Calculating And Adding The Required Salt; Operating The Chlorinator - Poolmaid M5C Manual De Instruccion

6. Calculating and adding the required salt

Without the correct salt level, your Salt Chlorinator will not function optimally.
To calculate the initial amount of salt required, follow step 1a and b.
Topping up, to replace salt lost by splashing and backwashing, one
50kg bag is usually sufficient.
STEP 1
a. Calculating the size of the pool - the size of the pool is approximately the length in
metres (yards) multiplied by the width in metres (yards) multiplied by the average
depth in metres (yards). This calculation gives you an approx. volume in cubic
metres (1 cubic metre equals 1000 litres) or cubic yards . The cubic metres are then
multiplied by 5 to give you the number of kilos of salt that must be added to your pool
water. Alternatively cubic yards are multiplied by 11 to give you the number of pounds
of salt that must be added to your pool water.
b. Example: 5m x 8m x 1.5m average depth equals 5 x 8 x 1 .5 = 60 cubic metres.
Therefore 60 multiplied by 5 = 00 kilos of salt.
STEP 2
a. Adding of salt is as easy as placing the unopened woven bags of salt on the steps of
the pool. If the bags are made of plastic, cut small holes into the bag to allow the salt
to dissipate into the pool water. Within a few hours the salt is dissolved and the empty
bags can be removed from the pool. (Place a piece of plastic under the bags to avoid
staining of the steps).
Note: When using a SALT CHLORINATOR, it does not have to be switched off when
adding salt.
Higher than normal salt concentration does not cause damage to the chlorinator (It
self-protects against incorrect salt levels).
Lower than normal salt will severely shorten the life span of the electrode.

7. Operating the chlorinator

Once the cell has been installed, all the necessary electrical connections have been made
and the salt has been added, the chlorinator is ready to operate. As soon as there is
1.