INTRODUCTION
Congratulations, you have wisely purchased the most technologically advanced salt water
chlorinator in the world. The benefits of doing so will be evident for many years to come.
Pool Lab’s research and development team is committed to producing the finest
chlorination systems and being recognized world wide as the leaders in salt chlorination
technology.
Your Pool Lab chlorinator will eliminate the need to store dangerous quantities of chlorine,
daily manual chlorine dosing and the risks associated with these practices. It is automatic,
clean, safe and economical and for these reasons, salt chlorination as a method for
treating pool water is increasing world-wide.
Mild salt water is gentle on eyes and skin and is said to benefit asthma sufferers and those
people who find conventional chlorinated pools irritating. The salinity of seawater is
approx. 35,000ppm or 3.5%, while Pool Lab chlorinators require only 3,000ppm or 0.3%.
The human body has a salinity of approx. 4500ppm and fresh water is zero. It is the
similarity between the salinity of the human body and that of a salt pool that make for a
silky luxurious swimming experience.
The chlorinator comprises two basic components, the power supply and cell. It is within the
cell that the electrolytic reactions occur. Chloride ions in the water are converted into
chlorine gas, this dissolves immediately into the water to ultimately form sodium
hypochlorite (liquid chlorine). The chlorine oxidizes bacteria, algae and other harmful
matter in the pool water and through this process reverts back into available chloride ions.
The major by-product of the reaction in the cell is the liberation of Hydrogen gas at the
cathode. This explains the small bubbles often seen passing out of the pool returns. Pool
Lab’s patented vertical cell is the worlds safest and ensures the excess hydrogen gas can
not accumulate to dangerous levels.
No salt is lost through the electrolytic process. The necessity to top up the salt level is only
due to loss of salt water from backwashing or splashing out etc. Water loss due to
evaporation does not cause any loss of salt. All Pool Lab models contain digital time
clocks with two programmable ON/OFF periods available for fully automatic operation of
your pump & chlorinator.
All models have a built in back up power system that will keep the timer clock
running for up to 7 days. This is particularly useful where the mains power is
interrupted.
Pool Lab PL Series does not contain batteries.
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