Pentair iChlor Salt Chlorine Generator iChlorManual - Page 15

11 What Type of Salt to Use? Use salt that is at least 99.8% pure NaCl, sodium chloride. The preferred and recommended salt is an evaporated, granulated, food quality, non-iodized salt with no additives. Consult your salt supplier. • Avoid using salt with anti-caking agents (sodium ferrocyanide, also known as YPS or yellow prussiate of soda). Filling agents can cause some discoloration of fittings and surface finishes in pool. • Water conditioning salt pellets are compressed forms of evaporated salt and may be used, but will take longer to dissolve. Such pellets could damage pool plaster and other surfaces in and around the pool. • Do not use calcium chloride or potassium chloride as a source of salt. (Use sodium chloride only). • Do not use Rock salt (insoluble impurities mixed with the rock salt can shorten the life of the iChlor. How Much Salt to Use? FOR ALL NEWLY SURFACED PLASTER POOLS: Do not operate the iChlor SCG with newly surfaced pool plaster. Salt is a corrosive element and severe salt damage can occur to your pool. Wait at least ONE (1) MONTH after construction to allow plaster to cure before adding salt and operating iChlor SCG. Follow the pool surface manufacturer's guidelines for your specific pool. FOR NEW VINYL LINER POOLS, contact the manufacturer for recommended guidelines before adding salt and operating the iChlor SCG. Use Table 2 (page 14) to determine how much salt will be needed. Most pools contain some salt, depending on the water source and chemicals used for sanitizing. Therefore, the pool owner must always test salt levels before adding salt. A hand held meter calibrated for NaCl (salt) can be used to determine the salt levels of the water. After the iChlor SCG is powered on, the LED salt level lights will blink from bottom to top for two (2) minutes while it analyzes the pool water, then the LED indicators will show one (1) of four (4) salt level ranges. See "Salt Status LEDs" on page 7 for more information. • 3600 ppm of salt is recommended for optimum water condition. • Low salt concentration below 3000 ppm will reduce operating efficency. • Low salt concentration below 2600 ppm will cause the unit to reduce production. • Low salt concentration below 2000 ppm will cause the unit to turn OFF. • High salt concentration above 4500 ppm may cause excessive corrosion or deterioration to pool equipment and surrounding surfaces in and around the pool. Note: Salt measurements will vary between measuring devices (salt test strips, electronic testers, and titration). The salt sensor reading is within +/- 300 ppm accuracy. For more troubleshooting information about high salt levels, see "Troubleshooting," on page 28. iCHLOR® Salt Chlorine Generator Installation and User's Guide