Pool Sizing Formula

 

Gallons

Liters

 

(pool size in feet)

(pool size in meters)

Rectangular

Length x Width x

Length x Width x

 

Average Depth x 7.5

Average Depth x 1000

 

Round

Diameter x Diameter x

Diameter x Diameter x

Average Depth x 5.9

Average Depth x 785

 

 

 

 

 

Oval

Length x Width x

Length x Width x

Average Depth x 6.7

Average Depth x 893

 

 

 

 

Type of Salt to Use

It is important to use only sodium chloride (NaCl) salt that is greater than 99% pure. This is common food quality or water softener salt and is usually available at building supply stores in 40-80 lb. bags labeled coarse or fine “Solar Salt”. It is also acceptable to use water conditioning salt pellets, however, it will take longer for them to dissolve. Do not use rock salt, or salt with more than 1% of yellow prussiate of soda, salt with anti-caking additives, or iodized salt.

How to Add Salt

For new plaster pools, wait 10-14 days before adding salt to allow the plaster to cure. Turn the circulating pump on and add salt directly into the pool. Brush the salt around to speed up the dissolving process—do not allow salt to pile up on the bottom of the pool. Run the filter pump for 24 hours with the suction coming from the main drain (use pool vacuum if there is no main drain) to allow the salt to evenly disperse through- out the pool. The salt display may take 24 hours to respond to the change in salt concentration.

Always check stabilizer (cyanuric acid), when checking salt. These levels will most likely decline together. Use the chart below to determine how much stabilizer must be added to raise the level to 80 ppm.

 

 

 

 

POUNDS and (Kg) OF STABILIZER (CYANURIC ACID) NEEDED FOR 80 PPM

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallons and (Liters) of Pool/Spa water

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

22,000

24,000

26,000

28,000

30,000

32,000

34,000

36,000

38,000

40,000

Stabilizer

(30000)

(37500) (45000) (52500) (60000) (67500) (75000) (82500) (90000)

(97500)

(105000) (112500)(120000)(127500)(135000) (142500) (150000)

Level (ppm)

0 ppm

5.3

6.7

8.0

9.4

10.7

12.0

13.4

14.7

16.0

 

18.7

20.0

21.3

22.7

 

25.3

26.7

(3.6)

(4.3)

(3.6)

(4.3)

(4.9)

(5.4)

(6.1)

(6.7)

(7.3)

 

(8.5)

(9.1)

(9.7)

(10.3)

 

(11.5)

(12.0)

10 ppm

4.7

5.8

7.0

8.2

9.4

10.5

11.7

12.9

14.0

15.2

16.4

17.2

18.7

19.8

21.0

22.2

23.3

(3.2)

(3.7)

(3.2)

(3.7)

(4.3)

(4.8)

(5.3)

(5.9)

(6.4)

(6.9)

(7.4)

(8.0)

(8.5)

(9.0)

(9.5)

(10.0)

(10.5)

20 ppm

4.0

 

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

 

18.0

19.0

20.0

 

(2.7)

 

(2.7)

(3.2)

(3.6)

(2.2)

(4.5)

(5.0)

(5.4)

(5.9)

(6.4)

(6.8)

(7.2)

 

(8.1)

(8.6)

(9.0)

30 ppm

3.3

4.2

5.0

5.9

6.7

7.5

8.4

9.2

10.0

10.8

11.7

12.5

13.3

14.2

15.0

15.8

16.7

(2.3)

(2.7)

(2.3)

(2.7)

(3.0)

(3.4)

(3.8)

(4.2)

(4.5)

(4.9)

(5.2)

(5.6)

(6.0)

(6.3)

(6.7)

(7.1)

(7.5)

40 ppm

2.7

3.3

4.0

4.7

5.4

6.0

6.7

7.4

8.0

8.7

9.3

10.0

10.7

 

12.0

12.7

13.3

 

(1.8)

(2.1)

(1.8)

(2.1)

(2.4)

(2.7)

(3.0)

(3.3)

(3.6)

(3.9)

(4.2)

(4.5)

(4.8)

 

(5.4)

(5.7)

(6.0)

50 ppm

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

(1.4)

(1.6)

(1.4)

(1.6)

(1.8)

(2.0)

(2.3)

(2.5)

(2.7)

(2.9)

(3.2)

(3.4)

(3.6)

(3.9)

(4.1)

(4.3)

(4.5)

60 ppm

1.3

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.7

 

6.3

6.7

(.91)

(1.1)

(.91)

(1.1)

(1.2)

(1.4)

(1.5)

(1.7)

(1.8)

(2.0)

(2.1)

(2.3)

(2.4)

(2.6)

 

(2.8)

(3.0)

 

 

70 ppm

0.7

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.3

 

(.45)

(.54)

(.45)

(.54)

(.64)

(.68)

(.77)

(.82)

(.91)

(1.0)

(1.1)

(1.2)

(1.2)

(1.3)

(1.3)

(1.4)

(1.5)

80 ppm

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Raypak PS-4 PS-8 installation manual Gallons Liters

PS-4 PS-8 specifications

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