limiter. $9 versus $145 to replace the whole board.

Thanks for the info, saved a bundle of cash, the only issue was removing the old solder. I just cut the legs and left 2 stubble's to solder the new limiter switch to, System back up and running fine. Great help, Thanks

Great video!!! Ordered my part today. Awesome job. thanks for sharing.

For a $3 part. Up and running again. Easy. Loads of thanks.

Joe Homeowner - Thanks so much for posting this video! Had the same issue and it worked great. My AquaRite Chlorinator was powering on, but after about 20-30 seconds the Power and Generating lights would go out. Turns out the resistor was the issue. Quick easy fix, even with a sloppy soldering job. Thanks for posting it.

Joe, great video. thanks. I save a lot a money and learn how to fix my system

Wow thanks so much!! Mine is doing the exact same thing. I will be ordering up all my parts for a repair!

Great video…thank you very much…perfect fix for my AquaRite System…..

Thanks for your video. You also saved me a few $$$$. As for your soldering, it looks good to me!

Great Video, this is exactly what was wrong with my system. I just ordered the current limiter. cant wait to fix it.

Worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip!

Hey Man Thank you so much for this video, You just solved my problem, and saved me a bunch of cash, I had the exact same problem as you on circuit board i went to the website and ordered that same part.

Changed the 40 cent fuse and saved at least $400.00. I'm going to change the Current Limiter, though I don't believe it needs to be. Thanks so much for the Video

thanks for the video and the info...and I've seen worse soldering jobs. well done.

Yep i had the EXACT same problem, replaced the same current limiter and now it works great…!!! You saved me $200… THANK YOU Joe..!!

Thanks you saved me $600. This was exactly what my problem was and now I fixed it with your help!!!!

Joe thanks for the video. I have the exact problem.

This is exactly the problem I'm having... I sure wish you would come fix mine! I'm sure going to give it a try before I pay blue dolphin $500 to do it. God Bless people like you.

Just fixed mine, thanks. Bought extras from Amazon. Cheap fix where the pool companies will charge 350-450 for an entire board

I made this repair and it worked great!

Nice job, very helpful 👍

Thank you very much for your video. My Aqua Trol had the same issue. I had no evidence of the problem on the board but I had nothing to loose by changing the current limiter. However, it was hard to unsold because of the large surface of the circuit board and also because it was sold on both faces of the board. To ease the unsoldering, I cut the legs of the old current limiter to reduce the heat sink effect of the old unit. Then I was able to unsolder both legs from the board with the help of a pair of plier. The part number of the current limiter was AS32 2R025 wich I get from a local electronic store at 12.95$.

Joe, Thanks for posting this! I had the exact same problem. I jiggled the current limiter a bit and the power and generating LEDs came on but went off again. Jiggled some more, came on, then off. Finally the current limiter cracked in half (i.e. the disk that's sandwiched between the two round pates) leaving me with 2 pieces. I got a brainwave to put the disk back in between the plated and clamp in with regular office supply bull nose clips (ones you use for files). Voila! It's working now and the LEDs are staying on. Not a permanent solution but will suffice until I get the replacement from digikey.com for only $3.40 (p/n: 570-1062-ND). Looks like a quick solder. BTW: I called 2 pool service guys off the Hayward site. Both told me I needed to replace the entire board ($500+ including labor). Amazing that they don't know that this is a quick fix or refused to tell me.

Very helpful information.Saves having to buy a new control board

Thanks for this video. I have the same problem, I replaced the thermistor and all works just great. Thanks for the heads up. ;)

Excellent video!

Great job brother mine was doing the same thing thanks for the idea well appreciated

Thanks from me for posting as well, It fixed me for 6 dollars instead of 300.00 for a new board.

THE GREAT AND AWESOME MR. JOE. Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Worked great just as you showed. Thank you so much. Better watch out for the guys in the black suits and dark sun glasses (working for Hayward), kidnapping you and forcing you to remove the video so they can sell more controllers......LOL

Thank you for this video!

Thanks again for your help. Can you get a stronger current limiter? This is the second time being replaced but it's been a few years and my be normal.