Operating instructions

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6. Clea n a nd remov e electro de f rom th e un it a nd s to re in a n a irtigh t pla s tic ba g o r jar .
7. Sto re y ou r So la r water purifier in doo rs . Avo id f reezin g.
If th e poo l w a s s hu t do w n with a n in s u ff icien t io n level, o r s ev ere co n ditio n s w ere enco untered late in th e o ff s ea s on, les s th a n clea r w a ter
co n ditio n s ma y be ex perien ced. U pon o pen in g:
1. T op o ff w a ter level, ba ckw a s h, a nd v acu um a s n eces s ary .
2. Add ch lorin e to clea r a n y clou din es s , if pres en t.
3. T es t io n level. F lo a t un it to rees ta blish 0.5.
4. If io n level is belo w 0.5 , tempora rily in crea s e ch lorin e f o r pro tectio n.
5. M a in ta in en ough oxidizer to en s u re w a ter cla rity .
6. V erif y pH is with in 1.5-1.7 ran ge . Co rrect if n eces s ary .
OPERATIONAL CHECK
It is h igh ly un lik ely th a t y ou r So la r water purifier w ill no t genera te io n s . Sh ou ld th ere be a n y dou bt, th e f o llo w in g quick check w ill v is u a lly
prov e electrica l genera tio n:
1. F ill a clea r gla ss o r pla s tic qu a rt-s ized jar o r equ iv a len t with poo l o r ta p w a ter .
2. Clea n electro des a nd lea v e s creen o ff .
3. Pla ce th e So la r water purifier on th e to p o f th e jar , res tin g on th e lip , with th e electro des immersed in th e w a ter .
4. With a f u ll s un s h inin g on th e s o lar pa nel, v ery f in e bu bbles w ill be o bs erved a f ter a f ew s eco n ds o rigin a tin g f rom th e s prin g co ils. T h is
demon s tra tes th a t electrica l cu rren t is being genera ted. Absen ce o f bu bbles in dicates a problem.
HELPFUL HINTS
1. U s ed clea n in g a cid ma y be pou red back in to poo l.
2. Allo w n ew pla s ter ty pe f in is h es to cure f o r a mon th prior to u s in g th e So la r water purifier .
3. B a kin g s o da w o rks w ell to ra ise pH a nd is rea dily a v a ila ble a nd rea s on a bly priced.
4. Ho u s eh o ld blea ch w o rks excellen tly f o r s ma ll a nd medium s ized poo ls . F o r la rge poo ls , to o man y ga llo n s ma y be required, ma kin g mo re
co n cen tra ted f o rms o f ch lorin e mo re co nv en ien t.
5. K eep a ta blet o f ch lorin e in th e s kimmer o r f lo a tin g dispen s er to provide a co n s ta n t in pu t o f oxidizer in to th e poo l. Wh en n eces s ary , a dd a n
a dditio n a l boo s t o f liquid o r granu la ted ch lorin e to ma in ta in clea r w a ter .
6. A to o th bru s h h elps in electro de a nd s creen clea n in g.
7. A cu to ff go lf tee ca n be u s ed to s ecu re th e s creen if th e th u mbs crew is lo s t.
8. Sto re ch lorin e in a co o l a nd da rk pla ce .
9. K eep io n tes t kit in refrigera to r .
10. Ch eck w a ter h a rdn es s , mea s u red a s tota l dis s o lv ed s olids ( TDS) a t y ou r lo ca l poo l s to re . R ea din gs o f a pproxima tely 2000 ppm o r grea ter
in dica te th e n eed to dra in a nd ref ill with f res h w a ter . If th a t is no t po ss ible, pa rtia l dra inin g a nd ref illin g is ben eficia l. With a h igh TDS , th e
w a ter ca nno t a bs orb a nd reta in min era ls v ery ea s ily .
11. T h e a dditio n o f cy a nuric a cid ( s ta bilizer) is no t n eces s ary if y ou a lrea dy u s e a s ta bilized f orm o f ch lorin e , s u ch a s ta blets.
12. T h e So la r water purifier w o rks w ell with a poo l co v er . Y ou ma y o pen th e co v er en ough to f lo a t th e un it; o r cu t a 3 -in ch “X” in to th e co v er ,
w hich a llo w s th e electro des to rema in in th e w a ter w h ile th e to p is ex po s ed to th e s un.
13. Clea r , h igh qu a lity w a ter with ou t a lga e a nd a n a bnorma lly lo w io n rea din g do es no t n eces s a rily in dica te th a t y ou r So la r water purifier is no t