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7 Factors To Balance A Salt Water Pool

Pool chemistry in a salt water pool involves balancing most of the same aspects as in a chlorine pool except for the salt component. Balancing each of these components of water management ensures...

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What Is ORP In A Salt Water Pool? (Oxidation-Reduction Potential)

ORP stands for oxidation-reduction potential and is measured in millivolts or mV. In general terms ORP refers to a substance's ability to oxidize another agent resulting in a positive mV reading, or...

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Does A Salt Water Pool Chlorinator Monitor Chlorine?

Why doesn't a car have a battery meter to tell us when to replace it instead of finding out it's flat when we try to start it? Turns out car batteries aren't as simple to measure as a fuel gauge,...

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6 Ways You Damage Your Salt Water Pool

Salt water pool systems have more responsibility than regular chlorine pools because there is more equipment involved. Salt water pool owners don't necessarily have much experience with chlorine in...

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15 Factors That Suck Chlorine From Your Salt Water Pool

Chlorine usage in a pool increases based on a number of factors some of which are environmental and many of which relate to the actual pool usage. Chlorine gets used in your salt water pool...

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5 Reasons For Salt Loss In Your Pool (Low Salt Warning)?

Why do salt water pools need to have salt added to them on a regular basis, typically twice per pool season? There must be a reason(s) why pools lose salt and need it replaced. I decided to take a...

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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!

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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

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