Salt Water Chlorinators - The Watermaid Electrolytic Cell

E Cell salt water chlorinator is an exciting new technology in water treatment. After much research on swimming pools, this salt water chlorinator has proven itself an effective and environmentally friendly way to purify pool water.

Description of E Cell Water Treatment

The Watermaid salt water chlorinator unit consists of two parts:

1. The Power Supply, containing a transformer, converts the main voltage to a low safe voltage (6 to 10 volts DC) yet it is capable of operating up to a maximum of 30 Amps DC. The salt water chlorinator cell is installed in the return-to-pool line of the pipe-work. This cell, coated with rare precious metals, converts mild saline water into liquid chlorine for your swimming pool so that you do not have to add chlorine manually.
   
   You can choose the salt level you want in your swimming pool because the Watermaid salt water chlorinator unit can operate from 400 ppm to 6000 ppm. Watermaid also has high salt units which are capable of operating in seawater at 35000 ppm
   
   
2. The Ezy Clean Salt Water Chlorinator Cell
   The Watermaid Ezy Clean Cell is installed on the return to pool line, after the filter. All water that flows through the system is first of all filtered, and then chlorinated via the Watermaid salt water chlorinator cell, killing all harmful germs, viruses and bacteria.

Easy to Clean Salt Water Chlorinator Cell

All salt chlorination systems require periodic cleaning of the cells to remove calcium deposits. This is particularly noticeable on a new installation where concrete dust and debris are left in the pool. In all other models, if the deposits cannot be rinsed off with a garden hose, a solution of muriatic acid must be used to clean the cell. The entire cell is removed from the pipe work, capped and acid washed which reduces its life.

The Watermaid Ezy Clean Cell has the advantage of being able to be disassembled to allow for easy cleaning. The solid titanium cathode pulls out from the top of the cell and can be quickly cleaned and freed of the calcium deposits by wiping it down with a rag. The deposits only form on the cathode so there is no need to acid wash the Watermaid cell. In a matter of minutes the cell can be cleaned and be ready to start chlorinating your swimming pool again!

Salt Water Chlorinator Cell Installation

The Cell can be installed by simply replacing just about any 90° elbow in the return to pool line and replacing it with a T-Piece upon which the Watermaid Ezy Clean cell sits, guaranteeing that a gas trap is formed which is compulsory on all units installed in Australia. This type of installation makes the Watermaid cell the tightest installation length on the market.

The Cell can be fitted to either 40mm or 50mm (11/2 inch or 2 inch) PVC Pipe systems.

Long Life Water Treatment Cells

Watermaid water treatment cells are designed for durability. The cylindrical design electrodes are used instead of plates to improve chlorine generation and reduce the chance of fouling. One size does up to 150 000 litres of water.

A low voltage DC current is applied to the Watermaid Cell from the power supply. As mild saline pool water is passed over the electrodes inside the salt chlorinator cell, the salt molecules are split into sodium and pure chlorine. At the same time water molecules are split into hydrogen and oxygen these split compounds then form sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite (NaHCL - Liquid Chlorine) is the equivalent of liquid pool chlorine. This sanitizer is produced and dispersed into the flowing filtered water, back to the pool or spa.