Raise salt
Into 21,100 gal of water, add
52.74lbNo salt product page has been read, so the quantity is worked as sodium chloride at the purity in the field below. Salt from 2,400 ppm to 2,700 ppm.
That is 2 bags of 40 lb, rounded up to the next whole bag.
We assume a target of 2,700 ppm. That is this site's own assumption, not a figure from a code or a manufacturer: no regulation we have read states a salt level at all, and the only fetched limit that touches a salt pool is Maryland's ceiling of 3,000 ppm of total dissolved solids. Read the number your own chlorinator asks for off the cell or its manual and type it in — every figure below follows it.
Your pool
The quantity, the drawing, every product row and every step on this page are worked again as you type.
In steps, if you would rather
Split into 5 equal steps of 10.55 lb each: add one, run the pump, and test again before the next.
| To reach | Total added |
|---|---|
| 2,460 ppm | 10.55 lb |
| 2,520 ppm | 21.10 lb |
| 2,580 ppm | 31.64 lb |
| 2,640 ppm | 42.19 lb |
| 2,700 ppm | 52.74 lb |
Where the band comes from
| Source | Range |
|---|---|
| COMAR 10.17.01.45 A(5) salt water pool |
up to 3,000 ppm |
This is a ceiling on total dissolved solids in a salt water pool, not a target for salt. Salt is most of what it measures, so a salt level above it puts the water over the limit on its own.
Pool and spa rules are adopted and amended state by state, and most of the ranges here are written for public pools. Confirm every figure against the code your jurisdiction has adopted and against your own product label.
Other adjustments
Updated October 2026
Sources and dates
Ranges are quoted from the code named beside them, product strengths from the manufacturer's own product page, each retrieved on the date shown.
- COMAR 10.17.01.45 A(5) · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/maryland/COMAR-10-17-01-45 · 2026-09-17