SALT CHLORINATOR
General Description - On-site sodium hypochlorite generation systems can be used for any
application requiring chorine or chloramines as a part of the disinfection regimen. A typical
system schematic is shown in Figure 1. These systems are designed to provide 1 to 3 days of
stored sodium hypochlorite. They also are designed with excess product storage to assure that
disinfection capacity is always available to the end user. To accommodate these requirements
systems are generally configured with the following components and operate in the manner
described below.
• Water softener: Essential for removal of calcium and magnesium from the feed water.
• Salt dissolver: Provides the required salt solution for electrolysis.
• Electrolyzer cell or cells: Electrolyzes the dilute brine solution.
• DC power rectifier: Provides the Direct Current for electrolysis.
• Storage tanks: Product storage to meet dosing requirements as well as any excess
capacity essential to assure continuous dosing capabilities.
• Hydrogen dilution blowers: Provided to dilute the byproduct hydrogen produced during