Testing The Salt Level In Your Pool

In this video I'll show you how to test the salt level in your pool using my new favorite salinity tester.
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[@hank1475]

Sir, you're 💯% more than it appears and you good man! Your simple video operating procedures runs circles around the calibration only videos. Thank God, KZbin allowed good intentions to have make away.😊

[@PoolSchooler]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for commenting and watching. Hope you’ll subscribe to and share my channel and also, please check out my website poolschooler.com for exclusive DIY pool maintenance tools and more direct and priority communication with me for your pool maintenance needs.

[@Doodle753]

I got mine and find it very easy to use. Very accurate. So appreciate all your videos Thank You!

[@PoolSchooler]

Great to hear!

[@OleensEmbroidery]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm a new owner of a small salt water pool. I'm learning a lot. Never knew you had to replace your water. So far mine has been crystal clear going on 3 years. Mainly due to my OCD keeping organics out (skimming, vacuuming)

[@PoolSchooler]

Good job! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

[@paulmace7910]

Got mine when I watched your last video. Love it. I have to clean my salt cell to get the two meters to agree but this little guy seems to fit the bill. Thanks.

[@PoolSchooler]

Glad it worked well for you. And for the price and ease of use it's a great product.

[@johna8514]

Great video. Thanks

[@PoolSchooler]

Glad it was helpful thanks for watching Hope you’ll subscribe to and share my channel.

[@hectorarias5034]

I got it already and it’s very accurate even better than the one at Leslie’s store cause every time they test my water it’s always different but this device is really close to the salt cell I highly recommend it for salt pool water.

[@PoolSchooler]

Glad you like it. Thanks for commenting.

[@wm966c]

You could mention that the calculated salinity reading is temperature dependent. That is why the reading changes quickly at first and then slowly. As the reading on salt gets stable, you'll also see the temperature stops changing. I usually collect a pool water sample in a glass container and take it indoors and let it sit until it's close to room temperature with my tester in the same place. Then I feel like I get a very accurate reading and quicker. Measuring at the pool surface can have a variable temperature due to circulation and surface heating. This could make the reading less accurate.

[@kristenwinters8491]

Great video! Thank you so much!

[@PoolSchooler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reginacheatham3723]

I am trying to find the calculators you mentioned in this video but I’m not having any luck could you post to me please…your video is very helpful too

[@PoolSchooler]

@@reginacheatham3723 Try this: kzbin.info?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3hFSnVFR0cwWjRUYVliaDd0RXVDQlBuWmlzUXxBQ3Jtc0tuUHFuYmJUeFAwS0Ryai1LT0N3WE44dXpwQlFROFFuVkotWlVfdGZ3OUdSdlRpOVhrX2tBbTFlOC1kVUViRTRaaG43bUZTajFONGExOGpZQUJOS3E3TER1LWVjUVZHRlAyNTVtYlhsd0RmRnVDb0sxMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpoolchemicalcalculator.com%2FPool-Salt-PPM-Calculator.html&v=Ii6NNtJ8oP4

[@erickrhernandez1451]

I love this product that you highly recommend. Easy to use and quick to read. However the readings are different when I compare it to a Taylor sodium chloride salt test. Example: Orapxi will read 2650 ppm. But when I use the Taylor sodium chloride salt test drops, it would say 2200 ppm.

[@PoolSchooler]

Hmmm. Personally I'd go with the digital testers results. If you have doubts you can always take a water sample into a pool store and have them test "a fresh" sample of your water for salinity and then compare with the digital and Taylor.

[@samemmanuel6602]

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[@NoMasksNoJabs4Children]

Thank you, I am just starting to research and make decisions for salt water conversion of my friend's pool. Are you aware of any non digital salt water generators or testers? I am wary of products that require parts made in China and prefer mechanical.

[@PoolSchooler]

I don’t. Sorry.

[@erickrhernandez1451]

How do you clean the tester after use? Do you clean it after every salt pool or just at the end of the day?

[@PoolSchooler]

Honestly I just rinse the electrodes w/water from the tap Usually after each use

[@erickrhernandez1451]

Do you Clean the salt Tester every time you use it? How do you clean the “prongs” (if that’s what the metal pieces are Called)

[@PoolSchooler]

I do and I love the way it works. Its been accurate for me and I've checked it with my old one, brought samples to pool stores to check their readings and compared it to the salt system itself and it's w/in 100ppm

[@ncanellos]

I bought this ! First time saltwater pool owner so it's handy indeed. But one thing confused me . I took a sample to the pool store near me and it was 2270ppm they said it was fine ? But when I look it up online saltwater pools are around 3200ppm so who's correct??? Where should we keep the Salinity at ??.

[@PoolSchooler]

I can understand your confusion. Typically in my experience all the salt systems that I have serviced over the years have said that the ideal range of salinity is 2800 to 3400 ppm, however, and to be fair to whatever pool supply company you went to, There is a possibility that your particular model or brand of salt cell only needs that level to be OK. However, to be certain I would double check with the model and your particular salt cell/system to determine which is correct. Then you will know for sure. It would just take a simple Google search.

[@kingofkards1110]

How do i go from ppm to tpp unit's. Im not askimg how to convert im asking how do u change the units

[@PoolSchooler]

I honestly don't know. I'd suggest asking "google".

[@erickrhernandez1451]

Can’t I just rinse off the salt water that’s on the electrodes and then place the cap back on? I’m a pool man as well and I don’t have time to use distilled water to clean the tester.

[@PoolSchooler]

Yes you can.

[@grassthief1280]

Hi Kenny the Oraxpi tester can you send me the model on the tester the one I click on from your video is different?

[@PoolSchooler]

Not sure what to tell you. The link is the tester i use. Ive had several people purchase it from the same link and its exactly like the one I use.

[@tomhargens3042]

I enjoyed the video. I am new to pools and have a salt pool. Why don't you use it to measure PH? Is salt the only thing to worry about?

[@PoolSchooler]

Watch my video on testing your pool water. With a salt pool most standard test kits that include chlorine pH and alkalinity don’t measure salt so you need a way to do that.

[@tomhargens3042]

The device you reviewed also measures pH. Do you not rely on that?

[@PoolSchooler]

@@tomhargens3042 Because I test chlorine ph and alkalinity on a weekly basis AND only test salt once every month or two I don't keep the tester with me on my truck. So I don't really need to use it for that.

[@tomhargens3042]

Fair enough. If you were to use an electronic tester, would you feel comfortable with the results, this one in particular?

[@PoolSchooler]

@@tomhargens3042 I would say yes. Providing it was properly calibrated. One simple way to test it is to compare it to a reliable test strip and see if they both give you the same reading. ALSO you'd want to make sure it stayed accurate over time

[@charlesa3436]

How often does it need recalibrated?

[@PoolSchooler]

I honestly don’t know. Typically with my old one I would re-calibrate it once a year. So I will probably stick to that same format for this one

[@natethetoe386]

I just got one from Amazon that looks just like this, but is a different brand. Guessing it is exactly the same. It is very accurate. I also live in AZ (Mesa), and I tested my tap water. It was 460PPM salt. Is that normal? I was thinking it was off, but after using it in a few pools, and testing it with a water sample at Leslie's it is spot on. I don't have a water softener.

[@PoolSchooler]

If it's a different brand then it's not the same, BUT that doesn't mean the one you got isn't just as good. If it's accurate and easy to use then you're golden.

[@anncrews4369]

My salt is fine but my ph is very low.

[@PoolSchooler]

This video should help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maacqpmtjZieo9ksi=aJOHqXr4esfoAORF

[@shawncooke1]

Am I the only one that thought that was Pauly Shore when he first started? Sorry buddy

[@PoolSchooler]

No worries. I've never gotten Pauly Shore tho. But I'll take it. Cheers.