New Pool Owner - Doing Salt Water Conversion upon Opening

[ferntv23]

Hi All!

Accomplished a dream back in November of buying a home with an in-ground pool. We couldn't be more excited.

It's a 16x32 Roman Ends pool. I had it inspected prior, all checked out well. Heater timer isn't working but pool company said that should be roughly a $75 fix with a new part.
My question for the group is, what test kit should I get? I will be doing a Salt Water conversion upon opening on May 14th.

I've read a lot about the Taylor test kits but there are so many options. I've also saw I may need an individual salt stick reader if I get those kits?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Jimrahbe]

23,

I suggest that you get the TF-Pro Salt test kit from TF-test kits.. It includes all that you need, including a salt test.

TFtestkits.net

tftestkits.net

Make sure to get a Saltwater Chlorine Generator (SWCG) system that is 2 x the volume of your pool.. A 20K pool needs a 40 K cell.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[ferntv23]

23,

I suggest that you get the TF-Pro Salt test kit from TF-test kits.. It includes all that you need, including a salt test.

TFtestkits.net

tftestkits.net

Make sure to get a Saltwater Chlorine Generator (SWCG) system that is 2 x the volume of your pool.. A 20K pool needs a 40 K cell.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Thanks Jim! I'm getting the "S3 Hayward Salt System" - it was the one the company who installed the pool for the previous owners recommended. Looks like it's good up to 40,000. I don't know the exact gallon size of my pool but when I punched in the calculations it estimated it around 20,000.