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A "salt" pool is still mostly just chlorine. And yes the pumps are the same for both.
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What is the recommended hardness range for salt pools?
Same as Chlorinated pools: 80-120 ppm. A salt pool is the same as a non- salt pool. Only difference is the chlorine is made in the system thru automation/mechanically. With the addition of swimming pool salt to the water it in turn goes thru the device and returns to the pool as chlorine. Otherwise you add the chlorine manually. k
Will chlorine kill algae?
Salt water pools are chlorine pools it just that the chlorine is electronically made from the salt. Salt water pools have problems with algae the same as just freshwater chlorine pools. If you are lucky you may be able to nip algae in the but by over chlorinating but more often then not you would be well advised to throw some algaecide in the pool to kill it of. (Always follow the directions on the bottle.)
What are the main and the biggest differences of salt water pools and chlorine pools?
The biggest difference is the silky feel of the water in a salt pool, Cost wise it is turning out to be about the same costwise for chemicals and it can be more expensive to repair a salt system than to just add chlorine. They say with salt you have no chlorine but the machine they make makes chlorine from salt,PH adjuster is also a big factor they say you do not need it and most of the salesmen do not know what the effects of phosphates have on salt pools and also remember the no chemical quote you also have to add cyanuric acid to your pool so the chlorine generator can keep up especially in commercial applications. I Love the salt systems but it is what they don't tell you that is costly. Kenny Kummer Brody Chemical
Why when I converted my pool from chlorine to salt my endless pools fastlane rusted within 2 weeks?
I know!! Same thing happened to us, except we already had a chlorine generator for the pool.
Is saltwater pools sore on your eyes?
True salt water pools have the same parts per million (ppm) as sea water which is roughly 35,000 ppm. We have a salt taste threshold of around 3,500 ppm and our eyes have about 7,000ppm. Most chlorine generators require a salt content of 3,000-5,000 ppm in the pool. You will feel the salt in a true salt water pool, most people don't notice the salt in a pool with a chlorine generator.
What are the advantages of a mineral sanitizer over a salt system for swimming pools?
A mineral sanitiser is the same as a salt water system. Both use salt and during the electrolysis process they both produce chlorine as the sanitiser.
Does salt and chlorine look the same?
No. Salt is a white crystalline solid. Chlorine is a greenish gas.
Are Salt water pool filter different from fresh water pool filters.?
There is no difference aside from the fact that in a salt water pool salt has been added. the water from the pool is then run through an electronic element that releases chlorine from the salt in the water. The salt water pool needs to be run for x amount of time to enable the creation of enough chlorine. or else extra chlorine can be added to make up for any short fall RB
Does a salt water pool attract more wild animals than a chlorinated pool?
I'm in the pool service business and maintain both salt water and traditional pools in the Las Vegas Valley. While there are not many wild animals in the city, I have not noticed any difference in the number of "urban" critters (i.e. birds, bugs, dogs, cats, squirrels, etc) visiting my salt water pools versus my traditional pools. A: a salt water pool are one and the same. The only difference is that the chlorine is made in the pool the other is that the chlorine is added by hand - - - manually.
Can kidney transplant patients swim in salt water pools?
I answer this question as a kidney transplant patient myself. Swimming in salt water itself poses no risk to a kidney transplant patient. The phrase 'a salt water pool' may mean a swimming pool which uses salt to generate chlorine. This is not the same as swimming in salt water. A pool which uses salt to generate chlorine should not be dangerous, though it will be a somewhat weaker form of chlorine. If at all in doubt, ask your doctor.
Can you add salt to a liquid chlorinated pool We've just had a pool installed with a liquid chlorine system and the installers mistakenly filled it with salt They are telling us it will be OK?
Yes You can. As a matter of fact the salt will actually make the water feel better to swim in. In a salt water pool the concentration of salt is about the same as that you would find in tear drops, this makes the water easier on the eyes. Salt water pools are in fact chlorinated pools where the salt in the water is run through a chlorinator that produces the chlorine electronically. So there is nothing to worry about.
Is chlorine water same as salt water?
no!
