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USTCHLOR OWNERS HANDBOOK
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Created by: Product Management – Just Range of Products – Jasco Trading (Pty) Ltd
Q: The meter on my chlorinator keeps flickering up and down, I think it’s faulty. What do I
do?
A: The fault may lie with elsewhere. It is advisable to check the following:
NOTE: The Electrode Housing is the last thing in the return to the pool and that the
Electrode Housing is manufactured to a specific size much larger than that of the
surrounding/feeding pipe work. The Electrode Housing does not offer ANY back pressure
on the pump system whatsoever, it may however be as a result of the installers pipe
work route that he/she chooses to take that may have an impact on the backpressures
on the pump system. So if anyone says to you that the chlorinator is the problem, you
should look for a more reputable service provider who knows what he/she is talking
about.
The following actions are recommended;
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Whilst the pump is running, take note if there is an air bubble in the top portion of
the Electrode Housing and/or the water flow sensor is partially submersed. This
will cause the chlorinator to seemingly flicker ON/OFF repeatedly, or remain
OFF, as the water level within the Electrode Housing fluctuates up and down.
This causes the Power Pack to switch ON/OFF as the Water Flow sensor is the
item that switches the chlorinator Power Pack ON & OFF.
o
If so, then this may be as a result of the lack of water flow through the
system. This normally occurs when one of the following is causing the
problem:
The filter is dirty causing the water flow to be restricted through
the electrode housing. It is recommended that a thorough
backwash be administered. Check the water flow through the
Electrode Housing after the backwash.
A quick test is to gently loosen the Electrode whilst the pump is
running, allowing the water pressure to push the air bubble out
through, commonly known as “bleeding” the air out of the
system. This is a temporary solution, allowing one to determine
weather this is a chlorinator problem, or a suction leak problem.
Be careful not to twist the Electrode more than 90º as the water
will gush out, retighten the Electrode stemming the overflow
water once the air bubble has disappeared.
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The Automatic Pool Cleaner (APC) (Kreepy, Barracuda, etc) may have a
problem with air being sucked through tiny pinholes caused by scuffing
against the side of the pool over time. These little holes collectively
culminate in significant amounts of air being sucked into the pump, filter
and Electrode Housing. A clear indication of this is the expulsion of air
bubbles at the aim flow, or return to the pool.
A quick means for checking this is to remove the APC from the
system and let the system run normally, without the APC. One
should see a significant flow of water via the filtration system
and the disappearance of the air bubble in the electrode
housing.
If this is the case, one should replace the APC hoses as soon as
possible.
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If the above actions do not resolve the air bubble issue, you most probably have
a suction leak problem. Remember that this section of pipe work is subject to
suction and will suck air in at the same time as the water is being sucked form
the weir. This can be as a result of:
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Ground movement/subsidisation over time, or
o
Sometimes the glue binding the fittings too the pipe work separates and
results in an air leak/suction leak, this due to the age of the pipe work or
insufficient glue being applied during installation.
•
In cases where a Solar Heater is fitted, there may be a blockage in the Solar
panels or insufficient pump pressure to push water through all of the Solar
panels.
