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- Salt water pools do not hurt your eyes if you swim underwater.
- They also are good on your hair and to not leave huge tangles and is safe on color treated hair.
- Salt water pools do not smell like chemicals when you walk near them.
- You don't have to fool around with chemicals when starting your pool you just add salt or water when it tells you to.
Without getting into a scientific explanation, you add about 3,000 pounds of salt to an average size pool, The salt water running through the generator creates chlorine. You still have chlorine in your pool, just not via liquid, tabs or granules. Since the generator runs when your pool system runs, you tend to get more even distribution and levels rather than adding chlorine manually once or twice a week. Many people say they like the way the salt feels on their skin, even though the salt level is much lower than your tears.
The disadvantages of the system are initial cost of the generator, you have to clean the salt cell regularly (if you don't you'll be forking out another $600 for a replacement) and you will use more muriatic acid than a traditional chlorine pool uses.
You still have to test your salt pool water at least weekly for pH, alkalinity and calcium.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWHen yo speak of salt water pools, I am assuming you are speaking of a salt chlorinated pool. Pools that use salt as a means of chlorination have a few advantages.
The feel of the water: The water in a salt chlorinated pool feels really soft on the skin.
Smell: The water does not have the heavy smell of chlorine. Your clothes and skin do not smell like wchlorine when you get out of the water.
Cost: You do not have to buy chlorine and add it daily. Instead you buy a salt chlorinator and the salt chlorinator turns the salt into chlorine. Maintenance is much lower. You still have to check for pH and monitor the other chemical, but overall it is much easier to maintain.
Eyes: Your eyes in a salt chlorinator pool do not get red. The soft water feels really good on the eyes. The salt in the water is so little you do not taste or smell the salt. It is nothing like the ocean.
Goldline is most popular brand when it comes to salt chlorination. They make a 20, 000 gallon version and a 40,000 gallon version. The 40,000 gallon version is the best value. The unit works great and it is a very reliable unit. The unit goes by the name of Aqua Rite, swimpure plus, or aqua Rite pro. All are great units. They are owned by Hayward Pool Products the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the United States. Check out site at haywardnet.com, goldlinecontrols.com
While it is great to discuss the advantages of salt water pools, the disadvantages must also be weighed. Namely:
* Still swimming in chemicals/chlorine.
* Still have to haul salt.
* Not environmentally friendly - backwash from pool can kill plant life and sterilize soil.
* Not cheap to maintain -Have to replace the salt cell every 3-5 years at a cost of $400+.
* Not cheap to operate - Salt water pools will use an average of 500 watts of AC power for a 20,000 gallon pool.
* Can be hard on pool equipment and accessories including vinyl liners, automated pool covers and solar covers.
For more details on disadvantages of salt water pools please see: http://ecosmarte.com/sw_pools.HTML.
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∙ 11y agoMost 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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∙ 14y agoSalt water is easier on the skin and and less irritating to eyes as it is the same salinity as the body
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∙ 13y agoSo it does not get dirty a lot.
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What is better and anodizer or salt chlorinator in a pool?
not salt water, but its better for your health! Salt is not a pool cleaner, it is usually there to make chlorine via a "salt system"
How do you convert a fresh water pool to a salt water pool?
Add salt
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.
Do you ad salt to a salt water pool?
No. salt water is salt water. it already has salt in it
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.
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.
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
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 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.
Can salt evaporate with pool water?
No. The salt is left behind in the pool , with the salt concentration becoming higher.
