Adding salt to non SWG metal framed pool?

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golfinglenn

golfinglenn

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I am curious about adding salt to my pool to soften the water a little bit. My concern is with the metal structure. It is an above ground metal framed/sided vinyl lined Doughboy. I know salt water is corrosive to metal but I am wondering if the low percentage that I want to add to the pool is enough to worry about?

And what PPM should I shoot for?

Glenn
 
Many people without SWG shoot for about 2000ppm, you should test first though as you are not likely zero and could already be between 500-1000ppm.

The added salt will certainly cause corrosion faster than none, but I am not sure how much faster or if it is really a concern.
 
golfinglenn said:
I am curious about adding salt to my pool to soften the water a little bit. My concern is with the metal structure. It is an above ground metal framed/sided vinyl lined Doughboy. I know salt water is corrosive to metal but I am wondering if the low percentage that I want to add to the pool is enough to worry about?

And what PPM should I shoot for?

Glenn
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I'm in the same boat as you. I have an in ground vinyl with metal frame and sand bottom from the 70s. I wish to add salt but afraid of corrosion issues.

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Okay, so I bring my water up to 2000ppm in my non SWG pool. Do I need to make any other adjustments to cya, ph, alk? I see where on SWG pools they want highter cya and such, but just curious if that doesn't pertain to a lower ppm salt pool that is non SWG.

Thanks,

Glenn
 
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