Salt Chlorine Generator

The chlorine generator also known as salt cell salt generator salt chlorinator or swg uses electrolysis in the presence of dissolved salt to produce chlorine gas cl2 or its dissolved forms hypochlorous acid sodium hypochlorite which is the sanitizing agent already commonly used in pools.

Salt chlorine generator.

There s no need to buy handle and store chemicals. 4 2 out of 5 stars 327 hayward w3aq trol rj aquatrol above ground pool salt chlorination system. Salt chlorine generators help cut down on the use of swimming pool chlorine and chemicals. August 2017 electrolytic chlorine generators ecgs or salt water chlorinators use electricity and dissolved salt to produce chlorine for the pool.

Most pool owners simply wait for such chemicals to dissapate to a low enough level in the pool over the winter before converting to a saltwater chlorine generator. The salt water is electrically charged which splits the salt molecules and generates chlorine cl. Saltwater chlorine generators are designed to work with your existing pump and filtration system and are installed in addition to what you currently use. Solaxx clg10a saltron retro self cleaning salt chlorine generator with built in timer for inground and aboveground pools up to 20 000 gallons.

Hydrogen is produced as byproduct too. Electrolysis is defined as a process in which electric current passes through a substance and causes a chemical change. A salt chlorine generator that turns salt into water purifying chlorine. This chlorine works just like the chlorine applied using traditional methods it yields hypochlorous acid the active sanitizer in pool water.

What are the benefits. It provides the same sanitation performance as harsh chlorine additives without the drawbacks. A salt generator contains two parts the cell and the control board. The most popular option to drastically reduce the need for and use of chlorine is by installing an in line salt chlorinator cell like hayward s in ground pool swimpure plus salt chlorine generator the intelichlor salt chlorine generator or an above ground pool version such as the aqua trol pool chlorine generator.

Salt chlorine generators convert sodium chloride nacl also known as table salt into chlorine. The salt chlorinators use ordinary salt and an electric charge to sanitize your pool s by chemically changing the salt into chlorine. The power center and its salt cell. Chlorine is generated through the process of electrolysis.

A salt pool system means using a salt chlorine generator instead of traditional chlorine. Many pool equipment manufacturers will even advertise that their pumps and fitlers are compatible with saltwater up to a high level of salinity. Intellichlor uses common table salt to produce all the chlorine a pool needs safely effectively and automatically. Parts of a salt generator.

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