Too much salt…

[Needsdecaf]

So, due to not having a properly working salt cell for some time, I ended up trusting it telling me my salt was low and added too much. Now the new cell and also test kit are telling me salt is at 6000 ppm.

I’m assuming a dump and fill is in order. But does that mean I need to dump half the pool to drop the ppm by half? Yuck.

Thanks.

 

[mknauss]

I’m assuming a dump and fill is in order. But does that mean I need to dump half the pool to drop the ppm by half? Yuck.

yes.

 

[Needsdecaf]

Ugh. Well, that’s going to screw up all the chemistry.

Any suggestions for how to get it all balanced once I do? Have had pool 10 years never had to do a water swap.

 

[mknauss]

Drain (if safe -- you live in the Woodlands so your ground water level should not be very shallow -- check that), then refill, run pump and brush the pool well, then test your pool water chemistry with your test kit and post the levels here.

 

[Jaimslaw]

I’d suggest turning off your SWG until your salt levels are back to normal. Some prologic boards can overheat and be damaged when operated with unusually high salt levels.

 

[PoolStored]

Ugh. Well, that’s going to screw up all the chemistry.

It's not so bad...

Your pH and TA will likely be fine. Just get your pH back in range 7.0 to 8.0.

CH is an easy adjustment if low. Same with CYA, and FC.

Start with CYA and FC, then worry about pH an CH (min 250 to protect the plaster).

Easy living...