A salt water pool is still a chlorine pool, but a weaker form of chlorine if you will! Your PH is affected by the reaction of the "chlorine" with the contamination in the pool. Your salt generated chlorine is working harder to kill the bacteria that it can kill. Therefore there is more "demand" in your pool which will require a more consitant Ph adjustment to keep the chlorine active! The "kill rate" or time it takes to kill, of salt generated chlorine is nearly double that of chlorine. E-coli for instance can live in a chlorine pool for up to 96 hours. A salt pool, as much as 180 hours. YUCK! You should be aware that many common pool bacteria have grown immune to chlorine and salt generated chlorine! Chlorine or salt does not kill Cryptosporidium or Girardia! Science has moved well beyond chemical additon to Swimming Pools. Check the World Health Organizations- Healthy Pool Guidelines! Ultraviolet is the way to go! Jon La
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Does saltwater system require a covered pool?
No, a saltwater pool does not need to be covered.
Can the depth of an existing pool be adjusted?
Yes it can. It will require replastering afterward, though.
Can you heat a saltwater pool?
You can heat a saltwater pool. Options for heating your saltwater pool include solar heating, electric heating, and gas heating.
Are saltwater systems as good for your pool?
Many people will say that saltwater systems are as good for your pool as chlorinated systems. Saltwater systems are not as harsh on your pool system or for the people that enjoy the pool itself.
Which is a more cost efficient pool system saltwater or freshwater?
Freshwater
Can you swap your above ground pool to a saltwater pool?
Yes, it's easy! Just add a saltwater chlorinator between the filter pump and the pool intlet. Then add pool salt. Follow the directions in the manual and you will be swimming in your saltwater pool in 24 hours.
Can saltwater pool harm you?
no
Can you attach a saltwater system to a proseries pool?
You can attach saltwater system to non-Intex pro series pool.
Do you have to drain your swimming pool when converting it from a saltwater pool to a chlorine pool?
No, a saltwater pool is already a chlorine pool. ALL CHLORINE EVENTUALLY BECOMES SALT. Every pool that has ever had chlorine in it has salt in it. thepoolandspawarehouse.com
Can you go from chlorinated pool to saltwater pool?
Since a saltwater pool IS a chlorinated pool (the only difference is how the chlorine is addded since it is manufactured by the SWCG and not added separately) the answer is yes.
Can community pool be saltwater?
no it is v.s. the law saltwater is bad to drink
Will the spray from your saltwater pool cleaner harm your plants?
I don't think there is such a thing as a "SALTWATER POOL CLEANER". You may have a pool cleaning device that works in either a salt pool or a standard no salt pool.
Can you get into a pool when the saltwater generator is on?
yes
Why are there more abrasions to toes and fingers with saltwater swimming pools?
Obviously the pool floor is not smooth.
Is there a difference in swimming in a saltwater pool vs a freshwater pool?
Yes
How do you convert a saltwater pool to a chlorinated pool?
Add alot of iodine
What type of chemical weathering is caused when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater?
Solution weathering occurs when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater.
Can saltwater marine life survive in a salt water pool?
In a typical saltwater swimming pool nothing living other then micro organisms should be able to survive. In a saltwater pool with water, filtration and components designed for marine life, they could.
Can you make your chlorine pool into a saltwater pool without changing any equipment except the salt generator?
Yes A salt water pool is a chlorine pool any way the difference is that the chlorine in a saltwater pool is made from the salt electronically
Can you add algaecide to a saltwater pool?
Yes you can
Can you have an indoor saltwater swimming pool?
Yes.
Can you use pool salt in your pool with out the salt water system?
Sure, you CAN, but why would you want to? The purpose of the salt in a saltwater system equipped pool is to provide the chlorine the saltwater system generates. It would be the same as having a saltwater system pool that the saltwater system went bad and you just installed an inline chlorinator in the plumbing instead of replacing the saltwater chlorine generator system so you could add chlorine with the tablets.
Is the saltwater pool have clear water?
Yes it does just like a chlorine pool.
How do you Winterize an above ground saltwater pool?
This is a link I found to be useful. I have an above ground saltwater pool. Good luck. http://ezinearticles.com/?Above-Ground-Pool-Winterization-is-Not-Just-About-Pool-Chemicals&id=1492615
Does hard water require the use of more chlorine in a pool?
no
