What all is involved in switching to a salt water system?

[AndrewO]

What all is involved in switching to salt water system ?
Is this something we could attempt doing ourselves or something we need to find someone to do?
We would like to switch over soon but not sure if it’s affordable to do this year. What costs can we expect or tips are there in buying a system?

 

[TinFoilHat]

Post some photos of your equipment pad and all of the piping. It's not difficult to integrate one and it will pay off in the long run. You have several choices of suppliers such as Hayward, Pentair and CircuPool. Expensive and not so expensive. You will need to bring the salt level up in your water to what your chosen system needs and then just keep the water balanced and your chlorine level matched to your Cyanuric Acid level. The cell will be put into a section of your horizontal or vertical piping returning to the pool. Some systems require a T to be installed for a flow sensor as well. If you don't have automation then the system needs to run off of a timer at the equipment pad timed to turn on well after the pump turns on and to turn off prior to the pump turning off. This is so that the cell doesn't run with no water in the event the flow switch fails.

 

[PoolStored]

If you don't have automation then the system needs to run off of a timer at the equipment pad timed to turn on well after the pump turns on and to turn off prior to the pump turning off.

The pump and SWCG can be connected to the same timer or disconnect, and turn on and off at the same time.

The other option to a timer is a current sensing relay. The CSR senses power to the pump has been lost, and the relay turns off the cell power. There are a bunch of safe ways to control power to the pump and cell.

Do you have decent PVC skills? Basic electrical skills? Then it might be a DIY. Make sure your pictures include available electrical connections/boxes in the equipment area. A picture of the home electrical panel of the existing pool circuit breakers would also help.

 

[proavia]

We recommemd a SWG that is rated for 2x your pool volume.
For your pool, a SWG rated for 40,000 gallons or 60,000 gallons will work.
With your single speed pump, a 60k SWG will allow runn8ng the pump for a shorter time than a 40k SWG to make the same amount of chlorine. Possibly a Circupool RJ60+ may be the better value if you don't have automation.

 

[sande005]

Circupool is one of the few to honor the full warranty if DIY. Others may be very short, or non-existent if you don't have a dealer do it.
Post a picture so we can advise as to where it might go, and how hard/easy the plumbing part may be. If you haven't done PVC before, the cutting/gluing is pretty easy. The making sure you have it all cut to the right lengths to fit together may take some planning, and careful measurement.
The electrical can be easy or complicated, depending on your current setup. Looking at your equipment listing, it likely will be on the easy side. Worst case, you have an electrician (any electrician) take care of that part. (unless there are things not included in your signature line...)