Staff Answer
May 07, 2026 - 11:33 AM
You have arguably the toughest environmental conditions with regard to pool management. It is vital that you size the system based on at least twice the gallon rating of your pool, so if you're thinking about the CORE 35, then your pool shouldn't be any larger than about 17,000 gallons.
With the (persistent) high temperatures and locally hard water, Managing your LSI is critical and in particular, keeping you pH steadily in a narrow target range and controlling water temperature - holding it down - to the extent you can.
Even with good control over your LSI be watchful of your salt cell and trust your eyes. If you see significant deposits and scaling on the cell, clean it even if your warning light hasn't triggered yet.
Extend your filtration/chlorination time as much as possible allowing the salt chlorinator to operate at the lowest possible output level. This will assist in slowing scaling, contribute to extending cell life, and helps maintain a steady chlorine level.
Salt chlorination in a hot climate with hard water can work just fine, but it takes a little more thought and effort.
With the (persistent) high temperatures and locally hard water, Managing your LSI is critical and in particular, keeping you pH steadily in a narrow target range and controlling water temperature - holding it down - to the extent you can.
Even with good control over your LSI be watchful of your salt cell and trust your eyes. If you see significant deposits and scaling on the cell, clean it even if your warning light hasn't triggered yet.
Extend your filtration/chlorination time as much as possible allowing the salt chlorinator to operate at the lowest possible output level. This will assist in slowing scaling, contribute to extending cell life, and helps maintain a steady chlorine level.
Salt chlorination in a hot climate with hard water can work just fine, but it takes a little more thought and effort.
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