Salt test strips

[Pool_Mike]

Here is the test I used:



I mean if that helps.

[Pool_Mike]

Ok, wife just called. It seems that the guage now shows 3700.... wtf?!?!?!

[waterbear]

The Aquarite uses conductivity to approximate the salt level and it will vary with tmerpature. The test strips use a chemical test for the chloride ion they are measureing a different thing. Also, the Aquarite displays an average salt reading unless you take an 'instant' salt reading which is your salt level (conductivity) at the moment you take it. (Read the manual for you unit for further info.)
I would not lose any sleep over these differences between a chemcal test and a conductivity test that is not temperature compensated. I would take an instant reading and if it is within a couple of hundred ppm of the strip I wouldn't lose any sleep over it and just enjoy the pool!

[Pool_Mike]

The Aquarite uses conductivity to approximate the salt level and it will vary with tmerpature. The test strips use a chemical test for the chloride ion they are measureing a different thing. Also, the Aquarite displays an average salt reading unless you take an 'instant' salt reading which is your salt level (conductivity) at the moment you take it. (Read the manual for you unit for further info.)
I would not lose any sleep over these differences between a chemcal test and a conductivity test that is not temperature compensated. I would take an instant reading and if it is within a couple of hundred ppm of the strip I wouldn't lose any sleep over it and just enjoy the pool!

Thank you waterbear. It was just beating me to death man! I was never over like that. Then the strip saying right now I am at and the aquarrite guage was little over as you said couple 100 ppm. I mean I am not swimming in it, so I should not sweat it now. ~But thank you for your input, makes me fell more comfortable.

[Sweet]

Quote from Goldline Controls AquaRite FAQ http://www.goldlinecontrols.com/Supp....aspx#ar_faq12

Why doesn’t the salt reading match a tester?
The chlorinator, as well as any tester has a tolerance and when tested, commonly the unit will not read exactly the same as a tester. Most test units as well as the chlorinator have a tolerance of roughly 100-300PPM so seeing readings 400-600PPM off is common.

You may want to go through the Diagnostic Display and see what Amperage is being used. I think I read here that 8 Amps is the cutoff where you get High Salts/High Amps.

Further down in that FAQ there's a procedure for "recalibrating" the displayed reading, that may be of interest, especially if you need to "eliminate the error lights."