Salt Level Instabilities Questions

[Jedisparky]

Hello Friends,
I have read a couple Fourm discussions and want to confirm what I think I have read. Yesterday my pool temp was 70 degrees Fahrenheit and my salt levels were 2000 steady after 3 tests. We've had some heavy rains this season and I haven't added any salt for a couple years. The reading dosen't seem out of line. So I added 5 40lbs bags of salt. 4 hours later I did a salt check (I know 24 hrs is going to be more accurate, just checked for the heck of it) and got a 3200 reading. I left the pump running all night and did a test in the morning. My reading is now 1700. Hmmm. Ok, so now the water temp is 65 degrees. Seems from what I'm reading that this will affect my salt readings. But THAT much? Obviously I won't add any more salt, and just wait till it gets warmer to achieve a more accurate salt result. Just wanna see if the group think concurs with my assessment or see if I'm missing something.

Thanks

 

[mknauss]

Water temperature will not effect the K1766 salt test. I assume that is what you are using?

 

[JamesW]

IC60 Very Low Salt - K1766 Disagrees, Lack of Timely Help from Pentair

I feel like my IC60 has always read very low, but never enough to bother me and more in the higher spectrum of the +/- 500 or so ppm. However, over winter, there was a week or so when it just wouldn't report salt PPM at all, it'd just show hyphens. I opened a warranty case with Pentair, a...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Jedisparky]

I'm using the Taylor K-2006 Complete (FAS-DPD chlorine) Kit. It's what I learned on so I'm comfortable with it.

 

[mknauss]

I'm using the Taylor K-2006 Complete (FAS-DPD chlorine) Kit. It's what I learned on so I'm comfortable with it.

Great.
How did you test the salt level?

 

[JamesW]

Are you talking about the reading from the system or your salt test kit?

What does the salt reading from the system say?

Does the Intellichlor show good salt?

What test kit do you have?

This is the kit that you need.

K-1766 Taylor Salt Test

tftestkits.net

 

[JamesW]

I'm using the Taylor K-2006 Complete (FAS-DPD chlorine) Kit. It's what I learned on so I'm comfortable with it.

Do you mean K-2006-SALT?

Complete™ kit for Chlorine, pH, Alkalinity, Hardness, CYA, Salt (FAS-DPD–high range) (.75 oz bottles)

 

[JamesW]

Are you doing the test correctly?

Using the correct amount of water and using the correct multiplier?

 

[Jedisparky]

Ok, thank you guys! It's early, I haven't had coffee yet. It just took me typing my testing steps down for you to realize I forgot to multiply the the drops by two. 17x2=3400. Doh, much better. Thank you as always for your time and patience. I'm going to stick my head in the pool now, lol.

Mike

 

[Dtkokay]

Ha, it happens. I used the wrong amount of water the first few times I did the salt test.