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link to Lowering Your Salt Water Pool Electricity Costs (2022)

Lowering Your Salt Water Pool Electricity Costs (2022)

With electricity and energy prices in general rising at an alarming rate, you need to know about the easiest and smartest ways to reduce all costs for your salt water pool because they can add up...

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Do Salt Chlorinators Filter Pool Water?

I came across an online article today that shows how you can't always believe what you read. The story suggested that a salt water pool "gets cleaned" using a "filtering system" called a salt...

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Should I Remove The Salt Cell For Winter? (Salt Water Pool Winterizing)

When you winterize your pool and shut it down at the end of the season, it's always best to bring your salt cell inside the house where it's warm. There is no reason to leave a salt cell outside in...

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How Do Salt Water Pools Disinfect?

One myth about salt water pools is that they don't contain chlorine. In fact, salt water pools do contain chlorine but rather than you manually adding it to the water, another process exists. A...

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How To Add Salt To Your Pool (Instructions)

If you're a new salt water pool owner, you might wonder how and where you actually add salt to the water? And how often do you add salt for that matter? Actually, knowing what type of salt is...

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Why You Might Want To Stock Up On Chlorine (Even For Salt Water Pools)

You may not have heard but there is an increasing difficulty locating pool chlorine due to a few factors. On August 27, 2020 a huge fire broke out at the BioLab Chemicals plant in Westlake,...

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Hi, I’m Carl. I became a salt water pool owner in 2006 and quickly discovered the benefits over chlorine. I’ve included all my knowledge and experience on these pages including how to avoid making common mistakes with your salt water pool. Thanks for stopping by!

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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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