Skip to content
Salt Water Pool Report
Search
  • Salt Water Pools
  • Troubleshooting
  • Common Problems
  • Chlorinators
  • Chemicals
  • About

Posts by Carl Mueller

link to Buying A House With A Salt Water Pool In The Winter?

Buying A House With A Salt Water Pool In The Winter?

If you buy a house with an existing salt water pool like my wife and I did, the ideal time to buy is in the summer when the pool is running. Not only can you see the pool and study each important...

Continue Reading
link to Is A Salt Water Chlorinator Worth It? (Benefits vs Costs)

Is A Salt Water Chlorinator Worth It? (Benefits vs Costs)

See the chemicals shown above in the picture? Many salt water pool owners expect that they will use less chemicals than a regularly chlorinated pool requires and this is generally true. But salt...

Continue Reading
link to Why Do You Add Chlorine To A Salt Water Pool?

Why Do You Add Chlorine To A Salt Water Pool?

A salt water pool is a chlorinated pool but the chlorine is produced, not chemically added. For the most part.... You will need to manually add chemical chlorine to your salt water pool at...

Continue Reading
link to Can I Swim In A Salt Water Pool While The Chlorinator Is Running?

Can I Swim In A Salt Water Pool While The Chlorinator Is Running?

A salt chlorinator is the system that converts dissolved salt into liquid chlorine to sanitize the pool water to keep it safe and clean for swimming. The process of electrolysis occurs inside a salt...

Continue Reading
link to Can I Use Bromine In My Salt Water Pool? (Answered)

Can I Use Bromine In My Salt Water Pool? (Answered)

Most people are aware of chlorinated pools and the chemical chlorine that is used to keep the water clean. Anyone who swam in a pool as a kid probably recalls the irritated reddened eyes and chlorine...

Continue Reading
link to Can The Salt Level In My Pool Plummet Overnight?

Can The Salt Level In My Pool Plummet Overnight?

I read a comment online from a salt water pool owner who suggested that their salt level dropped from 3200 ppm to 400 ppm overnight. They didn't say how they'd measured the two levels but I'll assume...

Continue Reading
« PREV Page 1 … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … Page 35 NEXT »

About the Author

I bought a home with a salt water pool in 2006 and soon realized the benefits over traditional chlorinated pools. On this website I'll discuss all the tips and tricks I've learned over the years. I'll also help you troubleshoot various problems with pools in general and ones specific to salt water pools that I've experienced personally!

Categories

Salt Water Pool Chemistry

Recommended water chemistry for your salt water pool:

Salt:  2,700 ppm to 3,400 ppm

Free Chlorine:  1.0 to 3.0 ppm

pH:  7.2 to 7.8

Stabilizer:  60 ppm – 80 ppm (ideal)

Total Alkalinity (TA): 80 ppm to 120 ppm

Calcium hardness:  200 ppm to 400 ppm

Total Dissolved Solids: Less than 6,000 ppm

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Cookies Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
© 2025 Copyright Salt Water Pool Report