Salt question

[Ticky]

Hi, opened the pool a couple weeks ago, shocked and it looks good but my chlorine is low. We have a SWG and it says it's working and not low on salt although we haven't added any since we closed the pool. Would not adding salt make a difference on the chlorine even though the SWG says it's not low on salt

Thanks

 

[JamesW]

No, it wouldn't make any difference. What SWG do you have?

What is the actual salinity?

SWGs will produce a little more chlorine at higher salinity. However, you need to keep the salinity in the range specified by the manufacturer.

 

[Ticky]

Thanks, not sure what SWG we have. I need to check things out but just wondered about needing more salt.

 

[JamesW]

I recommend the k-1766 salt test kit. I also recommend the tf-100.

TFTestkits.net

I also recommend the TF-100 test kit.

TFTestkits.net

 

[YippeeSkippy]

If you're trying to bring up your FC, do it with bleach first and then let the SWG maintain it. Otherwise it takes too long for a SWG to bring it up from zero to your goal level and you risk letting algae set in.

Maddie