Which salt to buy?

[Rackel]

We do not have a SWG/SWCG, we run 2000ppm/2200ppm for comfort and will never be without salt now

We use the cheapest pure softener salt at Walmart, it was like $3.54 a bag

I'll have to double check Wal-Mart next time, that is a great deal!

 

[mknauss]

That will work!

 

[beez74]

Wal-Mart seems to always have it outside in a back corner kind of hidden and I can confirm its a few bucks cheaper after already buying my salt from HD

 

[Rackel]

Wal-Mart seems to always have it outside in a back corner kind of hidden and I can confirm its a few bucks cheaper after already buying my salt from HD

Murphy's law! Always find the cheaper stuff AFTER I've bought the spendier option! ?

 

[ManiacalMama]

You can use any plain water softener or pool salt in your pool.

I suspect the salinity of your water is all ready pushing 1000 ppm.

To add 1000 ppm salinity to your pool you need to add 140 lbs of salt.

Funny story, I was at HD today getting bleach (only 13 days old...score!), and a lady was next to me pondering the last two bags of pool salt. They were both ripped open and spilling their contents. She walked away, I'm assuming to ask a sales person if there was more pool salt, apparently there wasn't and she came back to tape those two bags closed.

I asked her "Oh are they out of pool salt?" she said yeah can you believe it? Well yeah, everyone is getting their pools ready! I told her I bet they have water softener salt, and it's probably cheaper.

She looked at me so funny...like HEY STUPID, THIS IS FOR A POOL!
I said "No, really, I read you can use it in in the pool, it's the same salt"
"No, no, this is for a POOL, to generate chlorine, totally different kind of salt"
"Okay, well good luck!"

I doubt those two half full bags of salt were going to get her where she needed *shrug*

 

[YippeeSkippy]

LOL ManiacalMama.....yeah, you can lead a horse to water and all that...... we hear that reaction a lot. Like when folks are trying to explain to pool store folks that they use <insert gasp!> "bleach" in their pools! <'nother gasp!> Can you *imagine*!?!? You can almost see their heads wanna 'splode!

Maddie

 

[ManiacalMama]

LOL ManiacalMama.....yeah, you can lead a horse to water and all that...... we hear that reaction a lot. Like when folks are trying to explain to pool store folks that they use <insert gasp!> "bleach" in their pools! <'nother gasp!> Can you *imagine*!?!? You can almost see their heads wanna 'splode!

Maddie

I was fortunate that I found TFP while still in escrow of our house. I've went into Leslie's exactly twice.
Once to buy a solar blanket.
Again to buy pool floaties.

 

[smithlevenson]

So I bought the Dixie Crystal Blue "Splash Ready Pool Salt" 40lb bag at Home Depot. I pre-mixed 6 LB before adding to the tub and boy was it dirty. All kinds of dirt and debris in the bag. I don't have have a measurement from immediately prior, but right after adding after my FC was 0. It was 5+ this morning with 20 CYA.

Water looks fine, but I usually use the yellow bag of Dixie Crystal and have never seen that. Anyone else seen that?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

We've heard repeatedly of problems with Clorox salt containing iron, but that's a first I can recall any problems from that brand.

Maddie

 

[mjlinss]

Menard's has Morton Pool Salt priced only .25 higher than the Diamond Solar Naturals. And there is an 11% rebate offered currently. https://www.menards.com/main/plumbi...42-c-6727.htm?tid=7281009961336681706&ipos=20

 

[smithlevenson]

We've heard repeatedly of problems with Clorox salt containing iron, but that's a first I can recall any problems from that brand.

Maddie

Interesting, maybe just the bottom of the pile. The yellow looks way more processed, so maybe that is the better route in a hot tub setting

 

[ptony101]

Costco has something called Clean and Protect from Morton's (it's not the rust defense stuff), 50# for under $7. The MSDS claims small amounts of citrates (0.09%) and "anionic surficants" (0.0075%). Any thoughts on suitability for SWG use? I bought a couple of bags hoping...

 

[mknauss]

I doubt the citric acid will be an issue but surfactants are never good in a pool.

Why not just get plain water softener salt at Home Depot or Walmart?

 

[Foonly]

If using salt intended for water softeners, be sure to use plain salt, not the kind with additives for removing rust, etc.

 

[ptony101]

I doubt the citric acid will be an issue but surfactants are never good in a pool.

Why not just get plain water softener salt at Home Depot or Walmart?

I usually do but this was a good price. After all, who doesn't love a bargain ? I'll play it safe and use the stuff I usually use.