Salt in a non SWG pool

[feetr2c]

Up until this season, I always had a SWG. I loved the side benefit of the way the salt made the water feel. This year I am using the LQ. I also for the first time ever added borates to 50 ppm. It seems to be effectively preventing the white stuff in my LQ. But the water doesn't feel as nice on the skin as the salt pool did. Does anyone put in salt even though they don't have a SWG? Any problems having salt AND borates?

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[linen]

Does anyone put in salt even though they don't have a SWG? Any problems having salt AND borates?

Yes, many people do. Not a problem to have both.

What happened to your salt? Many people aim at about 2000 ppm, I would check your levels before you add.

 

[feetr2c]

I have to wonder... Suppose I have a 3200 ppm salt concentration in a non-SWG pool. Would this mean I could employ the lower FAC levels of the SWG pool shown in the FAC/CYA chart? It is my understanding that the reason that salt pools need less chlorine is because the types of algae that are present in areas located far from the ocean coasts are not native to salt water, and therefore cannot thrive.

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[JasonLion]

No, it doesn't work that way. The lower FC levels are a result of the extreme chemistry inside the SWG cell, not the salt.