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6. LED INDICATOR LIGHT
6.1 General maintenance
To maintain maximum performance, it is recommended that you remove and visually
inspect the cell at least every 3-4 months. The will remind you to do this at the
appropriate time by ashing the “Check Cell” LED.
After you inspect the cell (and clean, if necessary) press and hold the System
Status button (next to the display) for 5 seconds to reset the ashing “Check
Cell” LED.
The Electrolytic Cell has a self-cleaning feature incorporated into the electronic
control’s logic. In most cases, this self-cleaning action will keep the cell working at
optimal eciency and help to inhibit mineral build-up. In areas with very hard water
(high calcium and/or mineral content), and in pools with poor water chemistry, the cell
may require more frequent cleaning (see below). If the “Check Cell” LED remains on
after a thorough cleaning, it may require additional cleaning, or the cell may be at the
end of its life cycle and may require replacement.
See "Maintaining the Electrolytic Cell" for cleaning instructions.
As a natural result of the electrolytic process which creates chlorine from salt
molecules, a white mineral build-up is attracted to the titanium plates in the Cell. The
self-cleaning feature helps to inhibit such build-up and scaling. However, the attraction
of minerals is inevitable, and eventually it must to be removed. The Control Module
will illuminate the « Cell» light when such cleaning is necessary. With correct water
chemistry, the Cell will typically only need cleaning once or twice a season.
When removing the Cell for cleaning or replacement:
1. Turn o all power, close return line valves if applicable.
2. Unplug the cell cable connecting the Cell to the Control Module.
3. Unscrew threaded collars around the PVC piping that connect the Cell to the return
line plumbing.
4. Pull entire Cell away from the Unions. DO NOT pull or hold the Cell by its cable.
Checking the cell for scaling The chlorinator is a reverse polarity system that limits the
scaling of the cell. However, in most cases, the cell must be manually descaled in mid-
season.
Always use some spirit vinegar to do so.
Recommendations:
· Switch o the chlorinator.
· Close the by-pass of your chlorinator.
· Unscrew the cell’s couplings and detach it from the hydraulic circuit.
· Close an extremity and keep the cell in vertical position.
· Poor some vinegar directly into the cell. Once the plates are fully immersed, wait for
10 to 20 minutes shaking the
cell regularly according to the quantity of scale to be removed.
· Make sure that there is no more scaling. Do it again if necessary.
· Rinse and reinstall the cell.
The use of an unsuitable product or too highly concentrated substances (pure acid)
may cause visible and irreversible damages to the cell that are not covered by the
guarantee and may be potentially hazardous.
6.2 Maintaining the Electrolytic Cell
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