Table Of Contents - Pentair INTELLICHLOR IC15 Installation And User Manual

Important Warnings and Safety Instructions ...................................................................................... i - iv
IntelliChlor Salt Chlorine Generator Overview/Features........................................................................... ... 1
IntelliChlor System Components .................................................................................................................. 2
IntelliChlor Salt Chlorine Generator Control Panel and Cell Description ...................................................... 2
IntelliChlor IC15 Power Supply ..................................................................................................................... 3
System Schematic Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 4
Install Chlorine/Bromine Feeders after the Intellichlor cell ............................................................................ 4
Loop Plumbing Diagram ............................................................................................................................... 5
IntelliChlor Plumbing Diagram ...................................................................................................................... 5
Section 1: IntelliChlor SCG Control Panel ................................................................................ 7
Salt Level Status LEDs ............................................................................................................................... 7
Status LEDs ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Sanitizer Output LED Indicators .................................................................................................................. 8
More and Less Output Buttons .................................................................................................................... 8
Self-Cleaning ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Section 2: Pool Water and Chemistry, Conditions and Precautions ....................................... 9
Pool Water Chemistry, Conditions and Precautions ...................................................................................... 9
Optimum Pool Water Conditions for Salt Water Pools (using the IntelliChlor Salt Chlorine Generator ) ........ 10
Covered Pools and Vinyl Liner Pool and Lowering Chlorine Output Levels ..................................................
Chlorine Testing ..........................................................................................................................................
What Type of Salt to Use ............................................................................................................................ 11
How Much Salt to Use? ..............................................................................................................................
Calculating the Saturation Index ................................................................................................................
TDS Factor .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Langelier Saturation Index Factors .......................................................................................................... 12
How to Add Salt to the Pool ......................................................................................................................... 13
Table 1. Approximate Pounds (Kg) of salt needed to obtain 3,400 ppm in pool ........................................ 13
Table 2. Approximate amount of stabilizer (cyanuric acid) to obtain 40 ppm in pool ................................ 14
Pool Water Preparation ................................................................................................................................. 14
Determining Pool Size (Gallons of Water in Your Pool) ............................................................................. 14
Determining Pool Size (liters of water in your pool) .................................................................................. 14
Section 3: Operating IntelliChlor SCG........................................................................................ 15
Initial Start-Up Period ................................................................................................................................... 15
Operation ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Use of an external Pool Pump Timer is not required ................................................................................ 15
If you use a Pool Pump Timer ................................................................................................................. 15
Startup Procedure (Super Chlorination) ........................................................................................................ 16
Sanitizer Output Settings and Adjustments ................................................................................................. 16
Operating in Winter ...................................................................................................................................... 16
General Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 17
General Cautions ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Section 4: User Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 19
Daily service ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Weekly service ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Monthly Service ........................................................................................................................................... 19
SCG Usage Hours Meter ............................................................................................................................. 20
Cleaning the SCG Cell Blades ..................................................................................................................... 20
Winterizing ................................................................................................................................................... 21
Contents
IntelliChlor Salt Chlorine Generator Installation and User's Guide
i
10
11
11
12