System Maintenance - Calimar CMARSSG20-5 Owner's Manual

Cell Maintenance -- How and When to Clean Your Cell
Although the Platinum is a low maintenance reversing polarity system, occasional manual
cleaning of the low maintenance Electrolytic cell will be required to remove scale and calcium
build up. How often this cleaning is needed depends on the chemistry of the pool water,
including the hardness of the water and how you balance your pool water chemistry, among
other things. Although cleaning once every one to three months is fairly normal, periodic
inspections of the Electrolytic cell through the clear housing (while the system is operating) is
the best way to determine if the cell needs cleaning.
When to clean the cell is easily determined by a simple visual inspection of the cell while the
Platinum system is operating. Carefully looking through the cell housing, check for buildup
(which is easily seen) on the electrodes and the legs that attach the electrodes to the cell base
(illustration on page 20). If there is no buildup, there is no need to clean the cell. If there is
buildup, ALWAYS TURN OFF THE PUMP PRIOR TO CLEANING THE CELL. THE PUMP AND
FILTER SYSTEM IS OPERATED UNDER PRESSURE, AND THE PRESSURE MUST BE RELIEVED
BEFORE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE CELL FROM THE CELL
HOUSING.
HOW TO CLEAN THE CELL
1. Remove the cell cap (the large black cap at the end of the clear cell housing) by turning it
counter clock-wise.
2. Gently pull the cell electrodes out of the housing, being careful not to damage the O-Ring.
3. Once the cell is removed from the housing, slide the cleaning stick (the Platinum cleaning
Device) between the blades to remove any calcium buildup (see Illustration on page 20). Make
sure to clean the legs of the electrodes as well (see illustration on page 20). NOTE: THERE IS
NO NEED TO USE ACID FOR THIS PROCESS AS IT REDUCES THE LIFE OF THE ELECTRODES.
4. Take the O-Ring out of the cell housing, and remove material or debris from it. Once you
have cleaned the O-Ring, use a towel or Q-TIP to wipe out the channel in the cell housing that
the O-Ring seats into.
5. Return the O-Ring to its channel in the cell housing (DO NOT USE LUBRICANT).
6. Install the electrodes into the cell housing, making sure not to disturb the O-Ring. Seat the
tab on the top of the cell base into the indentation on the cell housing. If this is done correctly,
the sensor located at the electrode base will be facing up in the 12:00 position.
7. Return the black cap to the cell housing and hand tighten in the clockwise direction. Be
careful not to over tighten.
8. Re-start your pump; any loosened calcium will probably be brushed o with the water ow.

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