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8. START-UP
For starting-up the installation with the Emaux
SSC
one
®
unit, the following points have to be taken
into consideration:
1.
Check if the filter is completely clean, and ensure that the swimming pool and the installation
do not contain any metals dissolved or algae.
2.
Ensure that the heating equipment (if any) is suitable for use in salt water.
3.
Ensure that the chemical parameters of the pool are maintained within the following values:
a.
pH must be in the range 7.2-7.6
b.
Total alkalinity must be in the range 80-120 ppm
c.
Although the salinity range is between 3500 – 5000 ppm, for starting up the installation is
recommended a minimum salt level of 5000 ppm by adding 5 Kg/m
3
of water. As
mentioned before, always use common salt (NaCl), without additives like iodides, and never
add the salt through the cell. Add it directly to the swimming pool or into the balance tank.
d.
When adding the salt, is recommended carrying out a treatment with chlorine. An initial
dose of 2 g/m
3
of trichloroisocyanuric acid may be added.
e.
Prior to starting up the salt chlorinator, let the circulation system work for 24 hours to ensure
that the salt is completely dissolved.
f.
Connect the Emaux
SSC
one
®
power supply and turn it on, locating the % Power output at
50%.
g.
In outdoor swimming pools it is recommended keeping a level of 30-50 ppm of cyanuric
acid (stabilizer) in the pool. This will help to avoid the destruction of produced chlorine by
the sun.
4.
Once the pool water is balanced, there are three factors that the user can control, which
contribute to the amount of chlorine produced:
a.
Filtration time per day (hours).
b.
The amount of salt in the pool.
c.
The % Power output setting.
To find the optimum chlorine generation, start at approximately 50% power output. It will take a
few days of adjustments to find the most appropriate setting according to the swimming pool or
spa chlorine demand. Once determined, it should only take minor adjustments, if at all, to
compensate for differing salt levels due to splashing, backwashing, rain, etc.
The temperature of the water is a parameter that effects the production of Chlorine. The higher is
the temperature, the lower is the production of chlorine. For this reason, it is important to adjust
the settings if the water temperature increases or decreases.
The Emaux
SSC
one
®
will not produce chlorine at temperatures below 10º C. If the water is below
this temperature, then the manual chlorination must be proceeded.
The desired level of chlorine generation can be modified according the following parameters:
-
Pool water temperatures increases or decreases significantly.
-
When there is a higher load of bather than normally.
-
When the cell’s life time is finishing.
-
In a long period of inactivity or winterizing.
