Pentair IC20 - Manual (Page 3)

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IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine Generator Installation and User’s Guide
Contents
Important Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................... iii - iv
IntelliChlor and Controller System Part Numbers ......................................................................................... v
Technical Support ........................................................................................................................................ v
IntelliChlor ® Electronic Chlorine Generator Overview .................................................................................... 1
Features .................................................................................................................................................. 1
IntelliChlor System Components .................................................................................................................. 2
IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine Generator Control Panel and Cell Description ............................................... 2
IntelliChlor Power Center .............................................................................................................................. 3
System Schematic Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 4
Loop Plumbing Diagram ............................................................................................................................... 4
IntelliChlor Plumbing Diagram ...................................................................................................................... 5
Section 1: IntelliChlor 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 Electronic Chlorine Generator) 10
Covered Pools and Vinyl Liner Pool and Lowering Chlorine Output Levels .................................................. 10
Chlorine Testing ......................................................................................................................................... 11
What Type of Salt to Use ........................................................................................................................... 11
How Much Salt to Use? ............................................................................................................................. 11
Calculating the Saturation Index ................................................................................................................ 12
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 Pounds (Kg) of salt needed to maintain 3,000 ppm in pool .................................. 14
Table 3. Approximate amount of cyanuric acid to obtain 75 ppm in pool ................................................ 14
Pool Water Preparation ............................................................................................................................... 15
Determining Pool Size (Gallons of Water in Your Pool) ........................................................................... 15
Determining Pool Size (liters of water in your pool) ................................................................................ 15
Section 3: Operating IntelliChlor ............................................................................................. 17
Initial Start up Period ................................................................................................................................. 17
Operation .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Use of an external Pool Pump Timer is not required .............................................................................. 17
If you use a Pool Pump Timer ............................................................................................................... 17
Startup Procedure (Super Chlorination) ...................................................................................................... 18
Sanitizer Output Settings and Adjustments ............................................................................................... 18
Operating in Winter .................................................................................................................................... 18
General Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 19
General Cautions .................................................................................................................................... 19
Section 4: User Maintenance .................................................................................................... 21
Daily service .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Weekly service .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Monthly Service ......................................................................................................................................... 21
IECG Usage Hours Meter .......................................................................................................................... 22
Cleaning the IECG Cell Blades .................................................................................................................. 22
Winterizing ................................................................................................................................................. 23