If your asking will a new salt system clean my pool from a preseason condition , well no not really , salt systems are for maintaining a healthy pool water thru the season , see they use the salt ions to make chlorine , so I guess technically yes but it would take ten times longer to do it and by then the salt would be all used up (converted) , its much easier to use common pool chemicals to "start up" the pool then after a healthy chemistry is achieved then switch over to salt system , and even after u switch always keep an eye on your water chemistry(testing ) and your never will be surprised by an upset !!
SOURCE: My saltwater pool tastes very salty, but my intex
Your salt is way to high if you can taste it. You will need to dilute with fresh water until you get the salt back down and then clean the cell for continued use.
SOURCE: Algae forming in pool
ok here is the scoop first of all the generator will not raise your PH
Hard water rain and bad pool maintainence raises PH
Yes you need to add chemicals Salt water system is to just not need to physically pour chlorine in
on to your problem, you need to get a test kit and make sure you get your salt to the level it needs to be at ( about 10 bucks for 10 tests)
3000ppm is a good level any higher and you will definately have a salty taste any lower than 2500ppm and your generator will not produce enough chlorine
If you are close but under 3000ppm add 10 pounds of salt at a time till you get to 3000 making sure you filter/curculate only ( no generator ) for at least 24 hours even if you do not see the salt it is not mixed enough
If it is too high then let out 2-4 inches of water re-fill and filter for about 4 hours and then check
once your salt is proper then go on to getting your chlorine level to 1.0-3.0
this will never be achievable on a daily basis so be ready to deal with ph also
chlorine will fluctuate greatly depending on #of swimmers per day, sun light,heat, and rain so as a general guide start out with 4 hours of chlorine generation and see what that does for you for that specific day you may have only needed 2 hours or maybe you needed 6 hours you are the best judge of this once you become familiar with what works for your situation
now for ph it is some what controlled by chlorine level so once you get it set while the chlorine is good the ph will rise and fall with the chlorine level Usually not enough to make a difference unless you have to add hundreds of gallons of water or if you have so much rain that it over flowed your pool so check your level and either use ph up or down for your situation you need to be close to 7.4 or so
Now to really address your problem ( ALGEA )
most pool owners do not realize just what it takes or is involved in proper pool care.
A pool will form algea for a # of reasons but if you filter proper;y it will remedy other problems that could occur
first you need to realize that a pools water needs turned over at LEAST 3 times a day ( swimmers or not ) by this I mean (and you gave no specifics on pool size) Lets use generic #'s If you have a 4000gallon pool and a 2000gallon pump you need to run your filter for at least 6 hours you do the math for your size pump and gallons of water
Now this is over and above the chlorine generation so as you see it is important to stay on top of the maintainence especially if no one uses it since that creates curculation
well after all of this add a good chlorine stabilizer and that will help with holding your chlorine level also
JUST REMEMBER FILTER FILTER FILTER
especially since the intex filters are not strong enough for the size pool that comes with it
And I forgot to mention you should spray the paper cartridge with the garden hose on high from top to bottom EVERY DAY
SOURCE: My intex saltwater system pump is beeping
Yes, and be sure to keep up with your pH as it will want to rise slowly over time when using a salt water chlorine generator.
SOURCE: code 93 saltwater system
i set my saltwater pump to run for five hours and after 1 hour it goes to sleep. my water stays cloudy looking. what can i do?
SOURCE: My water is cloudy and
Check the electrolytic cell!!! You will get a low salt alarm if cell has calcium or sodium build up.. If it does, soak, flush and clean with vinegar.. Also, make sure you run the pump only, no chlorinator for 24 hrs to properly disolve the salt you just put in....
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