Operating instructions

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N O TES
T h e dilu ted a cid dip ca n a ls o be u s ed to clea n th e electro des . Pla ce th e un it on to p o f th e jar with th e electro des immersed a nd remov e w h en th e
bu bblin g a ctio n s to ps . Do no t lea v e electro des s u bmerged f o r mo re th a n a f ew min u tes . R in s e a nd rein s ta ll s creen.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
It is importa n t to s pen d a f ew min u tes a w eek to mon ito r th e w a ter ba la n ce , clea n th e un it a nd to lea rn th e tren ds . After a co uple o f mon th s o f
ex perien ce , y ou s hou ld h a v e a good idea a bou t ho w little ch lorin e o r oxidizer is required, ho w mu ch f lo a tin g time is required, th e bes t w a y a nd
f requ en cy to clea n th e electro des , etc.
T h e So la r water purifier w o rks w ell with tra ce ch lorin e o r a n y o th er oxidizer o f y ou r ch o ice . Alga ecides , co n ditio n ers , cla rif iers , etc. are unn eces s ary.
High er ch lorin e lev els ma y be required with a n in crea s e in w a ter tempera tu re , in crea s ed s w immer lo a d, ra in f a ll, o r n ew w a ter a dded. If u s in g
liquid ch lorin e , a dd a t o r a f ter s undo w n beca u s e th e s un ’ s ra y s quickly n eu tra lize ch lorin e . T h e reco mmen ded lev els are no t a bs o lute a nd ma y v ary
with cha n gin g w a ter co n ditio n s . Wh a t w o rks bes t f o r y ou r poo l is determin ed by ex perien ce . Allo w y ou r w a ter to s eek its o w n ba la n ce . Do no t
a rbitrarily a lter th e pH o r try to cha n ge perfectly clea r w a ter . G iv e y ou r poo l w a ter time to s ta bilize, a nd remember: M o re is no t n eces s a rily
better , SIM PL ICITY IS THE K E Y!
ELECTRODE REPLACEMENT
T h e min era l electro de is des ign ed to s lo w ly dis in tegra te . After a n a v erage o f 12-24 mon th s , depen din g on co n ditio n s , th e electro de w ill w ea r a w a y
a nd require repla cemen t. Y ou w ill kno w th is w h en it is ‘pen cil th in ’ o r a bou t ¼ in ch a t its th in n es t po in t. T o remov e th e s pen t electro de.
1. R emo v e s creen a nd end-ca p, a nd clea n pa rts
2. Wh ile co mpres s in g s pring electrode with on e h a nd, ro ta te cen ter electrode co unterclockw ise. If n eces s ary , u s e pliers f o r leverage
3. Co n tin u e to un th rea d un til f ree.
T h e pro cedure f o r in s tallin g th e electro de is in rev erse order, a nd ca n be f ound un der ‘IN ITIAL
ASSE M B L Y’
N O TE
Alw a y s k eep th e s ame en d o f th e electro de to th e f lo a ter . Do no t s w a p en ds w h en remov in g a nd
replacing y ou r electro de.
CLOSING/REOPENING
Wheth er clo s in g f o r th e w inter o r f o r v a ca tio n, y ou r poo l w a ter s hou ld rema in clea r f o r mon th s if y ou prepare th e poo l co rrectly:
Unit Assembled(upside-down)
1. M a in ta in a n io n rea din g o f 0.5 to 0.9 . T h e min era lized w a ter w ill pro tect aga in s t a lga e . T h e io n s a ct a s a n a lga ecide s o th ere’ s no n eed to a dd
a dditio n a l a lga ecide
2. T urn o ff a ll equ ipmen t, in clu din g pu mps , ch lorin a to rs , etc.
3. If th e w a ter is clea r , no n eed to oxidize. If les s th a n clea r , a dd ch lorin e/oxidizer.
4. R emo v e th e So la r water purifier .
5. Dra in w a ter , w in terize pu mps , co v er , etc. a s des ired.