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USTCHLOR OWNERS HANDBOOK
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Created by: Product Management – Just Range of Products – Jasco Trading (Pty) Ltd
STARTING UP YOUR CHLORINATOR
1. SELF CLEANING (SC) SYSTEMS. (J100 SC or J200 SC models)
Like all other chlorinators in the industry, are not 100% maintenance free, they are generally
referred to as Low Maintenance units, requiring a certain degree of customer intervention or
maintenance.
As one customer’s water chemistry differs from another, it is imperative that water chemistry
testing be conducted prior to the activation of the newly installed chlorinator, this allows the
customer to determine what they are dealing with from the beginning.
In cases of calcium rich water supply, one may be required to clean the short water flow
sensor of the element assembly more regularly.
2. SC SET UP PROCEDURE.
Self Cleaners operate on a reverse polarity process (bidirectional) utilising the main pump
timer to facilitate this switching process, namely; every time the timer switches OFF the pump
and chlorinator, the chlorinator internally changes its polarity and on renergisation for the next
cycle, operates in reverse cycle. This process facilitates the self cleaning process. During this
cycle, one will observe that the calcium built up (white chalky deposit) on the one set of
electrode plates, will be shed and seemingly transposed onto the opposing set of plates.
As a rule of thumb, it is recommended that timers be set up to cycle as follows:
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Average water conditions (low calcium content):
2 ON cycles of 6 hours = 12 hours total duty cycle during summer.
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Operating the chlorinator for periods longer than 6 hours, on one cycle, will prohibit
the discard of calcium built up during that cycle, thereby rendering the Self Cleaning
process ineffective.
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In extreme cases (high calcium content), it is recommended that the timer be set to:
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4 ON cycles of 3 hours cycle, with breaks in-between of + - 5 minutes - 1
hour.
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OFF cycles do not have impact on the operation of the chlorinator, but do impact on
the chlorine production. It is therefore recommended that the OFF cycles be kept to a
bare minimum, especially in cases of Solar Heating.
NOTE:
Every alternate ON cycle should be the same time period as the previous ON cycle,
this allows the self cleaning process to effectively deliver optimal chlorination with minimal
calcium build up.
3. SC
MAINTENANCE PROCESS
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Turn OFF the Pump power supply which feeds the chlorinator.
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Unscrew the electrode from the housing - cables intact.
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With your fingers, remove the calcium deposit (stalactite formation) from the short
round pin adjacent to the electrode plates.
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Once this process is completed re-install the element assembly into the housing and
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Restart the pump.
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Check the Output meter reading for needle position.
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Remember to test the salt content of the water as described earlier.
We, the manufacturer, cannot be liable for a chlorinator’s poor performance as a result of the
pool water condition, or the environment that the unit is left to operate in.
NOTE:
It has been necessary in extreme cases to clean, not only the short round pin, but also
the main element assembly, this can be done by following the STANDARD CLEANING
METHOD as described herein.
