Hey all- I am converting to SWG and curious what are pool opening steps to ensure a smooth transition? Welcome feedback / tips on anything ranging from equipment settings to water balancing. Thanks all!
First steps after SWG conversion
- Thread starter Sidemoves
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
- 7,570
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60
1) Keep chlorinating with Liquid Chlorine until the SWCG is up and running. Maintain FC/CYA ratio for your CYA...Link-->FC/CYA Levels
2) Add salt, but TEST YOUR CURRENT SALT LEVEL BEFORE ADDING SALT...you may be surprised how much salt you already have.
3) Add salt in increments. Use K1766 salt test kit. Use a speed stir to get accurate results. If you don't have speed stir or K1766, order them today.
4) Make sure your SWCG is OFF while you add salt and for 24-48 hours after dissolving salt. Run your pump to make sure it is mixed.
5) When you hit your salt target (SWCG Manual target using K1766 results), fire that bad boy up.
6) Adjust your pump runtime and SWCG %, using pool math to match your daily FC consumption / FC / CYA targets.
7) Sit back and enjoy the Magic!
K1766 test is giving some weird results. It goes from yellowish at 2 drops to brownish at 3 drops. Which leads me to believe my current salt levels are between 4000 to 6000 ppm. Does this seem high given I haven’t added any salt yet? The owners manual for the pentair intellichlor IC-60 is saying I should be ideally at 3600 ppm, which means I would need to drain 33% and refill my pool. This seems off…any thoughts or advice?
- Feb 6, 2015
- 6,191
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Are you using 10ml of pool water?
If it changes with 3 drops, your salt level is 600, not 6000.
1 drop equals 200 ppm for the salt test.
If it changes with 3 drops, your salt level is 600, not 6000.
1 drop equals 200 ppm for the salt test.
Wow, I wish my last post was not forever in print on the internet. Thanks for correcting my simple math error. Thank you!
Should I be targeting water levels as prescribed on this site? Or follow the ranges in the owners manual of the SWG?
Here.
Is there any change with more drops ? Mine goes 'brownish' and then a drop or 3 later it goes brick red. Some see salmon instead of brick.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,841
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Brick/salmon is the end point. Keep adding drops until there’s no further change.
The range for salt
in your swg’s manual is what will make it happy so that’s your salt target 
creep up on that target as to not overshoot (add 1/2 or 3/4 of what
PoolMath says, let it circulate 24hrs, retest, repeat - before turning on the swg.
For the rest you want to follow
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FC/CYA Levels
The range for salt
in your swg’s manual is what will make it happy so that’s your salt target creep up on that target as to not overshoot (add 1/2 or 3/4 of what PoolMath says, let it circulate 24hrs, retest, repeat - before turning on the swg.
For the rest you want to follow
What Are My Ideal Pool Levels?
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FC/CYA Levels
