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Feb 2023
Variable Speed Pool Pumps
What pool pump should I choose? For true energy savings, a variable speed pool pump is the way to go. The advantage of a variable speed pump is that it can change its operating speed and set the operating time. Most pool owners will set a lower, more efficient operating speed, but you can still set a timer to automatically control the speed. For example, you might want to increase
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Jun 2019
How to Clean your Watermaid Cell
Watermaid Cell Cleaning is an important part of your chlorinator maintenance. Watermaid cells naturally pull calcium and other metals out of the pool water. This is a co-reaction of chlorine production and as long as you do not allow the calcium deposits to accumulate and restrict water flow there are no problems with this. If on the other hand calcium builds up in the cell, the water flow through the
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Apr 2019
How to install the Watermaid EZ300 Cell
The Watermaid cell comes with all of the parts of the cell and the grey cable that connects it to the power supply. Please note that the white venturi assembly at the bottom of the cell that connects it to the plumbing is sold separately Removing the cell 1/ Turn off the power to the system using either the switch on the bottom of the unit or the circuit breaker
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Aug 2018
Checking the Salt Level in a Watermaid pool
How do I check the Salt Level in my Watermaid Pool? Watermaid units do not show the salt level in your pool as a specific number. The ideal way to check the salt level in your pool is to take a water sample to your local pool store and have them test it. If you don’t want to go to the pool store there is a way to check the
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Jul 2018
Is My Watermaid Cell working
We often get calls or emails asking, Is my Watermaid cell working? There are a few quick things that you can do to try and get things working before you spend money on parts or a service call from your pool professional. There are a few quick things that you can check On the Watermaid box that hangs on the wall. What lights are on ? -flashing yellow no power
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Jul 2018
Watermaid with a Red Flashing Light
A Red Flashing Light on the Watermaid unit tells us a couple of things 1/ The unit thinks that there is a gas build up in the cell 2/ There is no chlorine production I say that it thinks that there is a gas build up in the cell but it could also be that there is a connection problem with the cell, or a calcium build up in the
Watermaid Chlorinator with a YELLOW flashing light What to do if your Watermaid Chlorinator has a YELLOW flashing light A Watermaid chlorinator that has a flashing yellow light tells the home owner or pool professional that there is no current draw from the cell. In other words, something is wrong and the power supply cant get electrical power to the cell. This fault must be corrected. In this condition your
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May 2018
Help ! Watermaid Trouble Shooting
Watermaid Help
We often get calls or emails asking for help with a Watermaid cell that doesn’t seem to be working. There are a few quick things that you can do to try and get things working before you spend money on parts or a service call from your pool professional. If you start the Watermaid unit up and you only get a flashing yellow light, please check the following 1/ unplug
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May 2018
Cloudy Water and Foam on my pool
The following email about foam in a pool was received from a customer. I have been using the Watermaid salt chlorinator for about 10 years and have come up with a new issue that I am hoping you can help me out with. I needed to replace the vinyl liner in my pool this year so I now have a fresh fill of water in the pool. The salt level
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Jul 2017
White Deposits in a Watermaid Cell
White deposits in a cell are normal and are a by-product of the generation of chlorine by the cell. The white deposits that build up in the cell are calcium. The most common cause for the calcium is from the products that you put in the pool. Granular shock is about 1/2 calcium. Chlorine pucks that some people use to supplement chlorine production are about the same. The biggest