Hayward Aquarite Salt Chlorine Power Center/Cell, up to 15k gal, 115/230v (AQR, T-CELL-3) | |
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none Code: HWD-AQRTCELL3-3540
Price:$799.09
Shipping Weight: 35.00 pounds
Shipping Cost: Free - with $7.95 handling fee per order
Shipping Carrier: UPS/FedEx
Availability: In Stock
Warranty: Three Years Limited Warranty
Note: FREE with every purchase- AquaPillSalt Cell Guard ($9.09 value) and Salt & Stabilizer Test Kit  ($37.09 value)
Manufacturer Number: AQR-15,000
Includes: Power Center, Cell, Cables and Flow Sensor.
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- Fully automatic operation
- Simple dial adjustment for chlorine output
- Chlorinates pools up
to 15,000 gallons
- Digital salt display
- Works on 3000 ppm of salt --- no
"salty" taste
- Self cleaning
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3 Year Limited Warranty
- 120/240 Vac operation
- UL Listed for safety
- NSF certified
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How it all works.
The AquaRite and AquaTrol electronic chlorinators generate
chlorine by passing low voltage electrical current through the pool water and converting the
chloride ions from salt into chlorine. When salt is added to the swimming pool, it
immediately dissociates to form sodium and chloride ions:
NaCl-->Na+ + Cl-
Inside the Turbo Cell there are a series of titanium/ruthenium plates that are connected to
the low voltage power source in the AquaRite or AquaTrol electronics unit. The system is
shown in simplified form below:
Electrical current flow is denoted at the movement of electrons (e- ) which start
at the negative terminal of the power supply and flow through the pool water and return to
the power supply at the positive terminal. The number of electrons leaving from, and
returning to, the power supply is always the same. At the anode (connected to positive
voltage terminal) the following reaction occurs:
2 Cl-->Cl2 (gas) + 2e-
At the cathode (connected to negative voltage terminal) the following reaction occurs:
2 H2O + 2e--->H2 (gas) + 2 OH-
The hydrogen gas is not soluble in water and so it is carried along with the water flow into
the pool. Sometimes, it is possible to actually see the tiny hydrogen bubbles coming out of
the return jets. At the other electrode, the chlorine gas is highly soluble in water and
reacts with the water as follows:
Cl2 + H2O-->HOCl + HCl
The HOCl is known as hypochlorous acid and is the primary sanitizer in the swimming pool.
Whenever chlorine is introduced into the swimming pool, whether it be by liquid bleach,
granular chlorine, gas chlorine, di- or tri-chlor tablets, the end result is always
hypochlorous acid.
The above reactions tend to cause the pH of the pool to drift slightly higher. The hydroxide
ions generated at the cathode are highly basic. This is countered by the chlorine reaction
with water that generates hypochlorous acid (a weak acid) and hydrochloric acid (a strong
acid).
Depending on the pH of the pool water, a varying amount of the hypochlorous acid will
dissociate to form hypo chlorite ions. While both forms act as a sanitizer for the pool,
tests have shown that the hypochlorous acid is up to 10 times more effective than the same
concentration of hypochlorite ions.
HOCl<-->H+ + OCl-
Lower pH levels will increase the amount of hypochlorous acid, higher pH levels will
increase the amount of hypochlorite ions. It is important to keep the pool pH in the range
of 7.2 to 7.8.
The function of hypochlorous acid in the pool is two fold: first it will kill algae and
bacteria and secondly, it acts as an oxidizer to remove the dead material from the pool.
During the oxidation process, the hypochlorous acid reverts to water
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The package includes an electronic control box, a salt cell, a flow meter, test
strips and instructions. The unit is built by Goldline Controls, a company with a broad background in
industrial controls, and their control unit is the best in the industry. The unit comes with a
five year pro-rated warranty.
For more info check out our POOLSCHOOL
section on Salt Water Chlorination
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