Tonight I add salt to my non SWG above ground pool

[The Raddish]

It took about 20 minutes to half an hour for my wife and I to dissolve two 40# bags. She had fun playing with the pellets, piling them up, moving them around with her feet, etc. The biggest thing was that we essentially were in the pool to help stir up the water. I'd recommend helping the salt dissolve.

What I did was take a bag and open it in the middle of the pool, and spread it around a bit from the middle. We then shuffled it around with our feet until it was pretty much dissolved.

1200ppm is about where we want to get to, so adding two bags will probably be perfect for your pool. If you aren't sure, then just get one bag and start with that. You can always add another later, but if you are happy with the results of just one bag, then there is no need. I did the same thing, I started with two bags, knowing that three or four would be what I ultimately will want to add. Two is nice, but I'll be adding one more sometime this week, and maybe one more after that.

Just remember though that like CYA, the only way to get the salt back out of your pool is to drain and refill, so it's better to use less than you think you need than to overshoot your goal.

[NWMNMom]

So, does adding this salt have any effect on PH, TA, TC/FC? Is the luxury of having softer skin/hair and nicer feeling water going to result in any additional chemicals having to be added or any more work maintaining? I'm reading these posts and really tempted to try it, but if its going to be more maintc work.......(not that its so much now with BBB and a bit of leaf skimmer/vac work) But I AM the only one here doing the work, so less is better!

[Rangeball]

So, does adding this salt have any effect on PH, TA, TC/FC?

Nope

Is the luxury of having softer skin/hair and nicer feeling water going to result in any additional chemicals having to be added or any more work maintaining?

Nope

I'm reading these posts and really tempted to try it, but if its going to be more maintc work.......(not that its so much now with BBB and a bit of leaf skimmer/vac work) But I AM the only one here doing the work, so less is better!

Dumping in the salt is the most work involved. After that, it's business as usual

[sevver]

Ok I am going to give it a go, why not. How long does the salt remain in the pool?

[The Raddish]

Until you drain your pool. Salt is like CYA in this respect. You can't decrease what you put in without draining the water and replacing it.

[Phillbo]

Don't forget to test your salt levels prior to adding or you may shoot over your target. My pool with a fresh fill already has about 600ppm of salt in it .

[sevver]

I got Solar Salt, Extra course salt granules, but it says that it is naturally evaporated by sun and rain now that I am reading it, I take it that it is not what I want? I will not add it until I get an answer. thanks

It is 99.8% pure salt though.