Idegis D-10+, Operation Manual

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4.- START-UP
Check that the filter is 100% clean, and ensure that the swimming pool and the installation
do not contain copper, iron or algae. Ensure that any heating equipment on the pool is
suitable for use in salt water.
Ensure that the swimming pool water is balanced. Balanced water enables the chlorine
that is produced to be used more efficiently and effectively, and ensures that the life of the
electrodes is prolonged. Water should be maintained within the parameters shown below:
a) pH must be in the range 7.2-7.6
b) Total alkalinity must be in the range 80-120 ppm.
Using a salt (sodium chloride) test kit verify that the minimum salt level in the water is 5 g/l
(5000 ppm). To obtain 5 g/l of salt in fresh water (that did not contain salt previously), add 5
kg of salt for every m
3 (1m 3 = 1000 litres = 220 gallons) of water. Always use common salt
(sodium chloride), without additives like iodides, that is “apt for human consumption”. Never
add the salt through the cell. Add it directly to the swimming pool or into the balance tank.
When adding the salt, and in case the swimming pool is going to be used immediately,
carry out a treatment with chlorine. An initial dose of 2 g/m
3
of trichloroisocyanuric acid may
be added.
Prior to starting up the salt chlorinator, disconnect the power supply to the salt chlorinator
and run the pump for 24 hours to ensure that the salt is completely dissolved.
Next, reconnect the power supply and turn on the salt chlorinator, locating the production
level so that free chlorine concentration stays within the recommended range (0.5 – 1.5 ppm).
NOTE: in order to establish the free chlorine level you will need to use a test kit.
In outdoor swimming pools it is advisable to maintain a level of 20-25 g/m
3
of chlorine
stabiliser (cyanuric acid) in the pool. A level of 75 ppm should be never exceeded. This will
help to stop the chlorine that is in the water from being destroyed by the sun.
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