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Most people believe having a salt water pool is like swimming in the ocean. Nottrue. Salt water pools use the salt to make chlorine. With a salt water pool you will still be using chlorine a toxic chemical to sanitize your pool.
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Do you add salt to the pool water?
There is two types of pools: Chlorinated pools and salt water pools. If you have a salt water pool then yes, you would add salt to the pool.
Can you use salt and chlorine in your pool?
Yes as a mater of fact that is what salt water pool normally is. With a salt water pool there is a electronic salt water chlorinator installed that uses the salt in the water to create chlorine. However if you don't have a salt water chlorinator and prefer the feeling of a salt water pool then there is no reason not to add salt to the pool as well as keeping up the chlorine yourself.
Are Salt water pool filter different from fresh water pool filters.?
Salt water pool filters are the same as fresh water pool filters.
Does a salt water pool contain bleach?
No, a salt water pool does not contain bleach.
What kind of swimming pool tastes salty?
A Salt water swimming pool, like the iceberg in Sydney. hmmm.... A Salt Water Beach! or a pool in wich someone wurinated in! A: Your answer is old pool water. You will not taste the salt in a salt water system pool! k
Do you ad salt to a salt water pool?
No. salt water is salt water. it already has salt in it
What kind of salt do you put in a salt water pool?
Swimming pool salt not rock salt, sea salt, water softener salt. k
Can you convert a painted pool into a salt water pool?
Simply put any pool can be a salt water pool, even an above ground 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.
How many ppm of chlorine is in a salt water pool?
Do you mean to say that you have a fresh water pool with a Chlorine Generator which uses salt? Or do you in fact have a salt water pool? bob...
Can you make your own saltwater by just adding salt into your pool and if so how much salt and what type of salt should you use?
No you will not have a salt water pool. yes you will have salt water but the actual electronic plates found in a genrator converts the salt in the water to chlorine to sanitize the pool water. A: You have to have the mechanical device to produce the chlorine in a salt pool. THE SALT A MEANS TO PRODUCE CHLORINE FOR YOUR POOL!
Does a salt water pool or a chlorinated pool attract more mosquitoes?
stagnet or still water attracts mosquitos weather salt brackish or chlorine Not your pool. A salt water pool IS a chlorinated pool if the system is working properly.
Is it better to have a salt water pool than a chlorine pool?
A salt water pool is a chlorine pool. the difference is that in a salt water pool the chlorine is added automatically by a chlorinated that works electronically and with a chlorine pool you have to put the chlorine in your self. Salt water pool are by far the more pleasant to swim in. Chlorine because it will kill germs
How do you turn a pool to salt water?
You get a salt water chlorinator installed and add the correct amount of salt to the pool advice is available on this from your local pool shop.
How do you change to salt water?
How to change to salt water pool
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
Can the elevated Ph level in a salt water pool cause you to itch?
The salt itself in a salt water pool can cause itching
Why do some pool companys tell you salt water will damage pool equipment?
I don't know, because it is not true the amount of salt that is used in a salt water pool while slightly more corrosive then fresh water (About the same amount of salt as you find in tears) will not cause any appreciable damage to modern pool equipment as it is made for salt water pools, salt water pool being by far the most common pool these days.
How do you salt a pool?
simply buy the required amount of salt for the pool from a pool shop or other salt supplier and and toss it in the water.
What is a fresh water swimming pool?
A fresh water swimming pool is a swimming pool that does not use a saltwater chlorinator. A pool that used a salt water chlorinator has salt added to it to so that a salt water chlorinator can electronically convert part of the salt into chlorine. A fresh water pool has chlorine added to it directly either manually or Automatically.
How much salt for 9500 gallons of water for salt water pool?
Approximately 90-140 pounds of salt will be enough for 9500 gallons of water in the pool.
Do you need to replace the pool water when you convert a chlorine pool to salt water?
No, you only need to put in the salt and fit the salt water chlorinator. Salt water pools are chlorine pools they make it electronically by converting the chloride into chlorine in the pool
How do you convert in ground fresh water pool to a salt water pool?
Choose the salt water pool chlorinating system (available at pool shops) Install it or have it installed, toss the required amount of salt in the pool and viola you have a salt water chlorination system. The whole operation should take no more then about 3 hours.
Can salt evaporate with pool water?
No. The salt is left behind in the pool , with the salt concentration becoming higher.
Apart from Salt and a Pump what else do you need to run a salt pool?
You need a salt water chlorinator. A salt water chlorinator is an electronic devise that converts the salt in the water from the pool into chlorine gas that is then absorbed into the water.
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