Do higher temperatures have an effect or percieved effect on salt readings and or SWG performance?
Temperature effect on salt levels
- Thread starter CAVEMANN
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,965
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Not, not as long as the water temperature sensor, if your SWG has one, is operating correctly.
What SWG are we talking about?
What SWG are we talking about?
It's an Intex unit, it has been very unreliable with the temperatures here in southern Arizona, I'm in the process of lowering the levels due to high salt readings, they were very close to optimal as verified by strips and an electronic tester. The pool is a new replacement unit installed this summer.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,965
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I don’t know how the Intex SWG senses salinity or if it even does. They are inexpensively made and any temperature sensors it has may be affected by the sun and heat. I would cover it or shade it if you can.
Sounds like you are talking about air temps, but wanted to mention that water temps definitely affect the salinity reading on my Aquapure. As soon as I turn the heater on, the extra hot water pushes the salinity reading up by 400-500ppm.
Since my SWG starts to complain above 4000ppm, I try to keep the salt between 3000-3500 so it has room to read higher and without an error code when the heater is on.
I rely on the Taylor K-1766 drop test rather than strips to assess true salt level.
Since my SWG starts to complain above 4000ppm, I try to keep the salt between 3000-3500 so it has room to read higher and without an error code when the heater is on.
I rely on the Taylor K-1766 drop test rather than strips to assess true salt level.
In my opinion, the K1766 type salt test or a reliable conductivity tester are the most reliable methods of obtaining your pool water salt content readings. Using a reliable hand-held scientific type thermometer will give the most accurate reading of pool water temperature (if you obtain the water or reading from at least 1.5 feet below the surface).
The flow/temp sensors and conductivity sensors associated with most of these SWG are unreliable indicators at best of both temperature and salt content. I wish it wasn't true because I feel I am ripped off when things that should work correctly and "as advertised", don't - but that just seems to be the "reality" of it.
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The flow/temp sensors and conductivity sensors associated with most of these SWG are unreliable indicators at best of both temperature and salt content. I wish it wasn't true because I feel I am ripped off when things that should work correctly and "as advertised", don't - but that just seems to be the "reality" of it.
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IIRC, it was ok until I put the solar cover on and then the problems, info I am finding says to lower the salt levels, I am now at about 2600ppm, gonna give that a couple of days & see what it does. It does moniter the salt level somehow but only shows high or low if the system doesn't like it I assume that it measures conductivity/resistance of the water.
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