Chlorine to Salt?

[jhenson67]

What are the main real world benefits to salt. I’ve read the literature on it but have not been in a saltwater pool. Do y’all love it?
New fiberglass pool installed in April. Chlorine right now. Wife’s hair is not liking the chlorine.

 

[Texas Splash]

What are the main real world benefits to salt.

Not having to buy chlorine and add it manually. A bit of independence if you will Some like the feeling of the added salinity in the water. But remember, whether you add it via liquid or let an SWG make it for you in gas form, it's still chlorine.

 

[Toxophilite]

The same chlorine will still be there, it just got there from a different source, the salt water chlorine generator. But, folks who have salt water pools do find the salinity of the water makes their skin and hair feel better after swimming.

 

[markayash]

I have been out of town for over 2 weeks and willl be gone a 3rd. Have a camera and pool still looks perfect

 

[jeffchap]

I will never have a pool again without a saltwater generator.

 

[jhenson67]

The same chlorine will still be there, it just got there from a different source, the salt water chlorine generator. But, folks who have salt water pools do find the salinity of the water makes their skin and hair feel better after swimming.

That’s what we are looking for

 

[W.J.Christy]

Recent convert here, used tabs then liquid chlorine. My experience is the SWCG route is far simpler in regards to maintenance, the math says it will pay for itself by the end of it's life based on current chlorine prices and reduced drain and fills when using tabs, far less trips to the store to by bleach or any other chlorine, the water makes my skin feel sooooo much nicer (softer maybe) after getting out, the wife abd daughters hair is in much better shape after a swim as well. I wouldn't change back if you paid me.

 

[jark87]

Not having to buy chlorine and add it manually.

This! I wouldn’t have a pool without one. My pool maintenance is reduced to 10 minutes or less per week with a SWCG.

 

[wireform]

Chlorine or salt net you the same quality pool if balanced to thed T but the salt water pool as it's called has a silky-smooth feel. Look at it as if you got a truck load of chlorine jugs that never go bad and pour themselves into the pool.

 

[markayash]

The down side is YOU aren’t needed anymore
Once dialed in FC will be 7…few days later you think I need to keep the pool up and test and FC is still 7. Then it’s like ground hog day movie.
PH will drift up some but there is a range for a reason. I just dump a little acid in every few weeks and test it.

 

[jhenson67]

The down side is YOU aren’t needed anymore
Once dialed in FC will be 7…few days later you think I need to keep the pool up and test and FC is still 7. Then it’s like ground hog day movie.
PH will drift up some but there is a range for a reason. I just dump a little acid in every few weeks and test it.

Sounds like my kind of pm