I installed a salt water chlorine generator last week. I measured the salt content of my pool water before adding any salt, using newly purchased salt test strips (with an expiration date on the container of 9/2016). The manual for my generator said to add 450 pounds of salt. I added 440 pounds, then measured the salt level and it was way below the recommended 3000 ppm. So I added another 80 pounds of salt about two days ago, and now the test strip says the salt level is even lower -- 1450 ppm.
Here's the kicker: the water tastes quite salty. After one quick dip in the pool, I taste salt on my lips for hours. I could have over-estimated the size of my kidney-shaped pool, but if I added too much salt, I would expect the salt level on the test strips to be higher. Is it possible that the test strips are inaccurate? Is there another way to measure salt level?
Here's the kicker: the water tastes quite salty. After one quick dip in the pool, I taste salt on my lips for hours. I could have over-estimated the size of my kidney-shaped pool, but if I added too much salt, I would expect the salt level on the test strips to be higher. Is it possible that the test strips are inaccurate? Is there another way to measure salt level?