How much salt to use in a 4500 gal pool?

Answer 1

Assuming you have a chlorine generator and actually need to add salt, the amount is determined by the manufacturer of the device you purchased. Looking in the instruction manual will tell you what the required sodium level is for your particular unit (somewhere around 3,000 ppm is typical). Then you must test the water to see what the sodium level is currently. The difference is what needs to be made up. It takes roughly 25lbs of salt per 1,000 gallons of water to go from zero to 3,000 ppm. So you need about 112 lbs if your 4,500 gallon pool is at zero ppm now. Pool & Spa

Answer 2

My first question is - do you have a salt generating system on that size pool? If not you can not just put salt into a pool and think it is a pool with salt that in it that is forming or making chlorine . k Our salt generating system came in today--my calculations were 137 pounds of salt, but the box says 135 pounds of salt. I will be adding what the directions say. Thanks!

Answer 3

You need about 50 pounds of salt for every 2000 gallons of water if the

pool is filled with fresh water. For 5000 gallons you would need 125 pounds of salt.

Answer 4

Intex Pool manual states that a 5061 gallon pool requires 125 Lbs. A 5455 gallon pool requires 135 Lbs. This should give you a good starting point.

Answer 5

Approximately 90-140 pounds of salt will be enough for 9500 gallons of water in the pool.

Answer 6

15 40 pound bags

Answer 7

1020 lbs