Manual

Adding Salt to the Pool
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5. ADDING THE SALT
A. Distribute the determined amount of salt evenly around the
pool. To avoid clogging the filter or damaging the control panel
and pump, do not add salt through the skimmer or surge
tank. Brushing the bottom helps dissolve the salt.
B. Keep the pump on to circulate the water.
C. The readout on the chlorine generator may fluctuate until
the salt is fully dissolved.
6. Maintain salt level of 3000 - 4500 ppm at all times. Check
salt level regularly by turning the control knob all the way to
HIGH. If all lights up to #7 are lit, salt level is in the right range.
It is also recommended to periodically test the salt level by a
professional.
•
Biguanide Pools: Before installing POOL FROG
®
Mineral
Hybrid on a pool using Biguanide sanitizers, all Biguanides must
be removed (see dealer for details).
1. BEFORE ADDING THE SALT
2. CALCULATING THE SIZE OF THE POOL
Gallons (dimensions are in feet) Liters (dimensions are in meters)
Rectangular Length x Width x Average Depth x 7.5 Length x Width x Average Depth x 1000
Round Diameter x Diameter x Average Depth x 5.9 Diameter x Diameter x Average Depth x 785
Oval Length x Width x Average Depth x 6.7 Length x Width x Average Depth x 893
3. ACCEPTABLE SALTS
GOOD BAD – do NOT use:
The best salt is an evaporated, granulated, food quality salt. Iodized salt.
Water softener salt pellets may be used but will take longer Salts with anti-caking agents of more than .1% (i.e. yellow
to dissolve. prussiate of soda or sodium ferrocyanide) because they
contain iron and will yellow the fittings.
“99.9%” pure salt. Rock salt because of the dirt mixed with the rock salt.
“Solar” salt. Calcium chloride; it is not a salt. Use only sodium chloride.
4. DETERMINE SALT AMOUNT
The table below is based on a salt concentration of 3500 ppm (approximately 1/3 of 1%). More may be added for larger
pools (e.g. 4000 ppm) and less for very small bodies of water. Locate the pool’s current salt concentration at the top of the chart
(e.g. 1000 ppm). Then locate the size of your pool on the left (e.g. 12,000 gallons). Run these figures down and across until they
meet. That number is the number of pounds of salt required for your pool.
Water volume in thousands of gallons
How much salt to add – in pounds
• Measure existing salt in your pool: Years of liquid chlorine
use may cause the salt reading to be higher due to residual salt.
• New cement or gunite pools: Wait at least 10-14 days or follow
your builder's instructions for plaster to cure before adding salt or
operating the POOL FROG
®
Mineral Hybrid Generator.
SALINITY DEMAND TABLE (in lbs.)