ControlOMatic MegaChlor Operating Instructions Manual page 11

� Very high salt level: The
happens the MegaChlor shuts down and will stop making chlorine to protect the power supply. Drain out
some of the water and refill with fresh water to lower the salt level.
� Just doesn't keep up:
� Remove organic material such as leaves and clean the filter
Make sure the MegaChlor cell is at the deepest point in the pool and in a VERTICAL ORIENTATION!
� Remove the phosphates: Phosphates are food for algae and consume chlorine. The MegaChlor makes
chlorine slowly and removing the phosphates will help lower the pools chlorine consumption demand.
Cycle power on the MegaChlor or press the boost button to have it restart.
� Shock the water: You can use either a chlorine based shock or chlorine free
Consistently High Chlorine
� Power level too high: Lower the power level
� Lower the salt level by adding some water
The MegaChlor is off, No Lights
� Check if in the standby part of the cycle, watch and see if the
� The GFCI circuit breaker has tripped. Verify that there is input VAC. The MegaChlor power supply has a
light that should be on.
� The power supply has been damaged. The rain cover didn't prevent moisture from the power supply, was
subjected to freezing weather or the cord has been cut.
CD Version - Chlorine is Always Low
The MegaChlor-CD starts a chlorine chlorine production cycle when the chlorine reaches 0 and it may be 0
for a couple hours.
� Measure the chlorine 15 minutes after a chlorine production cycle finishes. If lower than you want increase
the power level. Measuring at any other time will be a lowering measurement.
� Increase the Zero Point. The chlorine will not have to get as low for the next cycle to start.
RED and GREEN lights may be on indicating a very high salt level. When this
GREEN lights flash every 10 seconds