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IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine Generator Installation and User’s Guide
Section 3
Operating IntelliChlor
This section describes the start up procedure and operating instructions for IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine
Generator (IECG).
Before starting up and operating the IECG, the pool in which the IECG will be used must have been completed
and filled with water for at least one (1) month and the pool water salt level must be stable and being
maintained at 3,000 to 3,500 ppm.
Initial Start up Period
For the first thirty (30) days of cell operation, the self-cleaning cycle, is factory set to two (2) hours. After
thirty (30) days has elapsed, the IECG will automatically set itself to four (4) hour self-cleaning cycle. This
feature will clean the IECG blades more often during the initial installation, then go to a more standard self-
cleaning cycle for longer blade life.
Operation
Use of an external Pool Pump Timer is not required
The ICEG is designed to supply a sufficient amount of chlorine to sanitize pool water on a daily basis. If the
pool pump is continuously running and the IECG is operated 24 hours a day at 100%, more chlorine would be
generated than would be needed by most pools (2-4 ppm, per APSP recommendations). The IECG has its own
internal timer which cycles the electrolytic cell on and off depending on what percent the Sanitizer Output is
set. For instance, at 100% the cell works all the time while the pool pump is running. When set at 80%, the cell
is allowed to rest 20% of the time while the pool pump is running prolonging cell life. In order to fine tune
IECG to your pool size just increase or decrease the Sanitizer Output from 20% to 100% of the time. For more
information, see “More and Less Output Buttons,” on page 8.
CAUTION - The IECG is designed only to produce chlorine. The IECG does not monitor or control chlorine
levels in the pool or spa water. It is the pool owner’s responsibility for monitoring and maintaining free chlorine
levels at 2.0 to 4.0 parts per million (ppm) according to APSP recommendations. It is the pool owner’s
responsibility to check the free chlorine level while the pool pump is running on a regular basis, and adjust the
Sanitizer Output on the IECG accordingly.
CAUTION - Before attempting to operate IntelliChlor refer to “General Recommendations and General
Cautions,” on page 19, and “Pool Water Preparation,” on page 15. Also, do not adjust Sanitizer Output above
20% until it is certain that salt has been dissolved in pool. Operating without salt will result in the unit turning off
and lighting the CHECK SALT light on the salt display. No chlorine will be produced until salt is added to the
pool.
If you use a Pool Pump Timer
The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) recommends that all water in a residential pool pass
through the filtration system at least once every twelve (12) hours (referred to as pool water turnover).
However, many factors have an effect on actual pump and filter system run times. Pool size, source of water,
direct sun light, indoor/outdoor, screened/unscreened, filtration system, cold or hot weather, swimmer load, rain,
organic debris, algae, etc., are all factors which contribute to either more or less pool pump and filter system
run times. Because of these differences, it is extremely difficult to set a standard initial run time (starting point)
for the pool pump and chlorinating system.