Is there anything special I should do after a lot of rain asides from adding salt? We've had 10 inches of rain over the last 3 days. My salt level dropped from 3200ppm to 1750, so I need 180 pounds. My chlorine level is still off the scale (currently only have dpd and I'm waiting for my 2006c kit) reading over 10ppm. I slammed it the beginning of last week.
What to do after rain
- Thread starter Umpmanjoe
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,943
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I would be careful of that salt reading. It would not be likely to have exchanged 40% of your water with rain. Be sure the pool was well mixed before testing the salt.
How did you test the salt level in the pool?
Take care.
How did you test the salt level in the pool?
Take care.
I used salt strips. Tested it 2 times and confirmed at pool store. Pool Has been overflowing since Monday
- May 3, 2014
- 62,943
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
OK -- how did you test? Not the pool store - you. Drop test kit or strips? The drop test is +/-200ppm and strips about +/- 400 ppm.
Irregardless - you may want to add half the salt you quote above and test again after a 24 hour period with circulation/brushing.
Take care.
Irregardless - you may want to add half the salt you quote above and test again after a 24 hour period with circulation/brushing.
Take care.
+1
If your pool is 4' avg depth, that 10" isn't even 25% of the pool volume.
300lbs of salt in 10000 gallons is 3585ppm of salt.
300lbs of salt in 12500 gallons (+25%) is 2868ppm (-20%)
I did a stick test. My Taylor kit hasn't come yet.
I added 90 pounds and will re test tomorrow. Of course, it's still raining weather report is predicting 3 more days of this
I added 90 pounds and will re test tomorrow. Of course, it's still raining weather report is predicting 3 more days of this
No, it was flashing low salt and in my experience it only does that if it gets below about 2300. In the past I've had a salt reading of 2500 or so and the system was running, but chlorine tests at the return had no chlorine coming out.
I added 90 pounds and will retest tomorrow. Even if it goes over a bit. We are expecting a lot more rain, so it will end up getting diluted. Last year we had to add a bag about every 4-6 weeks during the rainy season to maintain 3200ppm.
since Saturday, my 55 gallon rain can has filled halfway up, so I know we've gotten a lot. My coping is 4" over the overflow drain and the water level was over the coping for 2 days. Earlier today we a break in the rain and the water dropped below the overflow, but now it back over the coping so it's safe to say the pool has gotten more than 10"
I added 90 pounds and will retest tomorrow. Even if it goes over a bit. We are expecting a lot more rain, so it will end up getting diluted. Last year we had to add a bag about every 4-6 weeks during the rainy season to maintain 3200ppm.
since Saturday, my 55 gallon rain can has filled halfway up, so I know we've gotten a lot. My coping is 4" over the overflow drain and the water level was over the coping for 2 days. Earlier today we a break in the rain and the water dropped below the overflow, but now it back over the coping so it's safe to say the pool has gotten more than 10"
10" of rain in a 15'x30' pool is <3,000 gallons without any runoff. That's < 25% dilution.
The news reported 10", but I believe we got more in our area. Plus, that was just for Tuesday. We've had non stop rain since Saturday.
The normal waterline for my pool is about 6" below the coping. The water was flowing over the top for 2 straight days and that doesn't include what was going out the overflow drain, which is a 1" inch pipe that sits above the waterline. In heavy rain, our pool also gets runoff from the roof, I have an 8" wide super getter there, but in torrential rains, the water fills up the gutter and spills over.
All i I can telll you is that last Friday, the pool had 3200ppm of salt. One Tuesday afternoon I measured it and it was at 2490 and today one test read 1750, another about 1810 and the pool store measured it at 1760
The normal waterline for my pool is about 6" below the coping. The water was flowing over the top for 2 straight days and that doesn't include what was going out the overflow drain, which is a 1" inch pipe that sits above the waterline. In heavy rain, our pool also gets runoff from the roof, I have an 8" wide super getter there, but in torrential rains, the water fills up the gutter and spills over.
All i I can telll you is that last Friday, the pool had 3200ppm of salt. One Tuesday afternoon I measured it and it was at 2490 and today one test read 1750, another about 1810 and the pool store measured it at 1760