Hayward Chlorinator Lid Hard To Open

Make sure your pump is off before you try to open the chlorinator.

Hayward chlorinator lid hard to open.

Do you have any suggestions. Hayward cl220 inground pool this is 3rd year. The process is similar for a rainbow chlorinator as well. Make sure you are prepared for the possibility that you may break the chlorinator leaving you unable to circulate pool water.

Each hayward chlorinator has a removable lid that allows you to drop in a slow release trichlor chlorine tablet. If you end up replacing the chlorinator get one. It also has a flow control valve that allows you to adjust the flow of water. Off line hayward chlorinator install.

Late last season noticed chlorine levels high and unable to get it down. Many times the chlroinator will have a vacuum inside of it preventing you from removing the lid so if you open the air bleed screw on the filter that will allow air into the system. 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. No wonder cannot get level down.

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. This is a short video on how to change an o ring in a hayward chlorinator. It is very difficult to remove the cap to add chlorine tablets. If the lid is well and truly stuck you may not get it off without breaking the chlorinator.

Nope all dissolved despite chlorinator turned off. 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. No plumbing involved but you do need a power drill and a 3 8 drill bit for the injection fittings.