About a month ago, I converted my pool to a salt system. I had the pool store test my water for an initial salt level to get a bearing on how much salt I would need, and to my surprise, it turned out to be 2,600ppm. The folks at the pool store said that a salt system must have been in place before, as they've never measured a salt level that high in a non-saltwater pool. We had the pool remodeled around 4 years ago, so it was a fresh fill, therefore the level didn't come from a prior salt system installation.
I brought the salt level up to 3,200, then carefully added small amounts on a daily basis until I reached 3,500ppm, as recommended by the make of my salt system. I've added a bit of water to the pool, and we've also had some rain, but oddly enough, my salt level is slowing rising rather than falling. After two days of rain, the controller is now reading 3,800ppm. While not out of range for the salt system, particularly based on recommendations here, I wonder if the salt level will continue to rise. But, more importantly, why?
I live on a salt-water canal that leads to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, so I wonder if that could have impacted my initial salt reading, and perhaps be contributing to the rise in salt levels? It doesn't seem to make complete sense, but I figured it might provide a clue to this mystery.
Thoughts?
I brought the salt level up to 3,200, then carefully added small amounts on a daily basis until I reached 3,500ppm, as recommended by the make of my salt system. I've added a bit of water to the pool, and we've also had some rain, but oddly enough, my salt level is slowing rising rather than falling. After two days of rain, the controller is now reading 3,800ppm. While not out of range for the salt system, particularly based on recommendations here, I wonder if the salt level will continue to rise. But, more importantly, why?
I live on a salt-water canal that leads to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, so I wonder if that could have impacted my initial salt reading, and perhaps be contributing to the rise in salt levels? It doesn't seem to make complete sense, but I figured it might provide a clue to this mystery.
Thoughts?
