Pentair IC20, IC40 Troubleshooting, Section, Problem, Possible Cause, Corrective Action

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Section 5

Troubleshooting

Use the following troubleshooting information to resolve possible problems with the IntelliChlor system.

Note: Switch power off to unit before to attempting service or repair. Always remove AC power to Power Center when plugging or unplugging the IntelliChlor cell into the Power Center.

Table 1: Troubleshooting

Problem	Possible Cause	Corrective Action
Low or no chlorine	Low stabilizer (cyanuric acid) level in pool	Add stabilizer to maintain 50 - 75 PPM per
	water	pool professional's recommendations. See
		Stabilizer Chart, Table 3, page 15.
	Insufficient operating hours of the Chlorinator	Increase the Chlorinator operating time per
	unit	day. See page 6.
	CHLORINE PRODUCTION percentage set too	Increase chlorine production by pressing the
	low or off at 0%	MORE button. See page 6.
	Recent increases in weather temperature	Increase chlorine production by pressing the
	without increasing the chlorine production of	MORE button. See page 6.
	your unit
	Temporary loss of chlorine due to heavy	Set "Boost" mode and allow to run for 24
	organic load-rain, leaves, fertilizer or heavy	hours. Recheck, If still too low, super-
	bather load, recent party, or pets using pool.	chlorinate with outside source. (Take pool
		water sample to pool professional).
	Low (less than 2500 ppm) salt level in pool	Observe Salt Display lights. See "Salt Level
	water.	Status LEDs," page 5.
	High nitrate level.	Contact Pool Professional.
	Metals present in pool water.	Contact Pool Professional.
	New pool water, or not shocked properly upon	Super Chlorinate Pool. See "Start-up
	startup.	Installation," page 8.
	Clogged or dirty cell	Remove cell for inspection. Clean if necessary.
		See "Electrolytic Cell Cleaning," page 10.

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