
Originally Posted by
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!
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