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Rock salt is actually unrefined mined salt and may contain large amounts of inorganic contaminants such as manganese, iron, nitrates, silicates, sulfates, calcium and heavy metals. These minerals can affect water clarity, dissolution rate, stain and scale potential and other important water balance factors. Rock salt also contains dirt and other insoluble matter. For both of these reasons, rock salt should never be used in swimming pools.
Pool salt is mechanically evaporated salt, also called "food grade salt" is created by the forced evaporation of saturated salt brines under controlled conditions. It contains many of the same inorganic contaminants as rock salt, but at lower levels.
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Can you use rock salt in your saltwater pool system?
You can but is not recommended. Rock salt takes longer to dissolve and it can stain your pool because it contains impurities.
What is the difference between a rock salt and gold ring?
what is difference in a gold ring and rock salt
Does handling large amounts of pool Salt harm the skin?
No, the reason you have to have a certain amount of salt in a pool, is for disinfecting and cleaning reasons.I own a salt water pool and the salt level is not always correct, but I notice no difference. We also have pool guys and they handle the salt with no gloves.
What is the nutritional difference between sea salt and rock salt?
nothing
Will a salt water pool freeze at the same rate as a regular pool?
salt water does provide a lower degree of freezing temperature but the normal amount in a salt water pool is so low that the answer is "not enough to make a difference". Protect your pool and equipment from freezing as you would if it weren't a salt water pool
Will switching from chlorine chemical system to a salt water system ruin pool?
No A salt water pool is in fact also chlorine pool, the difference being that with a salt water pool a salt water chlorinator converts the salt that is in the water into chlorine gas which is then dissolved into the water while the filter is running. the conversion wont have any adverse effects on the pool.
Does rock salt or sea salt dissolve faster?
Any difference exist.
Does ice melt better with rock salt or sea salt?
sea salt but a little difference
Is a salt water or chlorine pool better?
A Salt water pool is a chlorine pool. The difference is that in the case of a saltwater pool there is a chlorinater fited inline that converts the salt into chlorine automaticaly, Meaning that you don't have to purchace any chlorine to keep up chlorine levels.
How do you get salt from rocks?
Rock salt is salt. The difference is that rock salt is impure, literally "dirty" and not suitable for eating consumption.
What chemicals does a pool supply company use?
This depends on what the pool supply company is working on. Some chemicals can include chlorine, or even simple rock salt for salt water pools. They have to balance the pH of each pool.
Which melts ice quicker table salt kosher salt or rock salt?
A serous difference doesn't exist.
