Section 3: Operating Intellichlor Scg; Initial Start-Up Period; Operation; Use Of An External Pool Pump Timer Is Not Required - Pentair INTELLICHLOR IC15 Guía De Instalación Y Usuario

This section describes the start up procedure and operating instructions for IntelliChlor
Before starting up and operating the IntelliChlor SCG, the pool in which the IntelliChlor SCG will be used must
have been completed and filled with water for at least one (1) month (for plaster pools) and the pool water salt
level must be stable and being maintained at 3600 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 IntelliChlor SCG will automatically set itself to a three (3) hour self-cleaning
cycle. This feature will clean the IntelliChlor SCG blades more often during the initial installation, then go to a
more standard self-cleaning cycle for longer cell life.

Operation

IMPORTANT! Use of an external Pool Pump Timer is Required
The IntelliChlor SCG 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 IntelliChlor SCG 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 IntelliChlor SCG 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 IntelliChlor SCG 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 IntelliChlor SCG is designed to only produce chlorine. The IntelliChlor SCG 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 IntelliChlor SCG accordingly.
CAUTION - Before attempting to operate IntelliChlor refer to "General Recommendations and General
Cautions," on page 17, and "Pool Water Preparation," on page 6.

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 six (6) hours, four (4) turns every 24 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.
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