Converting to salt- 1500 ppm in pool within 30 days startup
- Thread starter Tom09
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I’ll test here in a moment, I still have 10 bags of salt… lol math isn’t mathing
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,025
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Tested: 1 drop…
Btw is it suppose to have all that junk in the bottom of the test? Is that normal
in 36 days of pool water.. how is this possible
Can you tell us your testing procedure, something sounds very off. How much water in the vial before the magnetic spinner is dropped in?
Anyone have suggestions on how I would be that high?.. based on chlorine and MA for the month, 200-450 ppm would be more realistic…
- Feb 6, 2015
- 7,813
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Your city's water report for salt is a snapshot in time. The reading could have gone up.
No idea how your salt level got to 1400-1600 in that short a time.
But you can't change the salt content without draining/refilling or adding salt.
Use your results and add enough salt to get to the lower end of the recommended range for your SWG.
Monitor the salt every two weeks for a while to see if you see it trending up/down - then monthly.
Report the salt level in multiples of 200 as that is what the K-1766 test shows.
Fill out your signature with pool, pool equipment (including manufacturers and model numbers) and test kit info. Be specific.
This allows us to provide you with help specific to your pool without needed to ask you each time.
No idea how your salt level got to 1400-1600 in that short a time.
But you can't change the salt content without draining/refilling or adding salt.
Use your results and add enough salt to get to the lower end of the recommended range for your SWG.
Monitor the salt every two weeks for a while to see if you see it trending up/down - then monthly.
Report the salt level in multiples of 200 as that is what the K-1766 test shows.
Fill out your signature with pool, pool equipment (including manufacturers and model numbers) and test kit info. Be specific.
This allows us to provide you with help specific to your pool without needed to ask you each time.
They are unnecessarily difficult and start with 'Fill the 25ml vial...........' It has fooled alot of us.
More than once.
They are unnecessarily difficult and start with 'Fill the 25ml vial...........' It has fooled alot of us.
More than once.
I haven’t made that mistake yet, but I’m sure I will.I’m taking it to a pool store just to see what they come back with. The city wouldn’t go up that much.. that’s an insane amount
So. The reason the 10ml was of particular importance was because if you *did* subconsciously foul it up, using 2.5X the sample nets a 2.5X result. Which would have left your salt at 600, 450 for startup and 150 for city water.
For all #s it could have been, for that to just happen to line up, is amazing.
Or. Somebody from the PB showed up early and dumped in salt.
For all #s it could have been, for that to just happen to line up, is amazing.
Or. Somebody from the PB showed up early and dumped in salt.
I did my startup, unless someone decided to donate that much salt.. idk.. of course as I took it to the store to test, their system crashed…
I will check again as well, I don’t think I can send a video, too large of a file. I’ll ensure it’s 10ml as I am very sure, but everyone keeps saying it and now I doubt myself
the only thing I am very sure of is according to pool math , the 6 bags should put me at 1950 ishI had my pump running for 10 minutes, did the test twice right now. A spot I normally don’t test at and my normal spot. First one not usual spot, 15x200=3000 I may have lost count on one drop not sure but matches other rest. The normal spot 15 drops , but it’s probably 2900 on that one vs 3,000. 500 less ppm from yesterday.. I had my pump on 24/7 yesterday.. 10 ml test
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- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,025
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
if you’re at 3450 on the test turn the swg on & see what she says….I did my startup, unless someone decided to donate that much salt.. idk.. of course as I took it to the store to test, their system crashed…
I will check again as well, I don’t think I can send a video, too large of a file. I’ll ensure it’s 10ml as I am very sure, but everyone keeps saying it and now I doubt myself
It won’t hurt to try if you’re certain you don’t have a high salt level. If its too low the lights will tell u.
You also have the option of checking with a meter (although those come with their own issue)
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,025
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Almost gets me everytime!They are unnecessarily difficult and start with 'Fill the 25ml vial...........' It has fooled alot of us.
More than once.
Same with the TA test- I always have to read it twice, I feel like i’m doing something wrong with a 25ml sample. If I did those more often I probably wouldn’t need to read the directions every time.
Ok Tom. We can Monday morning quarterback all week about how we got here, but as fun as that is, it isn't going to make us no longer here. Like @Mdragger88 said, fire er up and maybe it works.