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 Post subject: Salt water + My Lawn = Dangerous Combination?
PostPosted: August 19th, 2011, 9:19 am 
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After some epic rainstorms out here, the water level in my 30,000 gallon pool is just a bit too high. I would like to drain a couple inches of water out to my lawn. I just recently installed a SWG and am running with salinity of around 3100 PPM.

Curious to hear what kind of experiences people on TFP have had draining saltwater to the lawn? 2 inches of water from my pool would equate to around 1,000 gallons...

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 Post subject: Re: Salt water + My Lawn = Dangerous Combination?
PostPosted: August 19th, 2011, 9:24 am 
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I have around the same size pool and I backwash all the time and have had to drain due to rain also. I haven't noticed any issued with my lawn at all.



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 Post subject: Re: Salt water + My Lawn = Dangerous Combination?
PostPosted: August 19th, 2011, 10:21 am 
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There are some rare plants that are sensitive to salt level but people usually know when they have those. If it's just grass and shrubbery, it won't hurt a thing.



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 Post subject: Re: Salt water + My Lawn = Dangerous Combination?
PostPosted: August 19th, 2011, 12:57 pm 
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Ok that's great to know. Thanks guys.



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