CircupoolUniversal55 Saltwater Chlorinator - Complete System with 55k-Gallon Max Titanium Cell - 4 Year Warranty

I can recommend this to be used as an almost dropin replacement for Aqua Rite with T Cell 15, which is what I did. It took me about 2 hours to remove the old system and get the Circupool installed and running. It is working fine but December is the wrong time of year to really give it a good test as the pool water is not hot.Why I chose Circupool: Not pleased with the reliability of the Aqua Rite (more later) when its cell failed I looked at alternatives. The Circupool has several attractive features: 1) claimed easy replacement of Aqua Rite; 2) significantly lower purchase cost; 3) 4-year warranty (although it phases out instead of being true full 4 years); and 4) Circupool being OK with owner installation, including warranty service.Good to know if considering as an Aqua Rite replacement: The Circupool cell does indeed just drop in. I unscrewed the fittings from the Aqua Rite T Cell, pulled it out, and was able to directly put in the new cell using the same fittings...no replumbing at all required. A plus is I was able to use my existing flow switch - the electrical connector on its wire plugged into the Circupool control box and it was recognized. So no replumbing required to swap flow switches! On the negative side the Circupool control box has a different size than the Aqua Rite, and a different location on the bottom of the box for the power cord. So I did have to drill new mounting holes and rework electrical conduit, which is why the replacement took 2 hours instead of 30 minutes. Addressing these differences would be a nice improvement to this product.I won't be able to know about the hot weather operation of the Circupool, nor its reliability, for a while. If it does fail and requires a warranty replacement, the plus which Circupool offers over Aqua Rite is I expect to be able to do it myself, as compared to Aqua Rite which required an authorized service company to provide the warranty service while not paying for that service. I plan to update my review over time as I have experience with the Circupool.History of my Aqua Rite lack of reliability, for anyone considering Aqua Rite (my pool is about 20K gallons, located in south Texas): Purchased new in 2012. Since then the cell has failed 5 times. 3 of those were under warranty, once I purchased a new cell. The most recent failure was the same as what happened once before -- although the cell was still generating chlorine the salt sensor (built into the cell) was resulting in salt level readings much lower than what was in the water, resulting in chlorine generation being automatically shut down due to (inaccurate) low salt levels. In addition to the cell failures the main board in the control unit was replaced once under warranty, and was in fact ready to be replaced again because the little push button switch had worn out and would no longer function.So far I am highly pleased with the Circupool system. I hope it is reliable.

Totally love the salt water pool system! Great for the body. Less cost for chemicals! Highly recommend.

I was still using the original system (major brand), and had to replace the salt cell two years ago. Purchased an off-brand replacement ($400 instead of $800). Temp sensor failed after 15 months (bypassed it) and cell failed recently. Since the original was over 10 years old and had burned through a few thermistors, I decided to take a chance on this system. Everything was an exact match except for the actual control box, which required putting new holes in the wall and patching the old ones. System has been running strong for a couple of weeks and I have no complaints. Ultimately ended up with an entire system for just a few dollars more than a brand name replacement salt cell would cost. The 4 year warranty is pro-rated. I’ll update this if anything changes, but I highly recommend this unit.

I’ve used CircuPool® Universal40 Saltwater Chlorinator in my pool for 10+ years, usually very good performance, The last system I bought started having issues within 14 months. I got troubleshooting support but time after time the problems continued . A year later and the system has not been reliable causing algae stains and forcing me to go back th chlorine even though I have used a salt system for over 20 years, This was my third CircuPool® system and also my last due to poor warranty support, product in now 3 years old and maybe worked well for 9 months total.

I bought a chlorinator from the Hayward brand. First I bought a used one thinking it might just be an open box on Amazon. Big mistake. I inspected and saw algae and cracks and sent it back. Then bought a new Hayward unit That one was a lemon as the salt meter was faulty. This was a huge time suck as I kept tearing apart my 2” pool plumbing. If this happens btw, do not keep adding salt. Go to your pool guy and test the water. Finally I went with this unit and brand hooked it up. And it works! What I like about this brand is the unit seems more solid. It was easier to hook up, and easier to operate. Little things such as they provided the electrical components so you did not have to purchase addition wiring. What I learned after going through 2 returns that Amazon was quick to blame the “third party” and the seller was quick to blame Amazon. The return was accepted but I had to make noise to get a shipping label and get them to accept a used return. And yes; I did got toHayward and they confirmed that the unit was faulty. What I would say for something this expensive and specific; go direct to seller or use a local pool shop. If I did that I probablyWould have been able to swap it out. I just kept getting a Hayward calling service that was no help. Hayward couldn’t help me as they needed it allTo got through Amazon. Amazon said I needed to go through the seller (in the swim). So l was going round and round. Also, go with a bigger machine so you have some room. I have a 15,000 gallon pool and it good to go with a larger unit so you have some room.

I had a Hayward Goldline Aquarite that was 13 years old and was on its last leg. I replaced it with this CircuPool® Universal25 Saltwater Chlorinator. It was a drop in replacement and super easy to do - it only took about 30 minutes. My pool was pea soupy and within 3 days of installing the CircuPool® Universal25 Saltwater Chlorinator, my pool is crystal clear.

It's only been 2 months but so far so good working great finally got my chlorine level up to where it needs to be

Other than a couple new mounts the swap between my Hayward to this unit was very easy. Cell fit and flow control worked great so didn’t need to change any plumbing. Unit powered up and was generating immediately. All reading are as expected so very happy with this so far. Will see how well it lasts.