Salt Reading

[CDNpoolster]

My SWG reads 2800, but a pool tech with a salt pen the other week told me his read 3400. I realize that both are calibrated units, but which one to trust, and how to get an actual correct reading? Thanks

 

[DaninFLA]

not familiar with the salt pen, but even the Taylor salt test is +/- 200ppm and its considered the most accurate. honestly if your SWCG is happy and generating FC I wouldn't worry about it. if you are getting a high or low warning on your SWCG then need to investigate. the Taylor drop test for salt is the best one available. about $25 I think

 

[CDNpoolster]

Thank you! It is happy - and I am not getting corrosion. I will look into the Taylor test.

 

[Divin Dave]

Yeah, as long as your swg is happy, then its really irrelevent as to what the level is.
I have the Taylor K1766 and its a very handy test kit to have.

 

[CDNpoolster]

Dave, is the Taylor test kit the same technology that gets used when I take my water sample into the pool store?

 

[Sparkle]

The pool store that convinced me to find this place used test strips and some sort of scanner which I assume was connected to a computer.

The mentioned Taylor K1766 test is a drop test for salt only, so it's not what is usually referred to as a "test kit" around here. (It's very useful to find your approximate salt concentration, though)

A test kit, e.g the TF-100, allows you to monitor several important parameters including free chlorine (FC), combined chlorine (CC), pH and cyanuric acid (CYA).

 

[duraleigh]

Dave, is the Taylor test kit the same technology that gets used when I take my water sample into the pool store?

Hard to say because we don't know what they use.