Hayward Chlorinator Lid Hard To Open

Make sure you are prepared for the possibility that you may break the chlorinator leaving you unable to circulate pool water.

Hayward chlorinator lid hard to open.

If you end up replacing the chlorinator get one. No wonder cannot get level down. Each hayward chlorinator has a removable lid that allows you to drop in a slow release trichlor chlorine tablet. Make sure your pump is off before you try to open the chlorinator.

Fill with america s favorite chlorine. Off line hayward chlorinator install. No plumbing involved but you do need a power drill and a 3 8 drill bit for the injection fittings. It also has a flow control valve that allows you to adjust the flow of water.

If the lid is well and truly stuck you may not get it off without breaking the chlorinator. Same problem this year past 2 weeks high levels off reader and set at off looked inside after 1 week to make sure chlorine tabs were intact. This is a short video on how to change an o ring in a hayward chlorinator. Last year we replaced our chlorinator with a hayward cl 100.

The process is similar for a rainbow chlorinator as well. Do you have any suggestions. I ve got an off line hayward chlorine tablet feeder on my pool it has a 1 4 hose that taps off some water from the pressure side of the pump before the filter and it outputs via 1 4 line to the return lines after the filter. If you don t have the 9 of clear horizontal pipe close to the ground available to hard plumb the cl200 chlorinator you can install an off line cl 220 model.

Using this valve you can regulate the flow of the water through the chlorinator if the chlorine level in the pool rises too high or falls too low. Late last season noticed chlorine levels high and unable to get it down. Hayward cl220 inground pool this is 3rd year.