I have had my 11k gunite pool for two years now my salt level is still over 4,200 and has been ever since the PB dumped in the 9 or so bags of salt. I’ve tried draining about 5” of water out of the pool plus I have grandkids who splash out a lot of water and yet my salt level does not drop at all. I use an automatic acid dispenser so I am not dumping acid in the pool and I have my SWG set to 40%. My cell says about 4,600 my Taylor test kit say 4,200.
Two years of high salt
- Thread starter Stvnlambert
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,729
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
The acid you are adding and the fill water used for makeup due to evaporation adds salt. My salinity slowly rises also. Monitor your CH level.
Marty, I use no more than 3 gallons of acid for the entire year with my dispenser and I would assume my fill water which is LV water so that should be minimal. the numbers I am showing have been the same of higher ever since they added salt to the pool, even \with me draining 5 or 6 inches out last year.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,729
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Wow. Not sure how you get by with 3 gallons of acid a year. I use at least twice that amount for half the pool volume.
Salt is added. So however it is being added, it is.
EDIT -- remember that the K1766 test is measuring chlorides. That is not all from NaCl. Other chlorides count too.
Salt is added. So however it is being added, it is.
EDIT -- remember that the K1766 test is measuring chlorides. That is not all from NaCl. Other chlorides count too.
Marty, my dispenser keeps my PH in line all the time, I use about 3 gallons a year (maybe a bit more) of 32%, diluted 1 - 1. I love the fact that I do not need to dump large amounts of acid in at a time.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,729
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
And your TA is sky high.
You must get copious amounts of calcium scale from the SWCG.
You must get copious amounts of calcium scale from the SWCG.
readings - from a few days ago - FC 2.0, PH 7.7, TA 160 (build is is not bad, it was on my first year), CH 575, CYA 70, Bor 50, Salt 4,400