Hydrogen is produced as byproduct too.
Salt chlorine generator.
August 2017 electrolytic chlorine generators ecgs or salt water chlorinators use electricity and dissolved salt to produce chlorine for the pool.
Many pool equipment manufacturers will even advertise that their pumps and fitlers are compatible with saltwater up to a high level of salinity.
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.
The salt chlorinators use ordinary salt and an electric charge to sanitize your pool s by chemically changing the salt into chlorine.
Chlorine is generated through the process of electrolysis.
Salt chlorine generators convert sodium chloride nacl also known as table salt into chlorine.
Parts of a salt generator.
A salt generator contains two parts the cell and the control board.
The power center and its salt cell.
Salt chlorine generators help cut down on the use of swimming pool chlorine and chemicals.
These salt generators also called salt cells work by electrolysis.
What are the benefits.
Electrolysis is defined as a process in which electric current passes through a substance and causes a chemical change.
The cell is the part that converts the salt into chlorine.
Solaxx clg10a saltron retro self cleaning salt chlorine generator with built in timer for inground and aboveground pools up to 20 000 gallons.
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.
The salt water is electrically charged which splits the salt molecules and generates chlorine cl.
This chlorine works just like the chlorine applied using traditional methods it yields hypochlorous acid the active sanitizer in pool water.
A salt pool system means using a salt chlorine generator instead of traditional chlorine.
It provides the same sanitation performance as harsh chlorine additives without the drawbacks.
What is it like.
Saltwater chlorine generators are designed to work with your existing pump and filtration system and are installed in addition to what you currently use.
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.
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A salt chlorine generator that turns salt into water purifying chlorine.