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4.7.3 How Much Salt to Use
Usesalinityteststrips,aTDS/salinitymeter,oranotherreliablemethodtotestthesalinityofthepoolwater.Oncethe
existingsalinityhasbeenestablished,useTable1todeterminetheamountofsalttoaddtoreachthedesiredlevel.Be
conservative when adding salt as it is easier to add more if needed than it is to dilute if there is too much salt.
• 4,000ppmofsaltisrecommendedforoptimumwaterconditions.
• Lowsaltconcentrationbelow3,000ppmwillcauseprematurecellfailure.
• Highsaltconcentrationabove6,000ppmmaycausecorrosiondamagetopoolxtures.
4.7.4 How to Add Salt to the Pool
1. Turn on pump to circulate pool water.
2. IMPORTANT-Turnthepower pack offbypressingtheON/Offbutton(OFFwillbedisplayedonthescreen).
3. Test the water for salinity level using test strips, electronic meter, or by your local pool professional.
4. UsetheTable1todeterminetheamountofsalttoadd.Beconservativewhenaddingsaltasitiseasiertoadd
more if needed than it is to dilute if there is too much salt.
5. Broadcast salt into pool. Do not add through skimmer, main drain, or surge tank. Brush the salt around the pool to
facilitatedissolving.Circulateltersystemfor24hourstoensureevendistribution.
6. After24hours,verifycorrectsaltreadingbytestingthewatersalinitylevelusingteststrips,electronicmeter,or
by your local pool professional.
7. Whenthesalinityleveliscorrect,turnthepowerpackon.PresstheOUTPUTbuttontosetthedesiredproduction
rate.
NOTE Foranewpoolornewlyresurfacedpoolitisrecommendedtowaitatleast30days(surfaceshouldbe
completelycured)beforeaddingsalt.Followthepoolsurfacemanufacturersguidelinesforyour
particularpool.Forvinylandberglasspools,saltcanbeaddedatstartup.
Table 1. Approximate Pounds and Kilograms of Salt Needed to Obtain 4.0 gpl (4,000 ppm)
Current
Salt
Level
ppm
Pool/Spa Size - US Gallons (Litres)
10,000 g
(38,000 L)
15,000 g
(57,000 L)
20,000 g
(76,000 L)
25,000 g
(95,000 L)
30,000 g
(114,000 L)
35,000 g
(132,000 L)
0 334lbs(151kgs) 501 lbs(227kgs) 668lbs(303kgs) 835lbs(379kgs) 1001lbs(454kgs) 1168lbs(530kgs)
250 313lbs(142kgs) 469 lbs(213kgs) 626lbs(284kgs) 782lbs(355kgs) 939lbs(426kgs) 1095lbs(497kgs)
500 292lbs(132kgs) 438 lbs(199kgs) 584lbs(265kgs) 730lbs(331kgs) 876lbs(397kgs) 1022lbs(464kgs)
750 271lbs(123kgs) 407lbs(185kgs) 542lbs(246kgs) 678lbs(308kgs) 814lbs(369kgs) 949lbs(431kgs)
1000 250lbs(114kgs) 376lbs(170kgs) 501lbs(227kgs) 626lbs(284kgs) 751lbs(341kgs) 876lbs(397kgs)
1250 229lbs(104kgs) 344lbs(156kgs) 459lbs(208kgs) 574lbs(260kgs) 688lbs(312kgs) 803lbs(364kgs)
1500 209lbs(95kgs) 313lbs(142kgs) 417lbs(189kgs) 522lbs(237kgs) 626lbs(284kgs) 730lbs(331kgs)
1750 188lbs(85kgs) 282lbs(128kgs) 376lbs(170kgs) 469lbs(213kgs) 563lbs(256kgs) 657lbs(298kgs)
2000 167lbs(76kgs) 250lbs(114kgs) 334lbs(151kgs) 417lbs(189kgs) 501lbs(227kgs) 584lbs(265kgs)
2250 146lbs(66kgs) 219lbs(99kgs) 292lbs(132kgs) 365lbs(166kgs) 438lbs(199kgs) 511lbs(232kgs)
2500 125lbs(57kgs) 188lbs(85kgs) 250lbs(114kgs) 313lbs(142kgs) 376lbs(170kgs) 438lbs(199kgs)
2750 104lbs(47kgs) 156lbs(71kgs) 209lbs(95kgs) 261lbs(118kgs) 313lbs(142kgs) 365lbs(166kgs)
3000 83lbs(38kgs) 125lbs(57kgs) 167lbs(76kgs) 209lbs(95kgs) 250lbs(114kgs) 292lbs(132kgs)
3250 63lbs(28kgs) 94lbs(43kgs) 125lbs(57kgs) 156lbs(71kgs) 188lbs(85kgs) 219lbs(99kgs)
3500 42lbs(19kgs) 63lbs(28kgs) 83lbs(38kgs) 104lbs(47kgs) 125lbs(57kgs) 146lbs(66kgs)
3750 21lbs(9kgs) 31lbs(14kgs) 42lbs(19kgs) 52lbs(24kgs) 63lbs(28kgs) 73lbs(33kgs)
4000 Optimum Optimum Optimum Optimum Optimum Optimum