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SALT EXPERT Salt Chlorinator (V3) 

 

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5.2 Troubleshooting (S Model) 

 
Your SALT EXPERT Chlorinator has diagnostic and safety features to make it easy to 
maintain your system.  The table below summarises potential faults and their causes. 
 
Fault Indication 

Potential Cause 

Remedy 

No Flow 

Pump turned off/disconnected or 
valves closed 
 
Blue wire disconnected from cell 
 

Ensure valves/pump on 
 
 
Connect Blue sense wire to 
cell 

Low salt 

Salt level in pool has dropped too low 
 
Pool water temperature is low 
 
Cell has calcified 
 
Cell has failed 

See section 3.5 above 
 
See section 3.5 above 
 
See section 4.1 
 
Call a technician 

Display blank 

No Power to Controller 
 
 
 
Fuse blown 

Plug in controller and 
ensure mains power 
available 
 
Replace fuse (3 amp slow 
blow) 

Low/No chlorine 
production 

Cables not connected to cell 
 
Timer period too short 
 
Chlorine output level too low 
 
Filter needs backwashing 
 
Ph too high 
 
Pool stabiliser too low 
 
 
Salt level too low 

Connect cables 
 
Increase timer period 
 
Increase chlorine output 
 
Backwash filter 
 
Get pH level correct 
 
Get Stabiliser between 30 
and 60 ppm 
 
Increase salt to above 
4000ppm 

Clock loses time 
when mains 
power removed 

Battery life expired 

Call a technician 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SALT EXPERT-3 Series

Page 1: ...SALT EXPERT 3 Series Salt Chlorinator OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ... Output 7 4 3 User Mode 8 4 4 Warnings Display 8 4 5 Chlorine output level 9 4 6 Safety Back Wash 10 4 7 Run Dry Safety Feature 10 5 0 General Operation Pool Chemistry 11 5 1 Setting the right Chlorine Output and Filtration Time 11 5 2 Stabiliser 11 5 3 pH Level 11 5 4 Total Alkalinity 11 5 5 Salt Level 11 6 0 Chlorinator Maintenance and Troubleshooting 12 6 1 Cell Maintenance 12 6 2 Troubleshooti...

Page 3: ...e pool water The control should be installed in a well ventilated position ideally away from direct sunlight Ensure that the unit is not located near pool chemicals as fumes may damage the control Included in the kit is two green masonry plugs and screws When installing on a brick or concrete wall use a 7mm masonry drill Mounting Screws should be 180mm apart and located at least 1500mm above groun...

Page 4: ...gest you prepare the pool at 4000ppm therefore add 4kg s of salt for every 1000 litres of water a typical pool of around 50 000 litres requires 200kg of salt Salt should always be added at the shallow end of the pool and allowed to dissolve Running the pump will mix the water and speed the dissolving process WARNING Never add salt to the skimmer box NOTE Plug the pump directly into a power outlet ...

Page 5: ...n Level indicates the amount of chlorine being produced Once programmed you will generally only use the User Mode and Chlorine Output control 3 0 User Panel S Model The user panel can be broken down into 4 separate areas 1 Display Area 2 Chlorine Output Controls for setting the chlorine output level and to activate the Safety Backwash Feature 3 Warnings display to indicate that there is no flow to...

Page 6: ...y entering a start time and a period for how long you want to operate i e Mon Fri T1 On 14 00 and Mon Fri T1 Period 6 15 will run the chlorinator pump during weekdays from 14 00 for 6 25 hours To set timers do the following g Select POOL MODE Standby Off h Press the TIMER button to step to the timer you want to set i Press DAY button to step from Mon Fri to Sat Sun and Visa versa j Press HOUR butt...

Page 7: ...rinator is in Spa mode the chlorine output will be at level 1 b Chlorine Output display shows the level set c The LCD display will also show a output level from 1 to 8 which indicates the performance of the chlorinator compared to the Chlorine Output LED s Should the LCD output level 1 to 8 be less than the LED output check salt level in pool Should salt level be at 4000 ppm and output more than 2...

Page 8: ...d On The Chlorinator Pump will run continuously Standby Off The Chlorinator Pump will turn off d SPA MODE f fitted to go to Spa mode and turns the pump on Spa Mode Pool Mode Auto Standby Off On Press to Select Pool Mode Repeated pressing alternates from On to Standby Off Press to Turn On Off Spa Mode Not Used Indicates Chlorinator Pump manually on Indicates Pump Chlorinator manually off 3 4 Warnin...

Page 9: ...oint can be checked on the LED display which is divided into 8 sections If all 8 LED s are illuminated out set point is at 8 If only 6 light are illuminated the set point is 6 Timer Clock Day Hour Min Your SALT EXPERT Salt chlorinator will always attempt to adjust the output so that the actual output level matches set point level At times when the Chlorine output level is lower than the set point ...

Page 10: ...or three minute pump operation d Press a four times to turn pump off 4 After pump turns off turn the filter multiport valve to Rinse 5 Press the Safety backwash button on the use panel once for a one minute rinse 6 When pump turns off move the multiport valve back to filter position 7 Press the pool mode button to Auto function so that chlorinator will operate on time clock settings 3 7 Run Dry Sa...

Page 11: ...o get the right residual chlorine level It may also be necessary to adjust the operating period if you are running at minimum or maximum output 4 2 Stabiliser As previously mentioned sunlight rapidly dissipates the amount of free chlorine in your pool Chlorine stabiliser greatly reduces this effect Without stabiliser you may need to run your Chlorinator and filtration system up to 16 hours per day...

Page 12: ...ow salt condition be indicated have your salt level checked at your local pool shop If the low salt condition persists or a no flow condition is indicated when the supply pump is operating you may need to manually clean your chlorinator Cell Cell Cleaning Instructions close applicable valves disconnect the Chlorinator from the Mains by removing the plug disconnect the cell wires undo the barrel nu...

Page 13: ... is low Cell has calcified Cell has failed See section 3 5 above See section 3 5 above See section 4 1 Call a technician Display blank No Power to Controller Fuse blown Plug in controller and ensure mains power available Replace fuse 3 amp slow blow Low No chlorine production Cables not connected to cell Timer period too short Chlorine output level too low Filter needs backwashing Ph too high Pool...

Page 14: ... is low Cell has calcified Cell has failed See section 3 5 above See section 3 5 above See section 4 1 Call a technician Display blank No Power to Controller Fuse blown Plug in controller and ensure mains power available Replace fuse 3 amp slow blow Low No chlorine production Cables not connected to cell Timer period too short Chlorine output level too low Filter needs backwashing Ph too high Pool...

Page 15: ...this warranty to be effective the purchaser must strictly follow the Manufacturer s indications included in the documentation supplied with the Product when applicable according to the range and model of the Product 5 2 2 When a programme is specified for the replacement maintenance or cleaning of certain parts or product components the warranty will only be valid when programme has been followed ...

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