How much salt do I add to a pool?

Enter gallons, current ppm, and target ppm. Salt Cell Service computes pounds from ppm mass math and rounds to bag count.

Should I add salt when AquaRite says Check Salt?

Test salt first. If the controller reads low but the field test is in range, clean or inspect the cell before adding salt.

How long do I soak a salt cell?

Use the selected cell plan. The common starting point is 1 part acid to 4 parts water and about 15 minutes, with the equipment manual as final authority.

Salt Cell Service

Field workflow

Free mode finishes calculators, diagnostics, the preset library, text summaries, and customer PDFs without an account or backend.

Salt dose

Computes pounds and bag count from pool gallons, current ppm, and target ppm.

Cell clean

Shows acid-to-water guidance, soak minutes, PPE reminders, and a persistent timer notification.

Diagnostics

Compares field salt, controller salt, temperature, voltage, amps, run-hours, and observed codes.

Generated from the app UI

Salt dose calculator result screen — Salt dose result with pounds, bags, and no-overdose guardrails.

Salt cell cleaning screen with soak timer — Cell-clean ratio, safety checklist, and soak timer.

Salt cell diagnostic result screen — Instant-salt versus field-test diagnosis with next action.

FAQ

How much salt do I add to a pool?: Enter gallons, current ppm, and target ppm. Salt Cell Service computes pounds from ppm mass math and rounds to bag count.
Should I add salt when AquaRite says Check Salt?: Test salt first. If the controller reads low but the field test is in range, clean or inspect the cell before adding salt.
How long do I soak a salt cell?: Use the selected cell plan. The common starting point is 1 part acid to 4 parts water and about 15 minutes, with the equipment manual as final authority.