Rainbow Pool Products Sens-R-Trol Parts list manual

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SENS –R–TROL
INSTRUCTION&INSTALLATIONMANUAL
TheRedoxcontrollerisadelicateinstrumentandinparticulartheprobeshouldbehandledwithcare.Itiscoveredbya
12 monthwarrantyfromdateofpurchase.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverincorrectuseorabusivehandling.
Theunit shouldbehand fastenedwithTpiecesupplied; excessiveforcewithaspannermaydamagetheintricate
workingsvoiding anywarrantyclaim.
Theprobeisfittedwithaprotectivecover,thisshouldberemovedpriortouseand keptinasecurelocationforre-
installingintheevent thattheunitneedstobereturnedunderwarranty.
Ideallytheprobeshouldbeinstalledafterthefilterbutbeforethechlorinator.RefertoFigure:Differentialmethodwith
Brominatoronpage4.
Theprobeshouldregularlybeinspectedandcleanedforoptimumperformance. Forcleaninguseasolution of muriatic
acid.
Onoccasionsthesolenoidvaluecanbecomeblockedwithhairorlint. Shouldthefeedereitheroverorundersanitize
check thesolenoidvalveforcorrectfunctioning.
Therearetwolightsonthetopofthecontrollertosetthecorrect reading.Set watertodesiredlevelputinsanitiser.Then
check waterwithteststripsperiodicallyuntilyougettheoptimumreading.Oncethedesiredlevelreached, turnthenob
atthetop untilsetlevellightcomesonanddosinglightgoesout.
Theunitisthenreadytocontrolatthesetting.
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TheSens-R-Trolisaveryversatiledeviceandmaybe
usedtocontrolmanytypesoferosion feedersusing
eitherBromineorTrichlortablets.It mayalsobeused
withthetwodosesliquidDichlor,SodiumorCalcium
Hypochloritesolutionutilisingarelaytocontrolthe
dosingpump. CalciumHypochloritecanalsobedosed
viathePulsarFeeder.
Theoutput oftheSens-R-Trolis12voltsD.C.at700
M.A.andsolenoidvalvesandrelays shouldbe
compatiblewiththis.Sens-R-Trolusesadirectplugin
transformerwithasafelowvoltageoutputof12volts
A.C.
However, thetransformer, whichplugsintothemains,
shouldbeprotectedfromtheweatherandaccidental
splashing.Alternativelyitcanbemountedonaweather
proof box.
TheSens-R-Trolunititself containselectronic
componentsand shouldbeprotectedfromextremesof
heat andfreezing conditions.
ToolsRequired
*Hacksaw
*Suitablepipe cement E.g. Tangit orsimilar
*A1½T: isprovided tohousetheSens-R-Trol.
Chooseaposition according tothediagramprovided.
The‘T’is100mm inlengthand35mmofpipeshouldbe
removedtoaccommodatethe‘T’. Sometimesit maybe
necessarytore-routepipeworkifthereisinsufficient
spaceavailable.
TheSens-R-Trolshouldbefitteddownstreamof the
brominator/ chlorinator.
Theposition ofthesolenoidcontrolvalveisdependant
upon thetypeofchemicaldispenserbeing used.Itis
usuallysitedontheinletsideofthebrominator/
chlorinator.
Pleasenote:-ThesolenoidvalveprovidedisNOT
suitableforstrong Trichlorsolutions.Analternative
solenoidvalveand/orprotection withaninverted
U-bend shouldbeused.
Theredconnectorson thevalvecableplugsontothe
spadeterminalsonthesolenoidvalve.Polaritydoesnot
matter.
Theplasticcap on thetipof thesensormustbe
removedbeforeassemblyoftheSens-R-Trolintothe
T-piece.
Thiscappreventsthewickfromdryingout.If the
systemisdrainedforsomereasontheSens-R-Trol
shouldbe removed and the sensorrecapped.
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ToallowtheSens-R-Troltooperateefficiently,itis
necessarytomaintainafewsimplyaspectsofwater
quality.
1.Adjustthetotalalkalinityto120ppm(Sodium
HypochloriteandBromine)150ppm(Sodium
Dichlor).
2.AdjustthepHto7.4–7.6. Thisisessentialfor
the correctoperation of the sensor.
3.Turntheadjustmentsknowon theSens-R-Trol
just pasthalfway(12–1o’clock)tostart.
4.Check thesolenoidvalveisopenand wateris
flowingthrough thebrominator/chlorinator.
5.Test thewaterforbromine/ chlorineatregular
intervalsuntiltherequiredresidualisachieved.
6.When therequiredresidualisreachedturnthe
controlknob ontheSens-R-Troluntilthe
dosinglight just goesoff.Fineadjustmentscan
benecessaryoverthenext 1–3days.
Important:
*Allowthe systemtosettledownaftereach
adjustment.
7.Shock dosesyourpoolorspatoprevent a
buildup oforganicdebris.
8.Regularremoval(e.g.bybackwashing)of
someofthewaterandadditionoffreshwater
will preventthebuildupof totaldissolved
solids.
*Trytomaintainyourpoolwaterchemicallybalanced. Forfurtherinformationsee thePrimMixBalancedWaterBooklet.
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Hereareafewwordstohelpyou understand howthe
Sens-R-Trolworks.
Sens-R-Trolmeasurethelevelofbromineorchlorine
yourpoolorspa.
Onselectingthe‘setlevel’bymeansofthelevel
adjusting knob, Sens-R-Trolwillactivateyour
brominatororchlorinatorasandwhenrequiredto
maintainthislevel.
Ideallythewatershouldbe‘chemicallybalanced’.
Waterbalanceisthetermusedtodescribethe
interactionofpH,totalalkalinity, and calciumhardness.
Inparticular,you shouldtrytokeepastablepHinthe
7.2–7.8rangebymaintainingtotalalkalinitywithinthe
80 –160mg/lrange.Ifthetotalalkalinityfallstoolow
‘pHbounce’willoccur.ThepHwill jumpfromhigh to
lowand backagainandthesensorwill beunableto
operatecorrectly.
It mayalsonecessarytocontrolthebuildupoforganic
matterbyregularshockdosingthepoolorspa.The
buildup oftotaldissolvedsolidscan becontrolledby
theregularremovalofaquantityof poolwaterand
replacing it withfreshwater.Notjusttoppingup
evaporationlosses.
Justhowoftenyouneedtocheck thetotalalkalinityand
pHisdeterminedbyexperienceand largelydepends
upon watervolume,batherload and sanitiserused. For
example,aresidentialpoolmayneedtobechecked
every2-3weeks whileaheavilyusedcommercialspa
wouldrequiredailychecking.
Similarly,theneedforshockdosingwillvarybuthere
aresomegood guidelines:-
*Afteran unusuallyheavy load likeapool
party.
*Afteraheavyrainstorm,withan openair
pools.
*If everthebromine residualfallsbelow1mg/l
orthechlorine residualfallsbelow0.5mg/lfor
twodaysinarow.
*Forfurtherinformation andamoredetailed
description ofbalanced waterrefertothe
PrimeMixBookletson:-
*Balanced Water
*PoolWaterTesting
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Thesensormeasuresthe‘RedoxFactor’ofthewater.
Thisistheabilityofthewatertooxidiseand thus
sanitiseorkill germs.Theredoxvaluethatthesensor
measureisthesumtotalofthree parts.
Firstly,the‘basevalue’ofthewater, whichvariesfrom
onelocation toanother.
Secondly, the‘combinedchlorinevalue’, whichhasvery
littlegermkillingpower.
Thirdlythe‘free availablechlorineorbrominevalue’,
whichisameasureof thegermkilling abilityofthe
water.
Itisimportanttobeawarethat allthree component
valuesarecapableof changingunderdifferent
conditionstomakethetotalredoxvalue.
ThebasevalueincreaseswithadecreaseinpHsothat
aslightlyhigher‘totalsetting’isnecessarytomaintaina
given‘free availableorgermkilling abilityofthewater’.
Also,the‘combinedchlorinevalue’increaseswitha
veryhigh batherload, increasedorganicdebris(caused
bybodywastes,suntan oilsetc.)and ahightotal
dissolvedsolidshencerequiringaslightlyhigher
setting.
Factorssuchastemperatureand dissolvedoxygenin
thewaterdo affectthesettingbut onlytoaminor
degree. However, itisbesttohaveaspaatits
operating temperaturewhendetermining settings.
Asettingwhichistoo lowwillfavouran increaseinthe
combinedchlorinevalueand thusareductionofgerm
killingability.
Agoodqualitytest kit shouldalwaysbeused. This
ensurestheaccuratedeterminationof values.
Thecombinedchlorineshouldneverbeallowedto
becomemorethanhalfthetotal.
Shock dosing willeliminatecombinedchlorine.
Thecombinedresidualinabrominepoolorspais
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