Salt level at 2700 PPM question

[mwsmith2]

200# of salt doesn't seem like near enough. Did your pool guy do a test first to see if there was any measurable salt level in your pool to start? From my calcs, 200# should bring you to 1800 ppm. There is a definite possibility that the readout on your display there is off, and may be reading at the bottom end of its scale. You may want to get the water tested to see where you are really at.

However, if you want to go from 2700 to 3200, you'll need 54# of salt to do it. If you really are at 1800, then you'll need 151# to get there. As always, add half the ammount, wait a day, and then test to see where you are at. You don't want to overshoot, and the salt indicators on the SWC's are slow-responding by design.

Michael

[bell7272]

Thanks.

I did take a sample to a pool store and they also got 2700 ppm.


I put a #50 bag in and it is ready 3300. I also have to add a couple inches of water later so I then I can see what it reads on Friday AM.

My PH was not as low as I though, it came in at 7.0. I think I'll let it rise naturally over the next couple of days, unless it's best to get it between 7.2 and 7.8 ASAP.


Also, back to salt ppm, what is the ideal range I want to maintain?


Thanks again.

[mwsmith2]

You're ok at 7.0. You might lose a touch of alk being down that low, but it shouldn't be all that major. I like to stay in the 7.5 range with a SWC, since a lower pH is more conducive to Cl production.

Your ideal salt ppm range will be stated in your manual.

Michael

[PatL34]

This is a duplicate post that was answered in the "Chlorine Feeders and SWC" forum.

Pat

[Watermom]

Bell7272:
Please do not double post with the same question in more than one forum. It makes it difficult to help when the information and advice is not in the same place. I'm going to move this thread into the SWC forum and merge it with your other thread.

[bell7272]

Sorry about the double post, I did not realize it posted the first time.

Since this thread did take a turn to pump running time, does it matter to have the pump running differently on weekends.

In other words, the reason we run in split times (morning and evenings) is because we have water features that we like running at night when sitting /using the pool after work and we run the pump probably 12 hours per day on weekends due to water feastures, more swimming ,etc.

See any issues here?


Thanks again,


W Bell
Oviedo, FL

[waterbear]

Should not be a problem, you might have slightly higher clorine levels on the weekend but you are also using the pool more so you will have a slightly higher chlorine demand. Should work out just fine. I sort of do the same thing by manually turning the pump on during the weeked when I use the pool if it is during the normal off time.