Hayward Aqua Rite® Pro User manual

Hayward Pool Products
620 Division Street, Elizabeth NJ 07207
www.hayward.com
Contents
Operation..............................2
Installation.......................14
Troubleshooting..................20
Warranty..............................22
Aqua Rite Pro
Electronic Chlorine Generator
Owner's Manual
AQR9-PRO
AQR9-PRO-SD
092572 RevA
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS
• WARNING–Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotpermitchildrentousethisproductunlessthey
arecloselysupervisedatalltimes.
• Awirebondinglugisprovidedonthelowerexternalsurface(twoforCanadianmodels)ofthis
unittoconnectaminimum8AWG(8.4mm2)solidcopperconductorbetweenthisunitandany
metalequipment,metalenclosuresofelectricalequipment,metalwaterpipe,orconduitwithin
5feet(1.5m)tyingtheunittothelocalbondinggrid.
• UseCopperConductorsOnly
• DisconnectallACpowerduringinstallation.
• Agreencoloredterminalmarked“Ground”islocatedinsidethewiringcompartment.Toreduce
theriskofelectricshock,thisterminalmustbeconnectedtothegroundingmeansprovidedin
theelectricsupplyservicepanelwithacontinuouscopperwireequivalentinsizetothecircuit
conductorssupplyingtheequipment.
• Alleldinstalledmetalcomponentssuchasrails,ladders,drains,orothersimilarhardware
within3metersofthepool,spaorhottubshallbebondedtotheequipmentgroundingbus
withcopperconductorsnotsmallerthan8AWGUS/6AWGCanada.
• NOTICETOUSERS:Thiscontrolproductistobeusedonlyinaccordancewiththedirectionsof
thislabel.ItisanoffenseunderthePestControlProductsActtouseacontrolproductunder
unsafeconditions.
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Operation
TheAquaRiteProisanautomaticchlorinegenerationsystemforpoolorspasanitization.The
operationrequiresalowconcentrationofsalt(sodiumchloride)inthepoolwater.Theselevels
arelowenoughthatitnormallywillnotbetasted.TheAquaRiteProautomaticallysanitizesyour
poolbyconvertingthesaltintofreechlorinewhichkillsbacteriaandalgaeinthepool.Chlorine
willrevertbacktosodiumchlorideafterkillingbacteria.Thesereactionswillcontinuouslyrecycle
virtuallyeliminatingtheneedtoaddsanitizingchemicalstoyourpool.Theonlytimeyoumay
needtoaddmoresalttothepooliswhenwaterisreplenishedduetobackwashing,draining,or
splashing(notevaporation).
TheAquaRiteProisdesignedtohandlethepuricationneedsofmostresidentialswimmingpools
upto25,000gallons(95,000liters).Checklocalcodesforotherrestrictions.Theactualamount
ofchlorinationrequiredtoproperlysanitizeapoolvariesduetobatherload,rainfall,temperature,
andthepool'scleanliness.
TheAquaRiteProisavailableintwomodels:
AQR9-PRO-forpoolsupto25,000gallons
AQR9-PRO-SD-forpoolsupto25,000gallons,includesSense&Dispense
Note that the installation and mounting requirements are the same for all models.
TheAquaRiteProcanbeusedwiththeHaywardAQL-CHEM(includedwithAQR9-PRO-SD)topro-
videafullyintegratedchemistrysolutionforyourpool.WiththeAQL-CHEMinstalled,theAquaRite
Prosensesthepool'sORPandpHlevelsandautomaticallygeneratesthecorrectamountof
chlorinetokeepyourpoolproperlysanitized.TheAquaRiteProcanalsocontrolpHbyintroducing
acidorCO2intothepoolusinganAQL-CHEM2(120V),AQL-CHEM2-240(240V)orotherdispens-
ingdevicerequiring120VACor240VACon/offcontrol.TheAquaRiteProandAQL-CHEMproducts
offertheuseracompleteautomatedsystemcontrollingbothsanitizationandpHbalance.
NOTE: Hayward does not recommend using the AquaRite Pro to generate bromine.
NOTE:Beforeinstallingthisproductaspartofasalinewaterpuricationsysteminapoolorspa
usingnaturalstoneforcopingorforimmediatelyadjacentpatios/decking,aqualiedstoneinstal-
lationspecialistshouldbeconsultedregardingtheappropriatetype,installation,sealant(ifany)
andmaintenanceofstoneusedaroundasalinepoolwithelectronicchlorinegeneratorinyour
particularlocationandcircumstances.
NOTE:Theuseofdryacid(sodiumbisulfate)toadjustpoolpHisdiscouragedespeciallyinaridre-
gionswherepoolwaterissubjecttoexcessiveevaporationandisnotcommonlydilutedwithfresh
water.Dryacidcancauseabuildupofby-productsthatcandamageyourchlorinatorcell.
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WaterChemistry
ThetablebelowsummarizesthelevelsthatarerecommendedbyTheAssociationofPoolandSpa
Professionals(APSP).TheonlyspecialrequirementsfortheAquaRiteProarethesaltleveland
stabilizer.Itisimportanttomaintaintheselevelsinordertopreventcorrosionorscalingandto
ensuremaximumenjoymentofthepool.Testyourwaterperiodically.YourauthorizedAquaRite
Prodealerormostpoolstorescanprovideyouwiththechemicalsandprocedurestoadjustthe
waterchemistry.BesuretotellthepoolstorethatyouareusinganAquaRiteProchlorinegenera-
tor.
Saturationindex
Thesaturationindex(Si)relatestothecalciumandalkalinityinthewaterandisanindicatorofthe
poolwater"balance".YourwaterisproperlybalancediftheSiis0±.2.IftheSiisbelow-0.2,
thewateriscorrosiveandplasterpoolwallswillbedissolvedintothewater.IftheSiisabove
+0.2,scalingandstainingwilloccur.Usethechartbelowtodeterminethesaturationindex.
ºC ºF Ti Calcuim
Hardness
Ci
Total
Alkalinity
Ai
53
60
66
76
84
94
103
12
16
19
24
29
34
39
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
.9
How to use: Measure pool pH, temperature, calcium hardness,
and total alkalinity. Use the chart above to determine Ti, Ci,and
Ai from your measurements. Insert values of pH, Ti, Ci and Ai
into the above equation. If Si equals .2 or more, scaling and
staining may occur. If Si equals -.2 or less corrosion or irritation
may occur.
Si = pH + Ti + Ci + Ai - 12.1
-.2 0.2
CORROSIVE SCALING
75 75
100 100
125 125
150 150
200 200
250 250
300 300
400 400
600 600
800 800
1.5 1.9
1.6 2.0
1.7 2.1
1.8 2.2
1.9 2.3
2.0 2.4
2.1 2.5
2.2 2.6
2.4 2.8
2.5 2.9
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SaltLevel
Usethechartonpage5todeterminehowmuchsaltinpoundsor(Kgs)needtobeaddedtoreach
therecommendedlevels.Beawarethattheremayalreadybesaltinyourpoolfromprolongeduseof
chlorine.Testyourpool,thenaddthecorrectamount.Usetheequationsbelow(measurementsarein
feet/gallonsandmeters/liters)ifpoolsizeisunknown.
Theidealsaltlevelisbetween2700-3400ppm(partspermillion)with3200ppmbeingoptimal.If
thelevelislow,determinethenumberofgallonsinthepoolandaddsaltaccordingtothecharton
page5.AlowsaltlevelwillreducetheefciencyoftheAquaRiteProandresultinlowchlorinepro-
duction.AhighsaltlevelcancausetheAquaRiteProtoshutdownandmaybegintogiveasaltytaste
toyourpool(generally,thesaltwillbegintobetastedatalevelofabout3500-4000ppm).Thesalt
inyourpool/spaisconstantlyrecycledandthelossofsaltthroughouttheswimmingseasonshould
besmall.Thislossisdueprimarilytotheadditionofwaterbecauseofsplashing,backwashing,or
draining(becauseofrain).Saltisnotlostduetoevaporation.
TypeofSalttoUse
Itisimportanttouseonlysodiumchloride(NaCl)saltthatisgreaterthan99%pure.Thisiscommon
foodqualityorwatersoftenersaltandisusuallyavailablein40-80lb.bagslabeled"CoarseSolar
Salt".Itisalsoacceptabletousewaterconditioningsaltpellets,however,itwilltakelongerforthem
todissolve.Donotuserocksalt,saltwithyellowprussiateofsoda,saltwithanti-cakingadditives,or
iodizedsalt.
HowtoAddorRemoveSalt
Fornewplasterpools,wait10-14daysbeforeaddingsalttoallowtheplastertocure.Turnthecir-
culatingpumponandaddsaltdirectlyintothepool.Brushthesaltaroundtospeedupthedissolving
process--donotallowsalttopileuponthebottomofthepool.Runthelterpumpfor24hourswith
thesuctioncomingfromthemaindrain(usepoolvacifthereisnomaindrain)toallowthesaltto
evenlydispersethroughoutthepool.Thesaltdisplaymaytake24hourstorespondtothechangein
saltconcentration.
Theonlywaytolowerthesaltconcentrationistopartiallydrainthepoolandrellwithfreshwater.
Foroutdoorpools,alwayscheckstabilizer(cyanuricacid),whencheckingsalt.Theselevelswillmost
likelydeclinetogether.Usethechartonpage6todeterminehowmuchstabilizermustbeaddedto
raisethelevelto40ppm.
Gallons Liters
(pool size in feet) (pool size in meters)
Rectangular
Round
Oval
Diameter x Diameter x
Average Depth x 5.9
Length x Width x
Average Depth x 6.7
Length x Width x
Average Depth x 7.5
Diameter x Diameter x
Average Depth x 785
Length x Width x
Average Depth x 893
Length x Width x
Average Depth x 1000
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Gallons and (Liters) of Pool/Spa water
12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 32,00024,000 34,00026,000 36,00028,000 38,00030,000 40,000
Current salt
level
(45000) (52,500) (60,000) (67,500) (75,000) (82,500) (120,000)(90,000) (127,500)(97,500) (135,000)(105,000) (142,500)(112,500) (150,000)ppm
0320
(145)
373
(170)
427
(194)
480
(218) (242)
587 854
(267) (388)
640 907
(291) (412)
693 960
(315) (436)
747
(339) (460)
800 1067
(364) (484)
200 300
(136)
350
(159)
400
(182)
450
(205)
500
(227)
550 800
(250) (363)
600 850
(273) (385)
650 900
(295) (408)
700 950
(318) (430)
750 1000
(341) (453)
400 280
(127)
327
(148)
373
(170)
420
(191)
467
(212)
513 747
(233) (339)
560 793
(255) (360)
607 840
(276) (382)
653 887
(297) (403)
700 933
(318) (424)
600 260
(118)
303
(138)
347
(158)
390
(177)
433
(197)
477 693
(217) (317)
520 737
(236) (337)
563 780
(256) (358)
607 823
(276) (378)
650 867
(297) (398)
800 240
(109)
280
(127)
320
(145)
360
(164)
400
(182)
440 640
(200) (291)
480 680
(218) (310)
520 720
(236) (328)
560 760
(255) (346)
600 800
(273) (364)
1000 220
(100)
257
(117)
293
(133)
330
(150)
367
(167)
403 587
(183) (267)
440 623
(200) (283)
477 660
(217) (300)
513 697
(233) (317)
550 733
(250) (333)
1200 200
(91)
233
(106)
267
(121)
300
(136)
333
(152)
367 533
(167) (243)
400 567
(182) (258)
433 600
(197) (274)
467 633
(212) (289)
500 667
(227) (304)
1400 180
(82)
210
(95)
240
(109)
270
(123)
300
(136)
330 480
(150) (218)
360 510
(164) (232)
390 540
(177) (246)
420 570
(191) (259)
450 600
(205) (263)
1600 160
(73)
187
(85)
213
(97)
240
(109)
267
(121)
293 427
(133) (195)
320 453
(145) (207)
347 480
(158) (219)
373 507
(170) (231)
400 533
(182) (243)
1800 140
(64)
163
(74)
187
(85)
210
(95)
233
(106)
257 373
(117) (169)
280 397
(127) (180)
303 420
(138) (190)
327 443
(148) (201)
350 467
(159) (211)
2000 120
100
80
60
20
40
(55)
(45)
(36)
(27)
(9)
(18)
140
117
23
47
(64)
(53)
(11)
(21)
160
133
27
53
(73)
(61)
(12)
(24)
180
150
30
60
(82)
(68)
(14)
(27)
200
167
33
67
(91)
(76)
(15)
(30)
220 320
183 267
37 53
73 107
(100) (145)
(83) (121)
(17) (24)
(33) (48)
240 340
200 283
40 57
80 113
(109) (154)
(91) (129)
(18) (26)
(36) (51)
260 360
217 300
43 60
87 120
(118) (163)
(98) (137)
(20) (27)
(39) (54)
280 380
233 317
47 63
93 127
(127) (172)
(106) (144)
(21) (29)
(42) (57)
300 400
250 333
50 67
100 133
(136) (181)
(114) (152)
(23) (30)
(45) (60)
(32)
80
(36)
90
(41)
100
(45)
110 160
(50) (73)
120 170
(55) (77)
130 180
(59) (81)
140 190
(64) (86)
150 200
(68) (90)
93
(42)
107
(48)
120
(55)
133
(61)
147 213
(67) (98)
160 227
(73) (104)
173 240
(79) (110)
187 253
(85) (117)
200 267
(91) (123)
2200
3000
2800
2400
3200
Ideal Ideal Ideal Ideal Ideal Ideal IdealIdeal IdealIdeal IdealIdeal IdealIdeal Ideal
2600 3400
OK
OK OK
OK OK OK OK OK OKOK OKOK OKOK OKOK OK
POUNDS and (Kg) OF SALT NEEDED FOR 3200 PPM
3600+
Dilute Dilute Dilute Dilute Dilute Dilute DiluteDilute DiluteDilute DiluteDilute DiluteDilute Dilute
10,000
8,000
(37,500)
213
267
(97) (121)
200 250
(91) (114)
187 233
(85) (106)
173 217
(79) (98)
160 200
(73) (91)
147 183
(67) (83)
133 167
(61) (76)
120 150
(55) (68)
107 133
(48) (61)
93 117
(42) (53)
80 100
67 83
53 67
40 50
13 17
27 33
(36) (45) (30) (38)
(24) (30)
(18) (23)
(6) (8)
(12) (15)
Ideal Ideal
Dilute Dilute
(30,000)
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Controls
KeypadButtons
RUN/STOP:TheAquaRiteProwilltogglebackandforthbetweenRUNandSTOPwitheachpush
oftheRUN/STOPbutton.
RUN:WheninRUNmode,theAquaRiteProwillproducechlorineaccordingtothedesiredoutput
%orORPsetting(whenAQL-CHEMisused)fortheentireltering/pumpingcycle.TheAquaRite
ProcanonlyproducechlorinewhenRUNisselectedandthelterpumpisrunning.
STOP: WheninSTOPmode,theAquaRiteProispreventedfromenergizingtheelectrolyticcell.In
thispositionthereisnochlorinegeneration.NOTE:Toserviceanyofthepoolequipmentorthe
AquaRitePro,thepowermustbeturnedoffatthecircuitbreaker.
SUPER CHLORINATE: (ifoptionalAQL-CHEMsensingisNOTused)Whenyouhaveanabnormally
highbatherload,alargeamountofrain,acloudywatercondition,oranyotherconditionwhich
needsalargeamountofpuricationtobeintroduced,SUPERCHLORINATEshouldbeselected.
Thiselectronically“superchlorinates”(shocks)thewaterforauserselectableperiodof1-96
hours(lterpumpmustbeonduringthistime)oruntilthepowerhasbeenturnedoff,whichever
comesrst.TheAquaRiteProwillautomaticallyrevertbacktothepreviousdesiredoutput%set-
tingattheendofthesuperchlorinateperiod.
INFO: PushtheINFObuttontoentertheInformationMenu(seeInformationMenu).
SETTINGS:PushtheSETTINGSbuttontoentertheSettingsMenu(seeSettingsMenu).
CURSORS (+, -, <, >): Usethesebuttonstoscrollthroughsubmenus,makeselectionsand
adjustvalues.
IndicatorLED's
RUN/STOP: Whenilluminated,theAquaRiteProisinautomaticmodeandwillproducechlorine
basedonthedesiredoutput%orORPsetting(whenAQL-CHEMisused).WhentheLEDisoff,
theAquaRiteProhasbeenmanuallyturnedoff.ItwillnotproducechlorineuntilRUNhasbeen
selected.
SUPER CHLORINATE: Whenilluminated,theSuperChlorinatefeatureisactive.
CHECK SYSTEM:WhenCheckSystemisilluminated,anerrorhasoccurredthatrequiresatten-
tion.RefertotheTroubleshootingsectionofthismanualforpossibleerrorsandsolutions.
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InformationMenu
TheInformationMenudisplaysvaluablesystemandpoolinformation.TheAquaRiteProwill
defaulttodisplayingaportionoftheInformationMenuwhennobuttonshavebeenpushedfor2
minutes.Theunitwillautomaticallyscrollthroughseveralstatusdisplays.Toaccessallofthe
InformationMenuitems,pushtheINFObuttononthefrontpanel.Advancethroughthevarious
menuitemsusingthe"<"or">"buttons.AlistoftheInformationMenuitemsisshownbelow.
TheAquaRiteProdesiredoutput%isshownhere.IfSuperChlorinateisactive,the
displaywillshowthetimeremaininguntiltheAquaRiteProwillreturntothedesired
output%.ThismenuisdisabledifanAQL-CHEMisusedandORPAutoSensingis
enabled(seeAQL-CHEMmanual).
Thisdisplaywillbeshownonlyifchemicalsensingisenabled.Thisdisplayshowsboth
pHandORPlevels/statuswhenchemistrysensingisenabledviatheChemistryCon-
gurationWizard(requirestheuseofAQL-CHEMSensingKit).TheAquaRiteProwill
refertotheselevelstodeterminehowmuchchlorinetogenerate(ORP)andhowmuch
CO2oracidtodispense(pH).RefertotheAQL-CHEMmanualforspecicinformation
abouttheselevelsaswellastherecommendedranges.
+/-23.45Visthevoltageappliedtothechlorinatorcell
+/-6.75Aisthecurrent(amps)throughthecell
84ºFisthewatertemperatureatthecell
3200PPMisthe“instant”saltlevelatthistime
Forthechlorinatortobeoperating,severalconditionsmustexist:thelterpumpmust
berunning,theowswitchmustbedetectingow,thechlorinatorsettingmustbeset
greaterthan0%,thewatertemperatureatthecellmustbebetween50ºFand140ºF,
andthesaltlevelmustbewithintheoperatingrange.Ifanyoftheseconditionsare
notmet,thechlorinatordiagnosticdisplaywilltellyouthereason.It’spossibletohave
morethanonereason,inwhichcaseafteryourectifywhatwasdisplayedthersttime,
aseconddisplaywillappear.
Ifthecurrent(amps)displayis0.00A,thenthechlorinatorisoperatingnormallybutis
intheoffpartofitsnormaloperatingcycle.Simplypresseitherthe“+”or“-“keyto
startanewcycle.
TheAquaRiteProperiodicallyreversesthepolarityofthevoltageappliedtothecell
inordertoautomaticallycleanoffanycalciumdepositsthatmayhavebuiltuponthe
cell.Itisimportantthatyoucheckthechlorinatoroperationinbothpolarities.Todo
this,presseitherthe“+”or“-“buttonsandthechlorinatorwillturnoff,waitfor15
secondsandthenturnonintheoppositepolarity.
Chlorinator
50%
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
Super Chlorinate
22:15 remaining
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
if ORP Auto Sensing is not used
pH 7.5 (On)
ORP 700 mV (On)
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
if AQL-CHEM is used
Set Day and Time
Wednesday 10:37P Move to previous/next menu item
+23.45 +6.75A
84°F 3200PPM
Press to switch chlorinator operation to opposite polarity (15 second delay)
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Thisistheaverage"SaltLevel"inthepool.Thisvalueiscalculatedovertimeand
minimizestheeffectsofspikesordipsthatmaynaturallyoccur.
The“InstantSalt”iscalculatedbasedonthevoltage,current(amps),andwater
temperatureatthecellatthatinstant.Thereareanumberofreasonswhyinstantand
averagesaltreadingsmaydiffer.Someoftheseincludesalthavingjustbeenaddedto
thepoolandnotyetthoroughlymixed,calciumbuilduponthecell,andcellaging.
Pressthe"+"buttontoentertheinstantsaltvalueintotheaveragesaltlevel.The
averagesaltlevel
willusethisnewvalueforitscalculations.
Thecurrentstatusoftheowswitchisdisplayed.Thereisashortdelaywhentransi-
tioningfromowtono-owandalongerdelayonthetransitionfromno-owtoow.
Thedelaytimeisdisplayed.
Availabledisplaysdependonconguration.Thesedisplaysshowthesoftwarerevisions
ofvariouscomponents.
Foroptimumoperation,youwillneedtoinspecttheAquaRiteProchlorinatorcell
approximatelyevery3monthsandcleanthecellifnecessary.TheAquaRiteProwill
automaticallyremindyouanddisplay“InspectCell,hold+toreset”aspartofthe
rotatingInformationMenu.Cleanthecellandthenpressthe“+”buttonduringthe
“InspectCell”displaytoresetthetimer.
Salt Level
3200 PPM
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
Instant Salt
3200 PPM (+=save)
Move to previous/next menu item
Press to load the “Instant Salt” into the averaged salt display
Flow Switch
Flow
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
Main Software
Revision 1.10
Display Software
Revision 0.18
No function
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
Move to previous/next menu item
Chemistry Sense
Software r1.28
No function
Move to previous/next menu item
Inspect Cell
hold + to reset
Press to reset
Move to previous/next menu item
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