Tonight I add salt to my non SWG above ground pool

[Bleach=Chlorine?]

Added 160#s of salt to my 22K IG pool this weekend after reading posts and going back and forth on it. Didn't notice any significant difference or taste but I need to add at least another 20-40#s to reach 1000ppm. I didn't feel dried out after swimming all weekend but I do not know whether that is the salt or just my body getting used to the pool. Dumping and mixing the salt was fun though!!

[haze_1956]

Answer to the question about above ground pools and tracks, I disagree that you're only dealing with 1000 - 1500 ppm of salt. While this is true with the pool water, splash out water that ends up in the tracks will eventually evaporate, increasing the salinity level as the water evaporates. Realistically, your salt concentration of the water in the tracks can increase way past the 35000 ppm of ocean water.
I recommend that you occasionally wash down the sides of your pool or you will see corrosion over time. Regular rain fall or your sprinkler system hitting the outer pool walls will keep the salt concentration down.

I was thinking that sealing the bottom of the wall where it fits into the track with some Clear Silcone caulk would also be a good "ounce of prevention". It would keep the salt water penetration to a minimum.

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[ChuckD]

Added 160#s of salt to my 22K IG pool this weekend after reading posts and going back and forth on it. Didn't notice any significant difference or taste but I need to add at least another 20-40#s to reach 1000ppm. I didn't feel dried out after swimming all weekend but I do not know whether that is the salt or just my body getting used to the pool. Dumping and mixing the salt was fun though!!

I also have a 22K gallon pool and added double yours, 4x80# bags of 99.8% pure NaCl. I say go for it! I don't know what my salinity is, I went by Mike's bleachcalc, and talk here of desired numbers around 1200 - 1500 (and assumed my well water was close to 0).

I can occassionally, very slightly, taste salt. But normally not. I notice the water feels...different. I almost want to decribe it as slightly more viscous, but I know that's not possible. It's probably the 'softness' others describe. I also notice the water's easier on your eyes and contacts (if you wear yours swimming like I do). I can come up from underwater and instantly see clearly without the usual multiple blinking I must do.

Like I said, I added 4 -80 lb. bags. Just opened them and dumped them down the steps and my 3 year old and I had fun making underwater snowstorms. And in 15 minutes it was gone.

C.