Patent ID: 7507323

Claim:
A method for cleaning a chlorine generator, comprising the steps of: providing an electrolytic chamber having an inlet and an outlet; pumping water from a main body of water through said electrolytic chamber; positioning a plurality of electrolytic plates, including an anode and a cathode, within said electrolytic chamber; positioning a reservoir containing a pH-reducing agent in selective fluid communication with said electrolytic chamber; positioning an infusion means between said reservoir and said electrolytic chamber; positioning a normally-closed one-way valve in fluid communication with said reservoir and said infusion means; controlling flow of said pH-reducing agent from said reservoir through said infusion means and into said electrolytic chamber so that said pH-reducing agent flows into said electrolytic chamber to clean mineral deposits from said electrolytic cell when said circulation pump is not operating; said normally-closed valve preventing flow of said pH-reducing agent into said electrolytic chamber when said circulation pump is operating; maintaining said pH-reducing agent in said electrolytic chamber so that said pH-reducing agent cleans mineral deposits from said anode and cathode when said circulation pump is not operating; and introducing said pH-reducing agent in said electrolytic chamber into said body of water when said circulation pump is activated.