Zodiac EIXPERT User manual

Saltwater Chlorinator
Owner’s Manual

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• Read this manual carefully before installing, maintaining or repairing this appliance!
• The symbol indicates important informaon that it is imperave to take into
consideraon in order to avoid all risks of harm to persons or damage to the appliance.
• The symbol indicates useful informaon.
Warnings
At Zodiac, we take safety seriously. Always exercise cauon when using electrical appliances and follow
the instrucons. Failure to do so could result in permanent injury, electrocuon or drowning.
Important Informaon
YOU MUST READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE INSTALLATION. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND OPERATION
MANUAL BEFORE USING. PLEASE KEEP YOUR MANUAL AS IT CONTAINS YOUR WARRANTY.
General Warnings
Zodiac saltwater chlorinators are designed for domesc swimming pool use only. Contrary use could
aect performance and void warranty. Operang a chlorinator without water owing through the cell
may cause a build up of ammable gases, resulng in re or explosion. Keep equipment out of reach of
children. A damaged supply cord should only be replaced by the manufacturer, or an authorized Zodiac
service agent.
When installing and using this electrical equipment, always follow basic safety precauons. Before
performing installaon, disconnect all power. For swimming pools, Zodiac recommends a range between
1 - 3 parts Per Million (ppm) of free available chlorine must be maintained at all mes. Service to Zodiac
equipment should only be carried out by qualied and authorized pool professionals.
Child Safety
Children should not be allowed to operate or perform maintenance on this product. No one, parcularly
children, should sit, step, lean, or climb on any of your pool’s operaonal system. In the interests of child
safety, all components of a pool’s operaonal system should be located at least 3.5 metres away from
the pool to meet Australian Standards.
Electrical Hazard
Should a lack of water be detected, the unit’s electronic ow switch is designed to turn o the system.
Interfering with the electronic ow switch could result in personal injury and/or damage to the cell.
One pump per electrical socket only (no ancillary equipment should be connected to the same outlet).
This outlet is rated for pumps up to 2HP maximum. This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilies, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instrucon concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
Please Note: Australian standards for the installaon of the chlorinator should be carried out by a qualied
person in accordance with the Australian wiring rules AS/NZS 3000. The chlorinator power pack should be
located in the correct pool zone and connected to supply via a power outlet that is protected by a residual
current device (RCD) having a rated residual operang current not exceeding 30mA. The power outlet
should have a degree of protecon suitable for the pool zone. Ensure that equipotenal bonding of all parts
of the pool installaon is carried out.

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Informaon before installaon
Carton Contents:
1 x Power Pack (control box)
1 x Electrolyc Cell
1 x Owner/Operators Manual
1 x Installaon Screw Set
1 x Power Pack Hanging Template
Technical specicaons
Power supply voltage 220 - 240 Vac-50 Hz
Electric power Max. 140 W
Protecon index IPX3
Control box size (W x L x D) 285 x 405 x 115 mm
Weight (box + cell) Minimum 7.1 kg
EiXpert Installaon
Boost
Low
BackSelect
Install the cell
(a) Cell MUST be installed horizontally downstream of the heater and lter. It MUST be the last piece of
equipment in the return line to the pool.
(b) The posion of the cell, relave to other equipment, should be such that gases generated under normal
operaon should not accumulate in any receptacle or pipework. Thus, the cell should be posioned in-line
AFTER all receptacles where gases in excess of 2 litres may accumulate under normal operaon. e.g. lter
tanks, header tanks, solar systems, by-pass pipe loops, heaters, etc.
(c) If a valve is required aer the cell it should always be a non-return valve not a manually operated version.
Torque = 1.2 N.m (= 12.2 kg.cm)

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Install the power pack
Use the template provided to t the 2 mounng screws to a wall or post. Keep the head of the screws sing
up by 10mm - 15mm. Now hang the power pack into posion by locang the keyhole slots on the rear and
slide down into posion over the head of the screws (If the power pack is to be installed on a post then it must
be centrally posioned on a at panel of suitable waterproof material at least 300mm wide by 450mm high.)
• Do not enclose the power pack in a box.
• Do not install it above any other heat source.
• A shaded posion away from rain and direct sunlight is preferable, though not essenal.
Fit the colour coded connectors on the cell lead to the posts on the cell housing.
Plug lter pump (one only) into the 3-pin socket in the base of the power pack. The chlorinator me switch will
control both the chlorinator and lter pump.
Safety features
A ‘Check Salt’ warning appears on screen to alert the pool operator that the salt concentraon in the pool
has dropped below a preset crical value. More salt should be added. Note the CHECK SALT warning will be
displayed if the water temperature of the pool drops to low temperatures or if the cell is damaged or needs
replacement. Consult Zodiac or your local pool shop for details.
Preparing the pool: water balance
It is essenal that the pool water balance is controlled and adjusted before installing the appliance. Making sure
that the pool water balance is correct from the very start will reduce the likelihood of encountering problems in
the future once the chlorinator has been set up. Note that parameters are in PPM (parts per million).
Even though it is an autonomous system, it is essenal to regularly analyse the water to check the water
balance parameters and adjust them if necessary.
Australian Pools Recommendaons
Recommended
values To increase To decrease Test frequency (during season)
pH 7.2 – 7.6 Add Buer or Soda Ash Add hydrochloric acid Weekly
Free
chlorine 1 - 3
Increase the chlorine
producon or use Boost
mode
Reduce chlorine
producon Weekly
TA (Total
Alkalinity) 80 – 150 Add sodium bicarbonate Add hydrochloric acid Monthly
Calcium
Hardness 100 – 300 Add calcium chloride
Add a calcium carbonate
sequestering agent
(Calci-) or carry out
carbonate removal
Monthly
Cyanuric
acid
(stabiliser)
30 - 50 Only add cyanuric acid if
necessary
Parally empty the pool
and rell it Quarterly
Salinity 4000 Add salt
Leave as such or parally
empty the pool and
rell it
Quarterly

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Preparing the pool: Adding salt
Add rened pool salt (sodium chloride) at the rate of 4 kg per 1000 litres.
This proporon is equivalent to 4,000 ppm (parts per million). The salt should be added at various posions
into the shallow end of the pool. The salt will spread and dissolve more quickly as it runs down the slope of the
pool towards the deep end. Run pump to mix dissolved salt throughout pool. When all the salt has dissolved,
set the chlorine output control to maximum for the rst few days monitor your chlorine readings and adjust
as required.
Note: Remove the automac pool cleaner before adding salt or other chemicals.
Note that the chlorinator output depends on salt concentraon, water temperature, and mains power voltage.
The nominal standard values of 4,000ppm salt, 25 degrees Celsius water temperature, and correct mains
voltage, will provide maximum output. If any one or more of these three variables are less than the standard
values, the output may be decreased.
Use
EiXpert user interface
Boost
Low
Back Select
Boost
Low
Back Select
- Exit the user menu.
- Deacvate Boost mode or Low mode.
Boost
Low
Back Select
Boost
Low
Back Select
- From the home screen: increase or decrease in
chlorine producon.
- In the user menu: value changes when a choice is
proposed (ashing characters).
Boost
Low
Back Select
- Access to user menu and navigaon in the sengs
(with successive presses)
Boost
Low
Back Select
- Acvate/deacvate the chlorine producon by a
short press.
- Switch o the device with a long press
- Switch on the device with a short press
Boost
Low
Back Select
Boost
Low
Back Select
- Press buons together to acvate Boost
mode manually
Boost
Low
Back Select
Boost
Low
Back Select
- Press buons together to acvate "Low"
mode manually
Note: Low mode will stay in operaon unl deacvated
Seng the clock
The EiXpert chlorinator is ed with an internal memory and is ed with baery back up that will
maintain memory for several weeks in the event of a power failure. The me is displayed in a 24 hour
format.
• Switch on the device and wait unl screen start-up sequence is nished.

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• Press the
Boost
Low
Back Select
buon to access the user menu, the minutes start to ash.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and buons to set the minutes, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to set the hours, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.
• Press the
Boost
Low
Back Select
buon to return to the home screen.
“Summer” and “Winter” modes and seng the “Timers”
"Timer" programming is used to dene the device operang mes within the ltering system
operaon mes. The daily operang mes must be sucient to correctly treat the water. EiXpert has
default sengs of Timers 1 and 2. However they can be customised.
The EiXpert chlorinator can store 2 seasonal operang modes called by default "SMR" and "WIN".
The following sengs can be customised for each mode:
- the device operang mes, the "mers": T1 (Timer 1) and T2 (Timer 2)
- the required chlorine producon rate: 10 %, 20 %, 30 %,... up to 100 %.
STANDBY = Device operang status
T = “Timer” mode (always acve)
SMR = “Summer” operang mode
80 % = chlorine producon rate
14:25 = me in 24 h format
Mode selecon: “SUMMER” or “WINTER”
• Press
Boost
Low
Back Select
4 mes to set the clock. “SMR” starts to ash.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to choose “SMR” or “WIN” mode, then press the
Boost
Low
Back Select
buon to return to
the home screen.
Programming the mers according to the modes
The mes of Timers 1 and 2 cannot overlap. In addion, the me range of Timer 1 necessarily precedes
that of Timer 2.
TS1 / TS2 = Timer in “summer” mode No. 1 / Timer in “summer” mode No. 2
08:00-12:00 = Operang me range of Timer No. 1
14:00-20:00 = Operang me range of Timer No. 2
• Press
Boost
Low
Back Select
4 mes to set the clock. “SMR” starts to ash.
• Select the mode to be customised “SMR” or “WIN” using the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to
store and move to the mer seng screen.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to set the Timer 1 stop minutes, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to set the Timer 1 stop hours, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.

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• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to set the Timer 1 start minutes, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to set the Timer 1 start hours, then press
Boost
Low
Back Select
to store.
• Repeat the steps for Timer 2.
• Press the
Boost
Low
Back Select
buon to store the mers and move to seng the chlorine producon rate.
• Use the
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
buons to choose the required chlorine producon rate (from 10 % to 100 %).
Chlorine producon acvated
When chlorine producon starts, the “Start...” message is displayed on screen for about 6 seconds.
“CHLORINATION” is then displayed, indicang that the device is producing chlorine.
“Boost” mode: chlorine producon increased to 100 % for 24 h
In certain cases the pool may need higher than normal chlorinaon (stormy weather, high number of bathers,
etc.). “Boost” mode is used to increase chlorine level quickly.
• Press buons
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
simultaneously: “BOOST” is displayed on the screen and 100 % chlorine producon
starts.
• To stop “Boost” mode, press
Boost
Low
Back Select
.
When "Boost" mode is acvated, the rated chlorine producon sengs are temporarily overridden and
the EiXpert chlorinator will operate for a total of 24 hours at 100 % chlorine producon.
“Low” mode: chlorine producon reduced to 10 % if the pool is covered
If the pool has a covering system (shelter, pool blanket, cover, etc.), “Low” mode is designed to adapt the
chlorine producon to situaons where the pool is covered. Its eect is to limit chlorine producon to 10%.
Manual acvaon:
• Press buons
Boost
Low
Back Select
and
Boost
Low
Back Select
simultaneously: “LOW” is displayed on the screen and chlorine producon is
reduced to 10 %.
• To stop “Low” mode, press
Boost
Low
Back Select
.
Maintenance
Cleaning the electrode
Although the EiXpert is equipped with reverse polarity technology it is sll necessary to check the cell
and if required clean o any build up that may occasionally occur.
• Turn o the chlorinator and the ltraon system, close the isolaon valves (if applicable), and disconnect the
cell power cable.
• Remove the cell and use a cell cleaning soluon* cover all the electrode cell plates.

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• Leave the cleaning soluon to dissolve the scale deposit for about 15 minutes. Store your cleaning soluon in
a safe place or dispose of according to your local council regulaons, never pour it into the rainwater drainage
system or into sewers.
• Rinse the electrode using clean water and put back into posion.
• Open the isolaon valves (if applicable) and restart the chlorinator and the ltraon system.
* If you do not use a commercially available cleaning soluon, you can manufacture it yourself by
carefully mixing 1 volume of hydrochloric acid with 9 volumes of water (Warning: always pour the acid
into the water and not the opposite and wear suitable protecve equipment!).
Troubleshoong
EiXpert Text Displayed Possible causes Soluons
CLEANING The self-cleaning cycle is
automac; this message is
not an error code but an
informaon message.
• Wait for about 10 minutes and chlorine
producon will resume automacally at the
previously set level.
“Check
Salt”
warning
displayed
CHECK SALT • Salinity is under 3,000ppm.
• Pool water temperature too
low (< 18 °C, variable).
• Cell scaled up or worn.
• Add salt to the pool to keep the level at
4,000ppm. If you do not know the salt level
or how to test it, consult your pool care
professional.
• Display warning will come on when the
water is too cold. No acon required.
• Clean or replace the cell.
“Flow”
indicator
on
NO FLOW • Stop or failure of the
ltering pump.
• Presence of air or gas in the
cell (not lling with water).
• By-pass valves closed.
• Check lter, pump basket & skimmers and
clean them if necessary. Ensure all valves
are set for normal operaon.
• If using a variable speed pump ensure the
speed seng is high enough for adequate
ow through the cell.
• If sucon cleaner is connected to skimmer
check cleaner for blockages or restricon
of ow
CHECK PUMP • This message is displayed
alternately with "NO FLOW"
if the situaon connues.
• Check the pump connecon
into the power pack is
secure.
• Perform the same checks as above.
Note: that EiXpert has built in pump
protecon. This means that EiXpert will
supply power for 4 mins, if there is no ow
detected it will retry aer 20mins. It will
repeat this again and if sll no ow it will
enter into standby and require restarng.
All schedules will remain in memory.
CHECK CELL • Short-circuit in the cell or
cable disconnected/badly
connected.
• Worn electrode.
• Check the cell connecons.
• Replace the cell.
• Have the control box (electronic board
and transformer) checked by a qualied
technician if necessary.
OVERHEAT • Device internal temperature
over 70 °C.
• Device internal temperature
over 80 °C.
• The device reduces its producon to 50 %.
• Producon stops.
• Producon restarts automacally when the
temperature drops.
X• The device no longer stores
the me.
• Check the condion of the baery.
• Replace it if necessary (3 V baery, type
"CR2032").
==> If the problem continues contact your pool care professional.

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Product conformity
This appliance has been designed and built according to the following standards:
EN61000-6-1: 2006
EN61000-6-3: 2007
IEC 61558-2-6: 1997
AS/ NZ 3136-2001 (IEC 60065 + IEC 60335-2-60)
Relative to which it is compliant. The product has been tested under the normal conditions of use.
PLEASE NOTE: Compliance label for this unit is located on the back of the power pack.

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For further information, please contact your pool care professional.
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