Jandy TruGuard User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
EQUIPMENT UNDER PRESSURE
• Always turn pump off prior to installing or changing Jandy TruGuard cartridge. Your pump/filter
system is operated under pressure and the pressure must be released before you begin work. Please
see your pump/filter owner’s manual for further instructions.
PREVENT CHILD DROWNING
• Do not let anyone, especially small children, sit, step, lean or climb on any equipment installed as part of
your pool’s operational system. Locate the components of your operational system at least 3 feet from the
pool so children cannot use the equipment to access the pool and be injured or drown.
LOW CHLORINE RECIPE
• You must strictly follow the low chlorine recipe included in this manual to maintain proper water
chemistry and avoid health hazards. Failure to follow these instructions can lead to sickness from
bacteria and other noxious organisms.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT
HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS
CAUTION
In the unlikely event that a cartridge breaks, mineral media should not be
ingested by humans or animals as it may cause gastric distress
FIRST AID
IF INGESTED: call poison control center or doctor immediately for
treatment advice.
ATTENTION
CAUTION
EPA Reg. No. 67712-1
EPA Est. No. 91258-MEX-1
IMPORTANT
Pool Owner, save this manual! Builders, leave this manual with the pool owner!
Jandy TruGuard Cartridges have been designed to sanitize swimming pools from 5,000 to 45,000 gallons.
The Jandy TruGuard Pool
Sanitizer is designed only
for residential swimming
pools.
* The Jandy TruGuard stystem
consists of the Nature2
technology†used in conjunction
with a chlorine delivery device or
0.5 ppm of an EPA registered
chlorine pool product.
† Nature2technology consists of
the minerals silver and copper.
Safety Instructions
Important Information Please read prior to installation
Failure to heed the following can
result in permanent injury or drowning.
Jandy
TruGuard™ &
TruGuard Cartridge
with Nature2®Technology†

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We ask you to take the time to get familiar
with this manual.
Thank you for purchasing the Jandy TruGuard System. We
believe the more you know, the more enjoyable your family’s
swimming experience will be – and the more you will reduce
the time, effort and cost of maintaining your pool. Pool owners
who switch from conventional chemical programs to the Jandy
TruGuard system*spend less time maintaining their pools.
Every pool has its own characteristics of water type, amount
of sunlight, etc. The recipe included in this manual will help
ensure good water quality for your pool. Remember, your
authorized Jandy dealer can provide professional advice and
service.
Contents
Safety Instructions ............................................. 1
Start Up .........................................................3
Balance the Water ..............................................4
Install the Cartridge............................................4
Recipe .........................................................5
Provide Filtration/Circulation ............................ 6
Jandy Cartridge Replacement Intervals...........6
Winterizing Your Pool ........................................ 7
Disposal .........................................................8
Troubleshooting .................................................8

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DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling.
JANDY TRUGUARD COMPATIBILITY
Jandy TruGuard systems*can be used with all types of pool chemical
treatments available except biguanide products and copper based
algaecides.
Important: When converting a biguanide treated pool to the Jandy
TruGuard system*, the pool must be completely drained and refilled. Then
follow the Jandy TruGuard cartridge start-up procedure below.
Start Up
• Before starting up a new cartridge, clean debris and algae out of the pool
and pool equipment.
Important: Do not install the new cartridge until the pool water is clean and chemically balanced.
• Balance pool water before installing sanitizer.
pH 7.4-7.8
Calcium hardness 200-400 ppm
Total alkalinity 80-150 ppm
Consult with your Jandy Dealer for specific water balance instructions.

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Balance the Water
To find out if your pool water is balanced:
• take a water sample to your dealer to be tested regularly, or
• ask your dealer to recommend a pool test kit for water balance.
Element: pH
Range: 7.4-7.8
If it’s too low The surface of your pool can become
etched. Metal parts in the pump and
plumbing will corrode.
How to x Add pH increaser.
If it’s too high “Scale” forms on the surface of your pool.
The water can become cloudy. Equipment
can become damaged.
How to x Add pH decreaser.
Element: Calcium Hardness
Range: 200-400 ppm
If it’s too low Water is less stable. In plaster pools, the
calcium is taken out of the plaster, causing
the surface to deteriorate.
How to x Add calcium hardness increaser.
If it’s too high Rough, discolored deposits (“scale”) will
form on the pool surface and inside the
pool equipment.
How to x Drain or dilute the pool water. Consult
your dealer.
Element:
Total Alkalinity
Range: 80-150 ppm
If it’s too low It provides no buffer so that you constantly
get uctuating pH readings, which can
damage equipment and pool surfaces.
How to x Use an alkalinity increaser.
If it’s too high White deposits (“scale”) form on the tile
line. The plaster on the pool surface
becomes rough or discolored. The water
becomes cloudy or milky white.
How to x Add acid to bring alkalinity down.
Install the Cartridge
1 Install the cartridge after water is balanced. Refer to your Jandy
TruGuard vessel operating manual for additional instructions.
2 Superoxidize the pool water with chlorine according to manufacturer’s
instructions to burn off contaminants and activate cartridge.
Important: Initial superoxidation with chlorine is required to burn off contaminants
and activate cartridge.

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3 Run the circulating pump either:
• 24 hours a day for 4 days, maintaining 1-2 ppm free chlorine
throughout, or
• 6 hours a day for 14 days, maintaining 1-2 ppm free chlorine
throughout.
4 Let chlorine dissipate to 0.5 ppm once start up period is completed.
• Do not enter the pool if the free available chlorine residual is over 3
ppm.
Recipe
There is one recipe for maintaining clean, clear, sanitized water with
minimum time and effort.
This recipe provides the easiest and most economical way to care for your
Jandy pool.
Low-chlorine Recipe
Ingredients
Jandy TruGuard Cartridge Calcium hardness increaser, if
needed
Chlorine granules, tablets, liquid or generator Water test kit
pH and total alkalinity adjusting chemicals
Once the 4-day or 14-day start-up period is done, allow the free available
chlorine residual to drop to 0.5 ppm (by reducing the amount of chlorine
you add) then:
When: What to do:
Every Day Run pump and lter at least six (6) hours every day.
Once a week Balance pH and total alkalinity.
Twice a week Check chlorine residual; add chlorine to maintain at least
a 0.5 ppm range using the chart below.
As needed If water is hazy, superoxidize with chlorine according
to manufacturer’s instructions. Additional shocking is
recommended following rainstorms or heavy bather load.
Do not re-enter the pool if the free available chlorine
residual is over 3 ppm.