PS233 for Salt?

[Rockman59]

I have been using the salt testing strips made by AquaCheck. The strips always read higher than my digital meter on my salt water generator. I have also had the water tested at pool supply stores where they use a hand held guage. All three readings are different. What's the reason for this???

[The Pool Newbie]

I have been using the salt testing strips made by AquaCheck. The strips always read higher than my digital meter on my salt water generator. I have also had the water tested at pool supply stores where they use a hand held guage. All three readings are different. What's the reason for this???

Are you completely sure that the calibration isn't off on the SWG? I screwed with the installer menu of my autopilot and "somehow" reset the calibration to think my pool was at 3000PPM when it was really only at about 1800PPM... So of course I added a few more bags of salt and the pool pilot said I was good, but my check cell light kept on blinking away!!! I added another 300lbs (as suggested by the autopilot manual) and the light of course went away... Now my cell amps are slightly low... So I think I am still a we little low on salt... I just ordered the Aquacheck Salt testers because none of my local stores have the salt readers... Once I do a couple checks I will reset my calibration to match and hope to be insync from that point on... Sounds like it could be calibration issues betwen the poool testing equipment the readings on the SWG and the strips...

Good luck!

scott

[pedsrn]

I added salt last year and loved it, too. I ordered the ps234, but didn't order the salt kit..oops. I'm curious..what would be the harm in adding too much salt?

[Theusla]

When I test my salt level it reads about 500 ppm higher than what the SWG panel reads. I acid washed the cell but that did not make a difference. The book does not tell how to calibrate the unit. (AquaRite) I am going to call the tech line and see what they tell me.