- Sep 8, 2013
- 5
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I moved into a new house last July. The pool builder had another guy do the pool startup for the first month. I'm pretty sure he miscalculated the volume of the pool, and he put in a LOT of salt. After almost a year, it still is reading 5400ppm per the IntelliChlor.
I know from my last pool it ideally should be in the 2800-3200ppm range. Or, at least that is where I kept it and life was good.
Besides it tasting and feeling a little salty, is there any reason for me to partially drain and fill? I now use a weekly maintenance service and everything else (chlorine, pH, etc.) are all fine according to the reports they leave behind. I have not asked them yet about the salinity because I forget about it until the weekend when I can't call them.
Everything is brand new (as of July 2021) Pentair- 3 filter pumps (circulation, in-floor cleaning and waterfall feature), DE filter, heater (might not be Pentair) and IntelliCenter panel. Am I risking corrosion with this much salt?
I know from my last pool it ideally should be in the 2800-3200ppm range. Or, at least that is where I kept it and life was good.
Besides it tasting and feeling a little salty, is there any reason for me to partially drain and fill? I now use a weekly maintenance service and everything else (chlorine, pH, etc.) are all fine according to the reports they leave behind. I have not asked them yet about the salinity because I forget about it until the weekend when I can't call them.
Everything is brand new (as of July 2021) Pentair- 3 filter pumps (circulation, in-floor cleaning and waterfall feature), DE filter, heater (might not be Pentair) and IntelliCenter panel. Am I risking corrosion with this much salt?