Remington Solar Solar Pool Ionizer and Purifier User manual

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Solar Pool Ionizer and Purifier

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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.
WARNING:The sole purpose of this product is for use as a pool water purifier/ionizer as described in this manual; any
modification or other use will void the warranty.
WARNING:Do not use if unit is damaged in any way.
WARNING:Unit must be floating in pool water when exposed to sunlight or warranty is void.
WARNING:This unit is not compatible with/in pools where biguanide sanitizer(s) is/are in use. CAUTION : If Solar
water purifier is not working as it should or has been dropped or damaged in any way,pleasecontact yourdealer.
SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS
(you can use this unit with the protective screen or without )
PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLY (WITH THE PROTECTIVE SCREEN)
Anode Screen and Nylon Screw Brush Test strips
PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLY(WITHOUT A SCREEN)
Anode Brush Test strips
U n pack a ll co ntents o f package – be s u re to lo o k in s ide th e in s ert f o r pa rts. R ea d a ll in s tru ctio n s befo re a ss embling:
1. In s pect th e s o lar pa nel f o r a n y v is u a l da ma ge o r imperfection s w hich ma y h a v e o ccu rred du rin g s h ippin g. If a n y discrepa n cies are noticed,
co n ta ct y ou r dea ler .
2. L a y th e un it f a ce do w n on a s moo th s u rf a ce .
3. With on e h a nd, ho ld th e s prin g electro de do w n in a compres s ed co n ditio n to a vo id in terf eren ce .
4. T h rea d eith er en d o f th e min era l electro de clo ckw ise on to th e s ilv er meta l s crew s tu d in s ide th e co il electro de a t th e cen ter o f th e un it
5. T igh ten s nugly by h a nd, a bou t a qu a rter tu rn, a f ter co n ta ct with th e bla ck rubber s ea l a t th e ba s e .

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Test strips
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6. T h rea d th e bla ck th u mbs crew clo ckw ise in to th e electro de a nd tigh ten s nugly. Do no t ov er tigh ten a s th e pla s tic th u mbs crew ma y s trip o r
brea k.
7. L a y th e end-cap/spa cer on to en d o f min era l electro de .
8. Pla ce s creen ca ge ov er electro des a nd lin e up cen tered ho les with th e th readed bo re in th e min era l electro de en d.
U n it with Sprin g U n it with Sprin g a nd Ano de U n it As s embled ( u ps ide-do w n )
CAUTION
• Make sure the electrode is screwed on tightly. It is recommended
not to leave the device in the water for too long of a period. The water will turn cloudy due to too much copper ions has been generated. Use the
testing strips to check the Chlorine level.
• T h e s prin g electro de is perma n en tly in s ta lled a nd is no t remov a ble. Do no t a ttempt remov a l by tw is tin g o r pu llin g. P erma n en t da ma ge ma y
res u lt.
• Sa v e y ou r o rigin a l box a nd in s erts f o r s a f e a nd co nv en ien t s to ra ge du rin g th e o ff s ea s on.
• T h e s creen ca ge preven ts depo s its o r res idu es th a t ma y f orm on th e electro des du rin g norma l o pera tio n f rom f a llin g in to th e w a ter .
GETTING STARTED
Solar water purifier protects y ou r poo l aga in s t microorgan isms by tra n s f o rmin g y ou r w a ter in to biolo gica lly h ea lth y a nd a lga e-resis ta n t min era l
w a ter . U s in g a s a f e a nd ef f ectiv e lo w po w er ou tpu t, yourRemington So la r water purifier acts a s a trickle cha rger to genera te io n s f rom th e s un ligh t
– a pro ces s ca lled s o lar io n iza tio n. Depen din g on th e vo lu me o f w a ter , w ea th er co n ditio n s , a nd u s age , th e in itia liza tio n period w ill ran ge f rom
a bou t a w eek to s evera l w eeks . T h eref o re , it is importa n t to ma in ta in a norma l s a n itizer level du rin g th is in itia liza tio n period un til th e io n
co n cen tra tio n reach es a pro tectiv e level.
1. T es t th e w a ter chemis try u s in g y ou r regu lar ch lorin e tes t kit. M a in ta in a ch lorin e res idu a l o f 1-3 ppm (pa rts per millio n ) a nd a pH o f 7.2-7.8.
T h e a dditio n o f ch lorin e ma y be n eces s ary if co n ditio n s w a rran t.
2. M a in ta in y ou r w a ter’ s cla rity . If y ou r w a ter is les s th a n clea r , it ma y require a ‘s hock’ do s e o f oxidizer/ch lorin e .
3. Ch eck f o r th e pres en ce o f co pper io n s in th e w a ter with io n tes t s trips ( s ee IO N TE STING ) . T h e ty pica l rea din g a t th is po in t is zero to tra ce
a moun t ( .0-.0.1 ). If h igh er co n cen tra tio n s are detected ( u s u a lly ca u s ed by th e prev io u s a dditio n o f a co pper-ba s ed a lga ecide) , f o llo w in s tru ctio n s
un der IO N TE STING un til th e level dro ps .
4. . Pla ce th e So la r Water purifier in th e poo l a nd let it f ree f lo a t w h ile en s u rin g direct s un ligh t on th e un it. If n eces s ary , teth er it in a s unn y pa rt o f
th e poo l. An y s u ita ble res train t ma y be tied to th e teth ering cha in f o r th is purpo s e .
5. O pera te pump a nd f ilter s y s tem du rin g da y ligh t hou rs w h ile Solar Water Purifier is genera tin g io n s . T h is w ill a llo w pro per mixin g a nd circu la tio n
o f th e min era ls . Pu mp o pera tio n a t n igh t is unn eces s ary bu t o ptio n a l, a nd th e un it ca n be lef t in th e poo l ov ern igh t.

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ION TESTING
T h e min era l electro de is ma de o f a un iqu e a llo y o f s evera l meta ls , predo min a n tly co pper. Ion tes t s trips w ill detect th e pres en ce o f th e co pper io n,
w hich determin es if th e w a ter h a s a n adequa te level o f pro tectiv e min era ls . T h e reagen ts in th e kit are v ery s en s itiv e , a nd rea din gs ca n be a ff ected
by v a rio u s in terf eren ces . Acco rdin gly, u s e th e io n tes t a s a ba s ic a nd genera l in dica to r . T es t only on ce a w eek; mo re o f ten is unn eces s ary .
1. R ea d io n tes t s trip in s tru ctio n s .
2. T es t w eekly . It s hou ld s ho w a n in crea s in g co n cen tra tio n ov er time . O n ce th e io n rea din g reach es .0.5, ch lorin e redu ctio n ma y begin.
3. If th e io n rea din g climbs to 0.9 o r mo re , remov e th e un it f rom th e w a ter f o r a w eek a nd mon ito r th e io n level w eekly .
4. O n ce th e io n level dro ps to 0.5 o r les s , pla ce th e un it back in th e poo l a nd co n tin u e w eekly io n ch ecks .
5. If th e io n level ma in ta in s a t 0.5 , co n tin u e regu lar f lo a tin g s chedu le.
T h e purpo s e o f io n tes tin g is to in itia lly determin e th a t it’ s s a f e to redu ce ch lorin e , a nd s u bs equen tly to es ta blish a So la r water purifier s chedu le
w hich res u lts in a s tea dy io n rea din g o f a pproxima tely 0.5. Depen din g on co n ditio n s , poo ls with 20,000 ga llo n s o r mo re u s u a lly require f u ll-time
u s e o f th e So la r water purifier . Sma ller poo ls w ill u s u a lly ma in ta in a n adequa te io n level with pa rt-time u s e . F o r exa mple, on e da y in , on e da y ou t,
tw o da y s in , on e da y ou t, on e w eek in , on e w eek ou t, etc. P oo ls with s creened en clo s u res w ill pro ba bly require f u ll-time u s e o f th e Solar Water
Purifier , a s th e ou tpu t w ill be a bou t h a lf o f th a t with norma l f u ll s un.
THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
Du rin g th is period, y ou s hou ld s ee th e io n level in crea s e to a pproxima tely 0.5. U s e th e So la r water purifier da ily a nd do no t redu ce th e f lo a tin g
time un les s th e io n level ten ds to climb to o h igh . R emember , mo re io n s are no t better . Wa ter h a s a ca pa city to ho ld only a certa in a moun t o f
min era ls , a nd a ttemptin g to ex ceed th e s a tu ra tio n po in t ma y res u lt in min era ls co llectin g on poo l s u rf a ces . It is importa n t to s pen d a f ew min u tes
ea ch w eek to check th e io n level a nd to k eep th e electro des clea n ( s ee ‘E L E CTR O DE CL E ANIN G ’) .
1. U pon reach in g th e reco mmen ded io n level o f 0.5, in itia te ch lorin e redu ctio n by a llo w in g th e ch lorin e co n cen tra tio n to drop to a bou t h a lf o f

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its norma l level, o r a pproxima tely .0.9.
2. . T h e pH ma y no w be in th e ran ge o f 7.2-7.8. T h e So la r water purifier w o rks w ell a t h igh er pH v a lu es , s o do no t a rbitrarily a ttempt to a dju s t
th e pH if it is with in th is reco mmen ded ran ge . In genera l, u s e y ou r So la r water purifier ju s t en ough to ma in ta in a n adequa te io n level, a nd to
determin e ho w little ch lorin e is n eces s ary to k eep th e w a ter clea r . Allo w th e w a ter to s ettle do w n a nd s eek its o w n ba lan ced co n ditio n .
3. Clea n electro des w eekly , o r a s required.
ELECTRODE CLEANING
So la r water purifier is th e only pu rif ier th a t, in a dditio n to genera tin g ben eficia l min era l io n s , co llects un des ira ble min era ls s u ch a s ca lcium a nd iro n.
T h is h a s th e ef f ect o f s o f ten in g y ou r w a ter . T h e s a crif icia l min era l electro de is des ign ed to s lo w ly erode a w a y , a nd in th e pro ces s w ill f orm a s ca le
bu ildu p w hich w ill require o cca s io n a l clea n in g. Additio n a lly , th e s prin g electro de ma y f orm a ca lcium s ca le a nd s hou ld a ls o be clea n ed. T h e in itia l
ra te o f bu ildu p w ill be quick er in h a rder w a ter , a nd w ill s lo w a s th e w a ter beco mes pro gres s iv ely s o f ten ed. It is a dv a n ta geo u s to clea n th em
w eekly a s h ea v ily s ca led electro des w ill res trict electrica l f lo w a nd s lo w th e io n iza tio n pro ces s .
1. L a y un it f a ce do w n, pref era bly on gra ss .
2. R emo v e th u mbs crew, s creen a nd end-ca p.
3. U s in g a ga rden ho s e no zzle , bla s t with w a ter
f rom dif f eren t direction s to kno ck o ff lo o s e
ma teria l a nd s ca le.
4. R edu ce th e w a ter f lo w a nd let th e w a ter run
ov er th e electro des . U s e a clea n in g bru s h
to remov e th e rema inin g res idu e .
AND/ O R
With w a ter runn in g ov er th e electro des , s lide th e s prin g up a nd do w n, w h ile ma kin g co n ta ct with th e cen ter electro de f rom v a rio u s direction s . T h e
res idu e w ill w a s h a w a y with th e w a ter .
T h e cen ter electro de do es no t n eed to be clea n ed do w n to bare meta l, a lth ough th e s prin g is rela tiv ely ea s y to clea n co mpletely. If th e ma jo rity o f
th e s ca le is remov ed, th e So la r water purifier w ill perform a s des ign ed. It is no t po ss ible to clea n th e electro des to o mu ch o r to o o f ten. T h e clea n er
th e electro des , th e mo re ef f icien t th e So la r water purifier w ill be. O cca s io n a lly , th e s creen w ill require clea n in g to en s u re a f ree f lo w o f w a ter a nd
io n excha n ge . B eca u s e th e mes h is v ery f in e , depo s its ca n s lo w ly ch o k e th e o pen in gs in th e s creen a nd res trict w a ter f lo w . T o clea n th e w h ite
mes h s creen.
1. Ho s e ou t lo o s e debris .
2. Immers e s creen in a jar o f v in ega r un til v is u a lly f ree o f blue/w h ite s ca le bu ildu p
O R
1. M ix a bou t 1 /3 mu riatic o r h y dro ch lo ric a cid to 2 /3 w a ter in a jar a nd immers e s creen in to th is mix tu re . T h e clea n in g pro ces s w ill ta k e a
min u te o r les s . Do no t ex po s e s creen to th e a cid mix f o r mo re th a n a min u te a s it co u ld s o f ten th e pla s tic.
2. R in s e s creen a nd rein s ta ll.

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N O TES
T h e dilu ted a cid dip ca n a ls o be u s ed to clea n th e electro des . Pla ce th e un it on to p o f th e jar with th e electro des immersed a nd remov e w h en th e
bu bblin g a ctio n s to ps . Do no t lea v e electro des s u bmerged f o r mo re th a n a f ew min u tes . R in s e a nd rein s ta ll s creen.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
It is importa n t to s pen d a f ew min u tes a w eek to mon ito r th e w a ter ba la n ce , clea n th e un it a nd to lea rn th e tren ds . After a co uple o f mon th s o f
ex perien ce , y ou s hou ld h a v e a good idea a bou t ho w little ch lorin e o r oxidizer is required, ho w mu ch f lo a tin g time is required, th e bes t w a y a nd
f requ en cy to clea n th e electro des , etc.
T h e So la r water purifier w o rks w ell with tra ce ch lorin e o r a n y o th er oxidizer o f y ou r ch o ice . Alga ecides , co n ditio n ers , cla rif iers , etc. are unn eces s ary.
High er ch lorin e lev els ma y be required with a n in crea s e in w a ter tempera tu re , in crea s ed s w immer lo a d, ra in f a ll, o r n ew w a ter a dded. If u s in g
liquid ch lorin e , a dd a t o r a f ter s undo w n beca u s e th e s un ’ s ra y s quickly n eu tra lize ch lorin e . T h e reco mmen ded lev els are no t a bs o lute a nd ma y v ary
with cha n gin g w a ter co n ditio n s . Wh a t w o rks bes t f o r y ou r poo l is determin ed by ex perien ce . Allo w y ou r w a ter to s eek its o w n ba la n ce . Do no t
a rbitrarily a lter th e pH o r try to cha n ge perfectly clea r w a ter . G iv e y ou r poo l w a ter time to s ta bilize, a nd remember: M o re is no t n eces s a rily
better , SIM PL ICITY IS THE K E Y!
ELECTRODE REPLACEMENT
T h e min era l electro de is des ign ed to s lo w ly dis in tegra te . After a n a v erage o f 12-24 mon th s , depen din g on co n ditio n s , th e electro de w ill w ea r a w a y
a nd require repla cemen t. Y ou w ill kno w th is w h en it is ‘pen cil th in ’ o r a bou t ¼ in ch a t its th in n es t po in t. T o remov e th e s pen t electro de.
1. R emo v e s creen a nd end-ca p, a nd clea n pa rts
2. Wh ile co mpres s in g s pring electrode with on e h a nd, ro ta te cen ter electrode co unterclockw ise. If n eces s ary , u s e pliers f o r leverage
3. Co n tin u e to un th rea d un til f ree.
T h e pro cedure f o r in s tallin g th e electro de is in rev erse order, a nd ca n be f ound un der ‘IN ITIAL
ASSE M B L Y’
N O TE
Alw a y s k eep th e s ame en d o f th e electro de to th e f lo a ter . Do no t s w a p en ds w h en remov in g a nd
replacing y ou r electro de.
CLOSING/REOPENING
Wheth er clo s in g f o r th e w inter o r f o r v a ca tio n, y ou r poo l w a ter s hou ld rema in clea r f o r mon th s if y ou prepare th e poo l co rrectly:
Unit Assembled(upside-down)
1. M a in ta in a n io n rea din g o f 0.5 to 0.9 . T h e min era lized w a ter w ill pro tect aga in s t a lga e . T h e io n s a ct a s a n a lga ecide s o th ere’ s no n eed to a dd
a dditio n a l a lga ecide
2. T urn o ff a ll equ ipmen t, in clu din g pu mps , ch lorin a to rs , etc.
3. If th e w a ter is clea r , no n eed to oxidize. If les s th a n clea r , a dd ch lorin e/oxidizer.
4. R emo v e th e So la r water purifier .
5. Dra in w a ter , w in terize pu mps , co v er , etc. a s des ired.

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6. Clea n a nd remov e electro de f rom th e un it a nd s to re in a n a irtigh t pla s tic ba g o r jar .
7. Sto re y ou r So la r water purifier in doo rs . Avo id f reezin g.
If th e poo l w a s s hu t do w n with a n in s u ff icien t io n level, o r s ev ere co n ditio n s w ere enco untered late in th e o ff s ea s on, les s th a n clea r w a ter
co n ditio n s ma y be ex perien ced. U pon o pen in g:
1. T op o ff w a ter level, ba ckw a s h, a nd v acu um a s n eces s ary .
2. Add ch lorin e to clea r a n y clou din es s , if pres en t.
3. T es t io n level. F lo a t un it to rees ta blish 0.5.
4. If io n level is belo w 0.5 , tempora rily in crea s e ch lorin e f o r pro tectio n.
5. M a in ta in en ough oxidizer to en s u re w a ter cla rity .
6. V erif y pH is with in 1.5-1.7 ran ge . Co rrect if n eces s ary .
OPERATIONAL CHECK
It is h igh ly un lik ely th a t y ou r So la r water purifier w ill no t genera te io n s . Sh ou ld th ere be a n y dou bt, th e f o llo w in g quick check w ill v is u a lly
prov e electrica l genera tio n:
1. F ill a clea r gla ss o r pla s tic qu a rt-s ized jar o r equ iv a len t with poo l o r ta p w a ter .
2. Clea n electro des a nd lea v e s creen o ff .
3. Pla ce th e So la r water purifier on th e to p o f th e jar , res tin g on th e lip , with th e electro des immersed in th e w a ter .
4. With a f u ll s un s h inin g on th e s o lar pa nel, v ery f in e bu bbles w ill be o bs erved a f ter a f ew s eco n ds o rigin a tin g f rom th e s prin g co ils. T h is
demon s tra tes th a t electrica l cu rren t is being genera ted. Absen ce o f bu bbles in dicates a problem.
HELPFUL HINTS
1. U s ed clea n in g a cid ma y be pou red back in to poo l.
2. Allo w n ew pla s ter ty pe f in is h es to cure f o r a mon th prior to u s in g th e So la r water purifier .
3. B a kin g s o da w o rks w ell to ra ise pH a nd is rea dily a v a ila ble a nd rea s on a bly priced.
4. Ho u s eh o ld blea ch w o rks excellen tly f o r s ma ll a nd medium s ized poo ls . F o r la rge poo ls , to o man y ga llo n s ma y be required, ma kin g mo re
co n cen tra ted f o rms o f ch lorin e mo re co nv en ien t.
5. K eep a ta blet o f ch lorin e in th e s kimmer o r f lo a tin g dispen s er to provide a co n s ta n t in pu t o f oxidizer in to th e poo l. Wh en n eces s ary , a dd a n
a dditio n a l boo s t o f liquid o r granu la ted ch lorin e to ma in ta in clea r w a ter .
6. A to o th bru s h h elps in electro de a nd s creen clea n in g.
7. A cu to ff go lf tee ca n be u s ed to s ecu re th e s creen if th e th u mbs crew is lo s t.
8. Sto re ch lorin e in a co o l a nd da rk pla ce .
9. K eep io n tes t kit in refrigera to r .
10. Ch eck w a ter h a rdn es s , mea s u red a s tota l dis s o lv ed s olids ( TDS) a t y ou r lo ca l poo l s to re . R ea din gs o f a pproxima tely 2000 ppm o r grea ter
in dica te th e n eed to dra in a nd ref ill with f res h w a ter . If th a t is no t po ss ible, pa rtia l dra inin g a nd ref illin g is ben eficia l. With a h igh TDS , th e
w a ter ca nno t a bs orb a nd reta in min era ls v ery ea s ily .
11. T h e a dditio n o f cy a nuric a cid ( s ta bilizer) is no t n eces s ary if y ou a lrea dy u s e a s ta bilized f orm o f ch lorin e , s u ch a s ta blets.
12. T h e So la r water purifier w o rks w ell with a poo l co v er . Y ou ma y o pen th e co v er en ough to f lo a t th e un it; o r cu t a 3 -in ch “X” in to th e co v er ,
w hich a llo w s th e electro des to rema in in th e w a ter w h ile th e to p is ex po s ed to th e s un.
13. Clea r , h igh qu a lity w a ter with ou t a lga e a nd a n a bnorma lly lo w io n rea din g do es no t n eces s a rily in dica te th a t y ou r So la r water purifier is no t

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f un ctio n in g properly. If th is o ccurs , co n ta ct Cu s to mer Serv ice .
14. Wh en replacing th e min era l electro de , en s u re th a t th e th rea ds are dry a nd f ree o f w a ter .
15. In h a rd w a ter co n ditio n s , ov er time , th e s o lar pa nel ma y f orm ca lcium depo s its w hich are lef t by w a ter eva pora tio n. T o quickly a nd ea s ily
remov e th e s ca le, a pply dilu ted a cid/w a ter (a s des cribed un der ‘E L E CTR O DE CL E ANIN G ’) with a to o th bru s h. Allo w depo s its to dis s o lv e th en
rin s e . V in ega r ma y be u s ed, a lth ough mo re time w ill be required to do th e jo b.
DO’S AND DON’TS
1. Do no t a u to ma tically ta k e a dv ice f o r granted f rom th o s e w ho are no t ex perien ced with th e So la r water purifier . T h is ty pe o f ex pert o pinio n is
o f ten in f lu en ced by th e des ire to s ell o r u s e ch lorin e a nd related poo l chemica ls . Additio n a lly , reco mmen da tio n s o f ten reflect a ch lorin e-ba s ed
poo l chemis try a nd are no t a pplicable to io n ized w a ter .
2. Do no t a dd a n y cla rif iers o r meta l remov ers , w hich w ill elimin a te th e ben eficia l min era l io n s genera ted by y ou r So la r water purifier .
3. Do no t u s e with B a qu a cil o r So f t Sw im brand produ cts , o r o th er produ cts with s imilar “bigu a n ide” chemis try . T h es e chemica ls mu s t be
remov ed f rom th e w a ter f irs t.
4. T h e a dditio n o f a lga ecide is unn eces s ary a s it is a n a lga ecide genera to r .
5. Do no t s ho ck io n ized min era l w a ter . It’ s lik e a n a to mic bomb to th e w a ter . T h e w a ter s hou ld be f in es s ed. O xidizer s hou ld be added a t
redu ced do s a ges to cla rif y clou dy w a ter .

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