ECO-MATIC ESC 16, Operating Instructions Manual

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Installation Check List
Your ECO-matic installation is complete when the following have been completed:
• ‘Cell Housing’ installed into plumbing.
• ‘Cell Housing’ must be mounted ‘horizontally’.
• ‘Cell Housing’ should be located downstream from filter, heater and all other accessories, and before any spa valve.
• Water flow direction should be away from the head of the ‘Cell’ in poor flow rate conditions.
• ‘Cell’ properly in place in ‘Cell Housing’.
• ‘Power Pack’ mounted in place.
• ‘Power Pack’ connected to main power (be sure your 220/240V or 110V ECO-matic is connected to correct voltage).
• You must check and confirm that your ECO-matic ‘Power Pack’ switches ON and OFF in time with the filter pump.
• ‘Power Pack’ connected to ‘Cell’ (including the Gas-Sensor connection).
• Sufficient salt dissolved into pool water.
Understanding the ECO-matic System
Your ECO-matic uses the dissolved salt in the water to produce the sanitizer necessary to maintain your pool/spa water in
a safe and healthy condition.
The amount of sanitizer produced by the ECO-matic and the quantity of salt (the salinity) in the water are related, but
must be maintained and controlled as two separate factors:
Sanitizer:
The amount of sanitizer required for your pool varies from time to time and depends upon a number of variables,
including the number of swimmers in the pool, water temperature, etc.
To determine whether your ECO-matic is producing sufficient sanitizer for YOUR pool/spa, the sanitizer level in the
pool/spa must be measured using a normal ‘chlorine’ Test Kit. The sanitizer level in the water can then be adjusted up
or down as desired, by adjusting the quantity of sanitizer being produced by the ECO-matic (refer to
System Control ).
Low sanitizer levels should not be confused with a low salt level, and adding more salt will not necessarily increase the
sanitizer level. The salt level should be controlled and maintained separately – see below.
Salt Level (Salinity):
Your ECO-matic will indicate (Control Panel) whether the salt level in the water has fallen below the desired minimum
operating level. The system will continue to produce sanitizer in low salt conditions (but at a decreased rate, and only
until the automatic Cut-Out applies) but low salt conditions cause increased wear on the ‘Cell’ and will shorten the
life of the ‘Cell’. When your ECO-matic indicates a Low Salt condition, add salt to the water to correct the situation.
Measure and control sanitizer levels separately, as described above.
Note: Never add salt in order to increase sanitizer level. Only add salt, as necessary, to maintain minimum salt level.
The Amount of Sanitizer Produced by ECO-matic Depends Upon:
a) The daily operating time of the equipment (pump/filter and ECO-matic). Suggested operating times vary depending
on weather conditions, pool usage, etc (as little as 4 hrs in winter, to 8-12 hrs in summer or more in certain adverse
conditions).
b) The System Control setting (high or low)
c) The condition of the ECO-matic ‘Cell’ (clean or dirty) The rate of sanitizer production will decrease as the ‘Cell’
accumulates scale (calcium, etc), or if the salt level in the water decreases and, in time, as the ‘Cell’ nears the end
of its life.
Note: Your Test Kit is your ONLY INDICATOR of whether your ECO-matic is producing sufficient, too little, or too much
sanitizer for your pool.
If your ECO-matic is producing TOO MUCH SANITIZER, turn the System Control DOWN, or reduce the daily
operating time (being sure to maintain at least the minimum recommended daily filtering time).
If your ECO-matic is producing TOO LITTLE SANITIZER, turn the System Control UP, or increase the daily operating
time of the equipment (and refer to trouble-shooting, including stabilizer/conditioner level).