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Optional Chlorine Generation Cell Installation
THE CHLORINE GENERATOR OPTION CONTAINS:
Factory-installed control electronics with display
(installed in the System Control Center)
ESC24/36/48 Chlorine Generator Cell
Chlorine Generator Cell Cord
INSTALLATION SUMMARY
This is a quick guide as to how the chlorine generator cell
should be installed. Refer to the following pages for detailed
instructions and helpful hints.
1. Install the Chlorine Generator Cell into the return line,
downstream from all other equipment. The cell must be
horizontal with the inlet and outlet pointing down. The
water flow direction through the cell housing should be
“flowing away from the Cell Head”. Inlet and outlet piping
is to be a minimum of 6” in length (to provide for easy
cell housing replacement if this becomes necessary in
the future). Refer to the following pages for details.
2. Connect the cell to System Control Center.
3. Add salt to the pool water. Quantity of salt required
(pounds) = gallons of water x 0.0275. Refer to the start-
up section regarding type of salt and how to dissolve.
Choosing the cell location
The location in which the Cell is to be installed is
important. The Cell must be located as follows:
* In the return-to-pool line (the pipe carrying filtered
water back to the pool)
*
AFTER (down-stream from) all other equipment
(filter, heater, etc.). Contact your ECOmatic Dealer for
instructions if the ‘Cell’ cannot be located AFTER all
other equipment.
* Locate the Cell
so that the cell cord can reach the Cell
from the System Control Center location.
* The Cell cord must be at least 5 feet from the inside
walls of the pool/spa (at least 5 feet from the nearest
water in the pool/spa, 3 meters in Canada).
Other considerations regarding cell locations
When correctly installed, the Cell will produce
sanitizer only when water is flowing through it – and,
obviously, the sanitizer is carried in the water to wherever
the water is being directed. So, if there is a spa attached
to the pool, be sure to locate the Cell in the line carrying
water to the pool/spa, preferably before (upstream from)
the valve which directs water flow to the pool and/or spa
– and not after (downstream from) the valve in the line
labeled SPA ONLY.
If there is a solar heater attached to the pool, locate the
Cell so that it has water flowing through it whenever the
filter pump is operating regardless of whether water is
flowing through the solar heater panels.
Installing the cell housing
Once the correct location for the Cell has been estab-
lished, the Cell Housing can be installed into the plumb-
ing. The clear plastic Cell Housing is PVC compatible, so
use ordinary PVC solvent (glue) to attach the Cell Housing
to the pipework. Remove the Cell from the Cell Hous-
ing before attempting to install the Cell Housing.
IMPORTANT: The Cell Housing must be installed
as follows:
* Cell Housing must be installed in a
HORIZONTAL position.
* Water flow should be in the direction indicated by
the ARROW on the clear plastic Cell Housing (in the
direction flowing away from the Cell head).
* The Inlet and outlet pipes must be pointing vertically
DOWN, to form an inverted ‘U’ configuration with the
Cell Housing.
* The vertical inlet and outlet PVC piping must be a
minimum of 6” in length (refer Sketches 3a, 3b)
* The ‘Cell Housing’ shall be free standing and not
secured to any rigid backing surface (such as a wall).
*
Installation should allow easy removal and
replacement of the cell from the housing.
INSTALLATION OF THE ELECTROLYTIC CELL
In conjunction with the chemical sensors, the chlorine generator cell can help minimize the management and use of
liquid or solid chlorine products.