Operating Your Saltmate
LOOKING AFTER YOUR SALTMATE ELECTROLYTIC CELL
Your cell is a delicate piece of equipment and needs to be maintained correctly. There are several
key points that need to be followed to avoid premature failure of your cell
• Ensure your pool water is correctly chemically balanced with a pH of 7.2-7.6, a total
alkalinity
level of 80-120ppm, and a calcium hardness level of 100-250ppm.
• Never operate with salt levels below 4000ppm, paying particular attention after high rainfall
periods and remember not to neglect routine testing through the winter.
• Do not add salt through skimmer box, only add directly in to pool water.
• When cleaning cell (see below) only use cell cleaner obtainable from your local pool shop.
Never use hydrochloric acid or any instrument like a screwdriver to scrape contamination
off the cell.
CLEANING THE CELL
Your Saltmate cell operates only efficiently when it is clean.
To check your cell for cleanliness,
disconnect the mains power supply, unscrew the nut at the top of the cell housing and remove the
cell electrode. A “dirty” electrode will have visible deposits of calcium and other matter built up.
RP models under normal conditions automatically reverse their polarity to clean deposits off the
cell, though other factors like high calcium hardness levels in your water could result in the
occasional need for a manual clean.
SMT models should initially be inspected on a weekly basis to see the rate of calcium build up, this
will determine the cleaning cycle necessary for your pool (generally monthly).
To clean your cell, after removing it from the housing immerse in cell cleaner liquid obtainable
from your local pool shop for five to 10 minutes until the cell appears clean. Agitating the cell
while immersed will speed up the process, the less time the cell is spent in the liquid the better.
Rinse with fresh cold water before reassembling the cell into the housing.
When regularly cleaning the cell it is essential to use on the fastening ring nut and the cell o’ring,
a silicone based lubricant each time the cell is cleaned. This ensures that no leakage occurs from
the cell housing.
To safely remove cell build up we recommend
the use of ‘
Saltmate Salt Cell Cleaner
’.
To maximise cell life and efficiency in both standard
and self-cleaning chlorinators we recommend the
use of ‘
Saltmate Salt Cell Protector
’.
