I've added 600lbs of salt of the 800lbs recommended. I'll keep you guys up to date. Thanks for your help! 
Don't know where to start!!! Convert to SWG....
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Alright I've waited 24hrs after adding 600lbs of salt and my current salt level is now 1500 I've brushed and I don't see anymore salt on the bottom. Should I wait a bit longer before adding more salt to get to the 3500?
You should be roughly 3/4 of your target, not 1/3. It’s either not fully dissolved or something else is off.......
I thought the test goes by 200s. How’d you get an odd hundred ?
mguzzy
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yeah.. by my calcs if you started with a salinity of 800ppm and added 600 lbs of salt, that should bring you to ~2800ppm for a 36K gal pool...are you reading the 1500 off the SWG or is that your test result?
It was my test results. I have turned the SWG back on yet. The manual says to leave off during the adding of salt...
Alright user error a retest got 15 drops x 200 gets me 3000pmm. RJ60 reading 3020pmm. Manual says to turn on to 75% and check chlorine levels in a couple days. Does that sound right?
user error a retest got 15 drops x 200 gets me 3000pmm. RJ60 reading 3020pmm. Manual says to turn on to 75% and check chlorine levels in a couple days. Does that sound right?
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mguzzy
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So. Important lesson learned before doing anything rash !!! Huge super important lesson. Think on your feet and if something doesn’t seem right, test. You were perfectly following TFP protocol.
1). Test with reliable kit
2) know what you are adding
3). Know what it will do
***record scratch*. Wait. Hold up. It didn’t do it. Lemme recheck. Ahhhhh. Cool. My bad. It did what it was supposed to do.
If at any time something doesn’t seem right and/or you are unsure. Ask. Ask away. Folks will help you before you do something that cannot be undone without a substantial drain.
We LOVE to fix one problem that doesn’t snowball into 3.
(plus while you are asking, you get to enjoy Me
and Guzz in a cross-continental teasing match)
1). Test with reliable kit
2) know what you are adding
3). Know what it will do
***record scratch*. Wait. Hold up. It didn’t do it. Lemme recheck. Ahhhhh. Cool. My bad. It did what it was supposed to do.
If at any time something doesn’t seem right and/or you are unsure. Ask. Ask away. Folks will help you before you do something that cannot be undone without a substantial drain.
We LOVE to fix one problem that doesn’t snowball into 3.
(plus while you are asking, you get to enjoy Me
and Guzz in a cross-continental teasing match)
Thank you! You guys on this forum have been a tremendous help to me since buying this house two years ago with the pool. I'm a cautious ask questions guy anyways so yes I will always ask if I'm unsure about something. Thanks again!
Hi, Nate can you post pictures of installed CircuPool RJ60 as I am thinking of doing the same here.
Thanks, Drew
mguzzy
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We try to keep the demeanor light and welcoming around here so you don't feel self conscious about asking questions.. any question at all... well except one... ONE question will surely set off a Reddit-flame-war response:Thank you! You guys on this forum have been a tremendous help to me since buying this house two years ago with the pool. I'm a cautious ask questions guy anyways so yes I will always ask if I'm unsure about something. Thanks again!
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Nice install. I think the flow switch needed 12 inches of straight pipe before it. Not sure what effect that 22° fitting has on the switch. Probably ok. Hope you also have a timer for the SWCG and not relying on the pump unless you run pump 24/7.Here’s the setup. And it’s all working perfectly
I had a local pool guy install cause I know nothing about installation so hopefully it will be ok...Also I do run my pump 24/7. I got a new one that way more efficient than my 30 year old pump I had before so I don't need to worry about run time. So far its all working and I have chlorine in the pool from the SWG
Just remember if and when you do shut the pump off manually for whatever reason your are then relying on the flow switch to keep the power off for the SWCG and that's the point of a secondary switch/ timer. You then should shut the circuit breaker.....I had a local pool guy install cause I know nothing about installation so hopefully it will be ok...Also I do run my pump 24/7. I got a new one that way more efficient than my 30 year old pump I had before so I don't need to worry about run time. So far its all working and I have chlorine in the pool from the SWG