Hello! I have an Hayward Aquarite with a T-9 cell. It was installed brand new when the pool was built in September 2020. The pool is just under 9000 gallons.
Currently, the unit is reading a salinity of 3400 ppm. But when I get the salt tested at the pool store and with home test strips I am getting very different readings. On two subsequent days at two different store, the salinity measured approx. 2500 and 2700 ppm. My test strips are reading 2600 ppm.
I'm new to the forums but here is some info that i have seen requested in other threads with readings.
Readings when I switch from auto to off:
3400
88
30.9
0
30
-0
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
Readings when I switch from off back to auto:
3400
88
30.9
4.98
30
-3400
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
Readings when i switch off for 1 minute and turn back on.
3400
88
30.9
4.92
30
-3300
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
other info: the reason i was at the pool store in the first place is that i have been having problems with algae and keeping the chlorine levels up. when the water was tested my CYA was very low (lots and lots of rain in this area of florida lately, so not surprising). I'm in the middle of the algae treatment, shocking, and getting everything balanced process now but one of the things flagged at the pool store was low salt. Prior to going to the store and checking the salt, i didn't specifically check the reading on the box but if i remember correctly it was was reading about 2900. could the shocking/algae treatment be messing with the salt reading on the unit? about two weeks ago I actually had a low salt light (2700 ppm) on the box and i took the opportunity to do a cleaning/acid wash with the cell and then added 40 lbs of salt. the reading after that was about 2900. it seems strange i haven't added salt since then but the reading is still higher than it was two weeks ago. The cell/pool is not even a year old yet so it doesn't seem like there should be an issue with anything yet.
Thanks for the advice!
Currently, the unit is reading a salinity of 3400 ppm. But when I get the salt tested at the pool store and with home test strips I am getting very different readings. On two subsequent days at two different store, the salinity measured approx. 2500 and 2700 ppm. My test strips are reading 2600 ppm.
I'm new to the forums but here is some info that i have seen requested in other threads with readings.
Readings when I switch from auto to off:
3400
88
30.9
0
30
-0
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
Readings when I switch from off back to auto:
3400
88
30.9
4.98
30
-3400
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
Readings when i switch off for 1 minute and turn back on.
3400
88
30.9
4.92
30
-3300
al-0
r 1.59
t-9
other info: the reason i was at the pool store in the first place is that i have been having problems with algae and keeping the chlorine levels up. when the water was tested my CYA was very low (lots and lots of rain in this area of florida lately, so not surprising). I'm in the middle of the algae treatment, shocking, and getting everything balanced process now but one of the things flagged at the pool store was low salt. Prior to going to the store and checking the salt, i didn't specifically check the reading on the box but if i remember correctly it was was reading about 2900. could the shocking/algae treatment be messing with the salt reading on the unit? about two weeks ago I actually had a low salt light (2700 ppm) on the box and i took the opportunity to do a cleaning/acid wash with the cell and then added 40 lbs of salt. the reading after that was about 2900. it seems strange i haven't added salt since then but the reading is still higher than it was two weeks ago. The cell/pool is not even a year old yet so it doesn't seem like there should be an issue with anything yet.
Thanks for the advice!