The Required Starting Point
The Saltwater Systems Analysis™
A one-time diagnostic that verifies your salt system's chemistry, cell health, and equipment condition — before we touch a single setting.
- 01 Is your salt cell physically capable of producing chlorine correctly?
- 02 Is your water chemistry supporting — or fighting — the system?
- 03 Is flow and runtime optimized, or slowly stressing the equipment?
Most salt cell failures aren't equipment failures.
They're water balance failures. High pH, excess calcium, and low cyanuric acid quietly scale a cell's plates until it can no longer produce chlorine correctly — long before it shows up as a "broken" system.
We don't guess. We measure, then we act.
What We Actually Check
A six-part diagnostic, not a glance at your display.
System Status Verification
We confirm the system is powered correctly, free of error codes, and actively generating — before assuming anything about your chemistry.
Independent Salt Level Test
We never trust the control panel alone. Salt is tested independently and compared against your system's reading — sensor drift causes more unnecessary salt purchases than most owners realize.
Full Water Chemistry Diagnostic
Free chlorine, combined chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, cyanuric acid, and water temperature — the seven measurements that determine whether your cell can work correctly.
Salt Cell Visual Inspection
The cell is physically removed and inspected for scale, flaking, or plate damage — not diagnosed from an error code alone.
Output & Runtime Analysis
We check output percentage, pump runtime, and pump speed against your pool's actual chlorine demand — most systems are set to guess, not calculated to match demand.
Flow & Filtration Confirmation
Filter condition, pressure, and flow are checked — since poor circulation quietly limits chlorine production no matter how well-balanced your water is.
Local Insight
Texas water makes this more urgent, not less.
Central Texas water is naturally high in calcium. That means salt cells here scale up faster than in most parts of the country — and scale is the single most common reason a cell rated for 5 years dies in 2. Managing this requires deliberately controlled chemistry, not default settings.
What You Receive
A written Salt System Health Report — not a verbal guess.
In Your Report
- Every measurement taken, with target ranges shown alongside your actual readings
- Cell condition — photos and notes from the physical inspection
- Identified inefficiencies and their root cause, not just a symptom list
- A clear, prioritized recommendation — what to fix first, and why
Turnaround & Next Step
- Delivered within 24 hours of your Analysis appointment
- If you enroll in ongoing service, your $175 fee is fully credited
- No pressure to enroll — the report is yours either way
- You'll know exactly what your system needs, whether we do the work or not
Saltwater Systems Analysis™