Handy but was frustrated said...
10/29/2011 9:51:12 PM
Tried the first solder method..no worky. Replaced the little black relay which I purchased from Newark Electronics for 10 dollars and voila ... IT WORKED!!!!!! Now that was cool!
Mike in FL said...
9/14/2011 7:52:12 PM
Came across this website and figured that was my problem. Took apart the box and circuit card and was upset when I did not see the 'token burnt mark'. Had a coworker and friend of mine come over (former Navy ET/retired LCDR) and after taking some readings he concluded I had a "cold solder" on lead (that everyone else had "burnt"). Dropped from fresh solder on it, put everything back together and - IT WAS FIXED! Pool was installed in 2004, bought new cell last year. Everything else is original. Thank you for posting this quick and efficient fix! Saved me several hunreds of dollars!
Anonymous said...
9/3/2011 7:09:40 PM
Fantastic! It woorked just like they said it would. Thankyou, thank you, thank you!
IYELL4ALOT said...
9/2/2011 4:33:38 PM
Awesome site/info. 10 minutes and I'm back in business! Glad I checked here before calling the pool guy. My only dissapointment is that the folks at Hayward were no help at all on what must surely be a known issue with their product. Thanks emrysx!
Kevin in Corona, CA said...
8/27/2011 8:21:18 PM
If the soldering does not work the first time, remove the solder, clean and retry. I had to buy a new soldering gun because the one I had was old. It took me three tries, but in the end, it worked. Thanks for all of the posts.
Dave in NC said...
8/14/2011 4:29:59 PM
used my old soldering gun and did a lousy solder, but works like a charm!
homeowner in Sac, CA said...
8/14/2011 3:55:43 AM
This was fantastic!!! I never soldered anything before, got the soldering kit in home depot for about 16+tax but it didn't work the first 2 times. For those of you that have this problem don't get discouraged! Instead clean it completely by removing the old stuff then replace with new solder and it will work fine if this is the problem! 3 times definitely was the charmed! THANKS A BUNCH! Saved me the 100 dollar pool guy call!
Tom in SC said...
8/11/2011 3:40:03 AM
Worked for me too. The current limiter showed signs of electrical stress (burn marks on board, part looked like the backside got hot). After replacing it, it fell apart in my hands. Replaced with the part from DigiKey mentioned above, now everything seems to be working. I bought a couple of spares to be safe, and we'll see how long things continue to work. Thanks for saving me $300+!!!
Pool Pro said...
8/9/2011 8:57:10 PM
As I frantically thought I was going to pay 1000 dollars to have to fix my pool because it said no cell power..Dredgingly despondent to the thoughts of green yellow or black algae growing on the plaster of my50,000 new pool I ran down to the pool store and bought chlorine but not being home all the time made it quite difficult..I looked on the internet in disparity for one last bit of hope before making the phone call or just draining the pool and turning it into a chlorine pool..I fixed my pool in 2 minutes by opening the box pulling the nuts while the solder gun got hot didnt clean anything and just put solder right over the burn mark on the board..it took longer to count down then to fix it..lmbo..im going to the casino and taking that 1000 dollers and lay it on Red..Thanks
Anonymous said...
8/7/2011 7:42:14 PM
No Cell Power...Thank You it worked great ..! Took me a couple times with the soldering because it was beading up and wouldn't sit to the board but after the 3rd time ...I'm making chlorine and I'm a happy camper...:)Jesus Loves You! ..and thanks once again The Schrocks..'
Mike in TX said...
8/3/2011 4:55:18 PM
I have an AquaLogic PS-8. Same scenario as other posters- Got the No Cell Power alert yesterday. I found this site last night and watched the soldering and fix videos. This morning I went to Home Depot and bought a soldering iron and solder for $15.00. An hour later I was up and running. Thanks!
Anonymous said...
7/20/2011 8:34:54 PM
i followed your instructions and it worked great thanks a million from jim in little rock ar
Auberry CA said...
7/19/2011 3:35:39 AM
Had the No Power indication and thought I was going to pay several hundred dollars in repairs. After watching your video and inspecting and finding the same problem with mine I soldered the contact and it works great!
I was reviewing all the posts and wondering why Hayward/Goldline hasn't had a recall on the circuit board.
Anonymous said...
7/18/2011 11:24:04 PM
Question: Do you do anything to the "burnt" connector / solder before soldering over it? No filing, sanding, or whatever?
dynnek
luis said...
7/12/2011 5:35:14 PM
Just finished soldering the board. Everything is working. I almost bought the board for $400. Thanks a lot for the help.
Bill in STL said...
7/11/2011 2:27:28 PM
After a few tries, this fix definately works! For those who think that it did not please try again with this bit of advice. Dont be a perfectionist with your solder job. Trying to make this a nice clean solder point probably does not get enough solder to the other side of the board (where the actual connection needs to be made) Forget pretty on this one and just glob the solder in there!
so very thankful said...
7/10/2011 12:15:56 AM
Wow!!!! MY HUSBAND FIXED IT! WE ARE SO HAPPY.I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE AND GOING TO POOL SUPPLY PLACES ONLY TO HEAR THE DREADED WORDS....IT WILL BE 500.00/1000.00. SO THANKS SO MUCH
diperz said...
7/6/2011 6:58:40 PM
1. Watched your video.
2. Fixed board as instructed.
3. Wrote this with my thanx.
Anonymous said...
6/6/2011 3:23:58 PM
HAD "NO CELL POWER" MESSAGE. HADN'T CLEANED MY CELL IN A LONG TIME. CELL WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. DEALER CHANGED THE CELL. "NO CELL POWER" MESSAGE STOPPED, BUT NOW GOT " HIGH SALT/AMPS" MESSAGE. DEALER HERE AT A LOSS... I DECIDED TO TRY THE NO CELL POWER FIX. I AM DEFINITELY NOT A TECHNICAL GENIUS. MY SOLDERING JOB WAS DEFINITELY NOT AS NICE AS ON THE SOLDERING VIDEO, BUT IT WORKED PERFECTLY!!! THANKS SO MUCH!
Anonymous said...
6/2/2011 12:23:51 AM
it didn't work any more suggestions at wits end
John H said...
5/28/2011 7:15:47 PM
Changed flow sensor 149. Still no poolman fee everything working great so for cross my fingers tks again.
Mark from NC said...
5/27/2011 2:27:46 PM
This post is extremely helpful. I am inspired to post a fix if I ever come across one. I hope to additionally help the cause by sending a complaint to Goldline/Hayward. This is obviously an inexcuseable defect. It is in everbody's best interest that the company make's right and publishes a correction. I expect to have to solder this joint again in the future.
John H said...
5/27/2011 12:56:12 AM
fixed the problem. thats great. have another problem sensor says low temp wil not work any sugjusetions.will have to try later
John H said...
5/26/2011 1:16:12 AM
Just found site was looking for a new sensor. will have to try soldering the mother board will let you know thanks for the post and video. a money saver tks tks tks
Tony - Raleigh said...
5/22/2011 8:38:17 PM
Wow! Thank you so very much - five minutes and it was fixed! I was just about ready to pitch it in the garbage and go buy a new one.
Thanks again
Québec said...
5/22/2011 11:54:53 AM
It works, very easy to do and so money saved! THANK YOU!
John said...
5/17/2011 12:20:33 AM
As I'm retired on a fixed income, this was a great savings for me!!! I really appreciate the information and was able to fix the solder joint. My 3 year warranty ran out in Dec. When I called Goldline, they also told me it was the circuit board and I had to call a pool repair person. Thanks again for your excellent and timely information.
Nate said...
5/15/2011 1:38:44 AM
What a wonderful thing the internet is. I found this website, pulled off the board (burn mark!!!) used soldering gun and solder I already had. Worked like a charm and cost me about $0.00 I wouldn't have thought to pull off the board and look at the back, thank you, but now I have another problem $700.00 that I just don't know what to do with:)
RCrismond said...
5/12/2011 2:16:22 AM
Same story here! I had the error message no cell power 2. Called the pool company that built my pool 3 years ago and they informed me of the warranty that was no 60% out of pocket, costing $429. I decided to try this and it worked for me as well. The burnt spot looked just like the video. Worked like a charm!
Anonymous said...
4/13/2011 12:50:59 AM
Had an appointment with the pool service people and waited 5 hours for them to show up. They called at the end of the time they were to be there and said they could not make it, wasted my half day of vacation. Then I ran into this video and thank you very much, $17 dollars later (the cost of a soldering gun and solder)my panel is up and running. The pool people were sure it was probably the whole panel that needed replaced at $800 or more for everything. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Happy Pool Owner said...
4/9/2011 5:44:06 PM
Simply Amazing! I read these comments and didn't think I would do it. I first panic when I opened the panel due to my lack of skills in any house hold repairs. The wires and board scared me but decided to try. What else do I have to lose since the pool repair person wanted 500.00+ estimate to repair.
I opened the back of the board and saw the burnt mark. Simply used a soldering iron and put a small drop. I have to admit, I had to do it twice as the first time, the solder must have not taken. The second time, I made sure I put the hot iron on the burned tip for a few seconds. My system is back running with all accurate readings and no ERRORS!!!
Thank you, thank you!!!!
JW said...
4/3/2011 9:50:22 PM
Well I too had the same problem and after I finished crying from fear of what it would cost me to fix the problem, I decided to give google a try and ended up here...I don't know exactly what I did...I kinda heated up and took off the old solder and then put new solder on and that was it...I'm not sure what was wrong to begin with and how I fixed it but it WORKS! Thanks for the help whatever generous soul out there originally posted this!
Grandma Can Do said...
3/23/2011 6:39:16 PM
I found this site a year ago and had never soldered before. Followed the step by step and did it myself for the price of a solder gun and supplies.
Anonymous said...
3/20/2011 7:49:36 PM
As an engineer I read the comments on this site with great interest. It was an easy repair and have not had more issues with the cell power.
As far as the T 15 Turbo salt cell, has any one had any experiece or a part number for the salt sensor located within the cell. According to the local pool supply store that tested the cell in store chlorine is being produced fine but the sensor readings aqre jumping all over the place. It seems it would be a lot cheaper to replace the sensor than the complete cell. Any response is certainly welcome.
Thanks
Anonymous said...
3/10/2011 1:18:35 AM
I did a poor soldering job and it still worked. Its been working for 4 wks now. How did we ever survive all those years w/o the internet?
Mario J. said...
3/5/2011 12:21:50 AM
I am a pool builder and maintenance man by trade . I have been in the business over 30 years. I have struggled with Goldline for the past 6 years about their mother boards. I have been charging over $600.00 dollars aboard. I felt bad on several occasions because I have built pools for alot of personal friends. Well my Goldline (now owned by Hayward) computer said "no cell power 2" and I panicked because I do not have $600.00 to blow on the pool right now. I saw this web site and followed the directions to the tee. It worked!!! Total repair time 12 minutes. Thanks for the info!!
Milton F. said...
2/12/2011 10:54:39 PM
I had the same burn mark on my board. I had a sodering gun already so I only had to buy was some solder. I repaired my problem for under $4. I now know that relay controls the voltage to the cell. If I ever get that message again I will desolder the old relay and solder in a new one. Thanks so much for posting this message. Had I not seen this, I would have bought a replacement board for $695.00.
anonymous said...
1/19/2011 9:45:56 PM
Tried the repair, but by the time my blow torch heated up the solder, the rest of the board melted - Just kidding - worked great.
Darrell Hutson said...
12/25/2010 12:24:28 AM
Place a small jumper (short) from the edge connector to leg of K1. Take a small pocket screwdriver and scrape around connections and add jumper. Promblem is the hole of the board that k1 goes through is "hole through" and only connection is through that spot. Should be a permanent fix.
STEVE IN ARIZONA said...
11/23/2010 3:34:33 PM
Good work! Saved me hundreds. 3 year old system and I'm getting error message about no cell power? Called pool builder who referred me to two guys miles away who might be able to fix it ('cause my warranty was out and if I called Gold Line it'll be $500 with their bunk pro-rated warranty - What a racket and ripoff) They also said they heard of this web-site called nocellpower.com. Watched the video, took apart the circuit board inside the box, saw the burnt spot, went to Walmart & bought a $10 soldering gun, soldered the burnt spot after cleaning it up a bit with alcohol, problem solved. It's working again!! Never soldered before. It did take 2 tries at the soldering thing, but the 2nd time it took and presto...it worked. My wife thinks I can fix anything now. This was fairly straight forward and easy so that even a knuckle-head like me could do it. Thanks.
Anonymous said...
11/15/2010 6:04:42 AM
Went thru the steps in the video and it worked great. What I thought was going to be an expensive repair cost me only my time (I had the solder iron and solder from another project). Repair took 15 to 20 minutes.
Ken B said...
10/6/2010 6:51:06 PM
I had the same problem, tried this fix and it worked.
Thanks
Anonymous said...
8/15/2010 4:08:51 PM
Worked just like the video said. Thanks!!
Great site my pool guy is gonna be bummin.
Anonymous said...
8/15/2010 3:56:47 PM
SO AWESOME......this was a great gift! It was devastating thinking we would have to spend around $875, so this video was a wonderful gift...thanks a ton!
Anonymous said...
8/13/2010 5:07:23 PM
What a great site. Got home from vacation to a green pool and the error message. Found this site and my experience was exactly what the video showed (down to forgetting to plug in the cell after soldering)I have already passed it on to my pool guy so he can help all of his customers since it is such a common problem.
Anonymous said...
8/11/2010 12:20:53 AM
I had the same problem. Tried soldering the burnt joint twice and it didn't work. I ordered a new relay from Newark, had to order three but it cost me less than $10 dollars with shipping included. Had a friend who has a lot of experience in electronics and soldering remove and install the new relay. Re-installed the board and it works perfectly. Thank you very much for this site!
Gary said...
8/10/2010 8:05:19 PM
Did not work for me tried it twice...
Anonymous said...
8/8/2010 2:22:58 AM
Worked as describe.Thank you for this post,God Bless.
Anonymous said...
7/30/2010 5:02:19 PM
This was awesome, Helped me a lot! thanks.
Bowdini said...
7/27/2010 3:27:15 PM
Can you say "conspiracy?" Hmm, lets see, thousands of Aqua Logic owners are spending $1000 bucks to replace their systems. I actually took my unit apart BEFORE I ever found this site or any other internet instruction and there it was, a burnt out solder. I re-soldered it and couldn't believe I fixed it. However, it seems when the board get heated up after 30 minutes or so the generator clicks "off". My soldering gun didn't get hot enough to heat the contact point, only the solder so I'm hoping to fix that with a better solder. I got on the computer again this morning and found this site and I am so surprised to see that many others have this problem. I'll get what I can out of this sucker but after it finally does take a dump I think I'm done with Goldline. Thanks for a great site!!!!!
Anonymous said...
7/19/2010 11:34:36 PM
I thought this system has a 5 year warranty. Would it be better to get it replaced under Warranty?
Anonymous said...
7/15/2010 2:48:16 AM
Ordered the spare part from Digi Key. Had a TV repair store solder in the new part. Bottom line...repaired for only a few bucks! Thanks for this site!!!
Sandi in Sacramento, CA said...
7/11/2010 11:14:35 PM
Holy Moly! It worked! Went to ACE Hardware and got the stuff there. My husband has been in a funk all day since he could not get it fixed. Went on-line and found this site! It worked on the 1st try and he was skeptical. Try it!!
Mark in Long Beach, MS said...
7/11/2010 7:39:40 PM
My Aqua Logic control system is 4 years old this summer (2010), and just noticed the error message a couple of days ago. As my pool started turning green, I was panicing until I came across this web site and after removing the mother board, saw the same weld burn mark. It took longer to go to the store to buy the soldering iron and solder than it did to repair the problem. Make sure you use the flux or resin core solder. Your web site rocks and, no doubt, saved me hundreds of dollars. Things are working properly. Thanks again for your help...
softwaresolver said...
6/28/2010 8:35:15 PM
TY TY TY TY... Were back up and running. I can't think you enough for producing the fixing no cell power for dummies video.. Will be contributing to the cause...
I too was curious if anyone had experience correcting the burnt solder point and how long before it "burns out again.. and any idea what caused it to begin with.
thanks
happy said...
6/22/2010 7:32:49 PM
Mine looked just like in the video ... scraped away, soldered and all worked as promised. Thanks much. This said, any word on how long this fix will take or why it happens in the first place? Again thanks.
Tony said...
6/22/2010 6:12:42 PM
Just fix my aqua logic with this method. Thanks again for the great video. One thing that helped me was to clean the post off before soldering. worked 100% as the video said. All I can say is AWESOME THANK YOU
Thankful in Salado said...
6/20/2010 2:34:46 PM
Thank you, Thank you for this website. I found this and showed it to my husband. While we did the fix he was very doubtful and said that it looked like it was making a connection. I had faith. Glad I did, it worked like a charm. Many thanks, you saved us about $700. Keep up the great work.
Anonymous said...
6/15/2010 4:24:52 PM
Well, after calling the 800 number and 2 local pool stores(never returned calls) I checked the internet and found your site. I watched the video about half a dozen times. Waited 2 days for information to sink in. Last night I did the job. IT WORKED!! Took less than 20 minutes, maybe a little longer(I had a rum & coke while working). Thanks for the information.
RRVNMINAZ said...
6/13/2010 2:43:44 AM
WOW!!! So my wife found this website of people having the same issue we were having. We have been saving up to possibly having to by a new salt cell or PC board and Wow how much they!! So I read all the comments watched the video how Holy C.... It worked!!!! I was dancing in my shoes!! I want to thank you for this site and everyone that has made a comment here!!! THIS IS NOT A BS SITE!!! This works 100% It took me less then min. To do the whole job!!! Not only that you have saved my wife and I alot of cash. I also want to make a comment about Lesile Pools wow once again you have no idea as ur in it for the money! Ha u lost this one!!!!!! Once again thanks!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said...
6/6/2010 2:11:25 AM
Just wow, I checked my manual, called the 800 line and as a last resort used Google. This site made it look so easy (probably took 5 minutes once I knew what I was looking at.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the way, My K1 really did not look that burned. Solder that baby anyway, worked for me!
Anonymous said...
6/2/2010 12:30:46 PM
I check the net for everything I have that breaks, but gave my "No Cell Power" little hope. This repair worked as shown, and was just as quick and painless as indicated. Absolutely gotta love the internet. Thanks so much for posting this.
Anonymous said...
5/25/2010 2:07:04 AM
I just did this repair and it worked exactly as it has for everyone else...thank you very much!
AZ-Surprise said...
5/10/2010 5:08:05 AM
It worked, Actually had my cell checked at Leslie Pools first. They told me it was bad. Bought another cell on the Web. Plugged it in got the same message, no cell power. Pulled the circuit board as instructed above, did exactly as it said and it works. Not only does it work but it works with the old cell...Lesson learned,,,Leslie Pools the Pool experts...NOT
craig said...
4/10/2010 1:13:23 AM
So I was cleaning my salt cell and found 0 amps and 0 volts when I hooked it back up. checked all the connections and couldn't figure it out. Pulled the panel cover and noticed a burn mark around the K1 solder point. Started pricing motherboards and found them from $300 to $1000. I was saying WTF!!! An absolutely unforeseen expense right now!!! Found this site and the video and said it couldn't be. A run to the hardware store and $10 later in solder equipment and I was back in business. Thank you so much for the site and the video!!!!!
BLABBER59 said...
4/8/2010 12:18:18 AM
Hi all, a customer of mine told me about this site. I am a Hayward/Goldline service tech. Just a side note as you watch the video....please never plug or unplug anything on your board with power applied..... otherwise this is indeed all you need to know to effect your own repair. good luck all
Anonymous said...
4/6/2010 11:45:13 PM
Worked great. I was fixing to look up replacing the motherboard because all the pool places told me that is what it was. I will let all the people that i know that has one about your site. thank's again
Anonymous said...
4/5/2010 10:28:37 PM
Awesome!! it worked!! Thanks so much, you saved us a bundle :)
Anonymous said...
2/10/2010 3:03:57 AM
I'm having the same problem. System is 3.5 yrs old. Going to try this fix this weekend. I hope it works.
Anonymous said...
12/12/2009 12:22:36 AM
Worked like a charm. Spent $11 on a new soldering iron and saved a fortune. Thanks for this awesome site
Anonymous said...
11/27/2009 9:00:22 PM
I checked the mother board and no burn showing could the cell be going and that is why I get the no cell power message. Can I get it checked before I get it replaced or just get replaced since it is over 3yrs old?
