Re: Which SaltWater Chlorinator
Originally Posted by bassadict69
I have a system made by Zodiac. which is out of Florida. The brand name is
Clearwater. I would definitely NOT recommend it to anyone! Although it produces Chlorine, it is far harder to maintain than just adding Chlorine to the pool from time to time. Ideally the salt cell should be cleaned daily, but I do mine three times a week. They recommend soaking it in acid to dissolve the calcium, but from my experience with the first cell that is not a good idea!
I scrape the individual mesh plates with a popsicle stick and the use a hose on it at high pressure, after which I let it sit out in the sun for a couple of hours. This lets the remaining deposits dry out and then by tapping the cell they drop off into a fine powder. The main problem I have had is screwing the
electrode cap back on to form a watertight seal. Even though I use a waterproof grease on the rubber o-ring these stretch after a few uses rendering them useless. These rings are very hard to find, and are not available through your average pool or hardware store. Zodiac will not suppy them, in fact they will not even answer your email. I was fortunate in finding
a supplier and bought their entire stock of nine. I am now on tghe last of gthese and that supplier s now out of business. Once again I have contacted Zodiac and have not received a reply, nor really expect one. I have no alternative but to go back to the tried and true method of chorination. There may be manufacturers out there with parts avaialability and customer service, but I'm not willing to ante up more $$$$ to find out
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