Salt tester
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Since you only need to test your salt occasionally, I can't see how it would "pay for itself". In what way do you think it is advantageous?
I test my water once a week when I do maintenance on my pool. I live in Southern California so my pool is used almost all year around and with the cost of the salt strips, 10 for $14.00, I figure it will pay for itself over time. I see that most of the pool suppliers and pool techs are starting to use the electronic tester instead of the strips. I found online that the tester cost shipped will be $125.00.
Do you actually see so much change in the salt levels week-to-week that weekly testing is necessary? If you were testing monthly, the breakeven point would be about 7.5 years; I'd be skeptical that the tester will last that long. Pool professionals are presumably doing such tests on SOMEBODY'S water multiple times a day, so their experience doesn't really translate to someone caring for a single pool.
Of course, if you really need the weekly tests then the payoff time is under two years and it makes more sense.
Of course, if you really need the weekly tests then the payoff time is under two years and it makes more sense.
I was told by pool supplier to test my salt weekly. Can I get away with testing it once a month?
Unless you have a huge amount of rain, or replace a lot of water, you can usually get by testing salt about twice a year.
The electronic salt meters drift, so you need to calibrate them frequently.
The electronic salt meters drift, so you need to calibrate them frequently.
I wonder - is the pool supplier selling the strips? If so, he has a rather obvious incentive to get you to test as often as he can, as opposed to as often as you really need to.
