My water softener is connected to my pool. The spigot out side is plumed to the softener. My sodium levels are climing drastically. 3000 ppm and I just filled the pool in March. Was not filled with soft water. I just tested the water from the spigot and the sodium level is 2000 ppm. I know my softener isn't regening all the time because I keep an eye on the salt. Anyway could anyone point me in the right direction on what to do in this situation. I don't want to over saturate my pool with sodium.
Sodium levels in my pool
- Thread starter Tfpoolfromthestart
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I do not believe Taylor makes a kit for sodium.
They do for chlorides -- the K1766. Are you measuring chlorides?
They do for chlorides -- the K1766. Are you measuring chlorides?
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Assuming you used the K1766 as Marty suggested, it's worth pointing out that many of us have flubbed that test using 25ml instead of 10ml, thereby giving us a reading 2.5X higher than it actually was.
Assuming you used the K1766 as Marty suggested, it's worth pointing out that many of us have flubbed that test using 25ml instead of 10ml, thereby giving us a reading 2.5X higher than it actually was.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
For salt -- which is more than just sodium chloride.
Anyway -- Your Water Softener does not send out high salinity water when in normal mode. It does during regeneration, but that water is sent to waste.
Anyway -- Your Water Softener does not send out high salinity water when in normal mode. It does during regeneration, but that water is sent to waste.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If you are testing 2000 ppm chlorides out of your faucet, you have an issue.
You say your salinity testing is shown it increasing in the pool. By how much? Over what time?
You say your salinity testing is shown it increasing in the pool. By how much? Over what time?
I just re-did the test. 10ml mark. 9 drops to turn brick red. That's 1800 ppm.
From looking at my past test which was 2500. It's raising 500ppm every month.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Something is not right.
Your pool water should not be changing hardly at all. Yes, chlorine (you do not say what you use to chlorinate), acid, and fill water all add some salinity. But not that much. I use a softened water in my saltwater pool. Add acid nearly every other day, and my salinity has gone up about 50 ppm since April.
Your pool water should not be changing hardly at all. Yes, chlorine (you do not say what you use to chlorinate), acid, and fill water all add some salinity. But not that much. I use a softened water in my saltwater pool. Add acid nearly every other day, and my salinity has gone up about 50 ppm since April.
I use liquid chlorine. My pool is topped up with soft water. I probably add 2 cups of acid a week to my pool.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
OK -- your salinity will go up not much either. Surprised you get away with that little of acid.
Take a hard look at the water softener. Seems it is dumping the regen into the pool. Which means all the calcium is going into the pool too.
Take a hard look at the water softener. Seems it is dumping the regen into the pool. Which means all the calcium is going into the pool too.
I will. Just checked the injectors and everything is fine. The regeneration line is running into the drain for my washer. The injectors look clean. I did change the regeneration rate from every 7 days to 14 .
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I would suspect you are using 60-80 gallons a day right now for evaporation. My pool is in that range.
Ok. Thank you. I might need to call someone to service the softener. It is 10 years old
I just testes city water and I am getting 1600ppm from the test.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
That is obviously not correct.
Check your testing protocol.
I did the test just as the instructions say to 10ml of water one drop of the yellow solution. Then 1 drop of the other solution. Each drop is 200ppm there were 8 drops. I did the test 2 times because i thought the same thing