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making the pool water unsafe for swimmers.
•Excessively HIGH salt levels will cause the BLH to shut down, making pool water
unsafe for swimmers.
Type of Salt to Use
It is important to use only sodium chloride (NaCl) that is 99% pure. This is a common food
seasoning or water softener salt available in 40-80-pound bags, at your local store. It is also
acceptable to use water conditioning salt pellets; however, it will take longer for them to
dissolve. Do not use rock salt in your pool water. It is recommended to use salt with more
than 1% of yellow prussiate of soda (sodium ferrocyanide), salt with more than 1% of anti-
caking additives, or iodized salt.
How to Add or Remove Salt
•IN GROUND POOLS: Turn the filter pump on and add the salt directly into the pool
at the shallow end.
•ABOVE GROUND POOLS WITH MAIN DRAINS: Add directly in front of the return
jet to pool. Run the filter pump for 24 hours with the suction coming from the main
drain (use the pool vacuum if there is no main drain) to allow the salt to evenly
disperse throughout the pool.
•ABOVE GROUND POOLS WITHOUT MAIN DRAINS: Add directly into the pool.
Brush the salt to speed up the dissolving process—to not allow the salt to sit in a
pile on the bottom of the pool. -------ELIMINATE THE FOLLOWING--(Run the filter
pump for 24 hours with the suction coming from the main drain (use the pool
vacuum if there is no main drain) to allow the salt to evenly disperse throughout
the pool).
DO NOT ADD SALT DIRECTLY TO THE SKIMMERS OR DIRECTLY INTO THE MAIN
DRAIN, ON ANY Pool. THIS WILL SHUT DOWN OR SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE CELL
DUE TO HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION AND REDUCED FLOW TO THE PUMP.
If added incorrectly, immediately turn off the BLH for 24 hours with the pump and filter still
