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As someone who has never heard of this, my first reaction is negative. If I hear "salt water pool" I think of a pool filled with ocean water. I hate swimming in the ocean and getting salt water in my eyes, up my nose, etc.
So if it's not the same as ocean water, the first thing you'd need to do is educate people on what it is.
As someone who has never heard of this, my first reaction is negative. If I hear "salt water pool" I think of a pool filled with ocean water. I hate swimming in the ocean and getting salt water in my eyes, up my nose, etc.
So if it's not the same as ocean water, the first thing you'd need to do is educate people on what it is.
I am really surprized that people haven't heard of saline pools.
As someone who has never heard of this, my first reaction is negative. If I hear "salt water pool" I think of a pool filled with ocean water. I hate swimming in the ocean and getting salt water in my eyes, up my nose, etc.
So if it's not the same as ocean water, the first thing you'd need to do is educate people on what it is.
Again, the term 'salt water pool' is misleading. Although salt is used in the purification process, you usually cannot taste the salt in the actual pool. Whenever I swim in a saline pool and get out, my skin isn't as itchy or dry as in a traditional chlorine pool.
Do not think of a pool found on cruise ships where the water is taken directly from the ocean. Now that really IS a salt water pool!
I would have to wonder about the intelligence of people who couldn't remember that salt is sodium chloride---a salt water pool just generates chlorine differently. In lower amounts. and yes, you do still have to use other chemicals in the pool as well.
I would LOVE to have a saline pool! I looked into converting mine, but it is too expensive. If I were building a new pool, I would do saline in a heartbeat.
Maybe you could have an event---pool party, cocktails etc. at a pool that has already been converted, then ask people if they noticed the difference. (Like the Coke/Pepsi challenge!)
This is the way to go with pools. Your neighborhood should be commended for making the switch. Just beware, you will smell and feel less chlorine after the switch!
My initial reaction is positive. I don't like chlorine; it bothers my lungs and skin.
But at the same time, my major concern (knowing nothing) is maintenance. My neighborhood pool is not rigorous about maintenance as it is, and my guess is that salt-water systems are higher maintenance. I'd want to be reassured about the maintenance schedule.
As someone who has never heard of this, my first reaction is negative. If I hear "salt water pool" I think of a pool filled with ocean water. I hate swimming in the ocean and getting salt water in my eyes, up my nose, etc.
So if it's not the same as ocean water, the first thing you'd need to do is educate people on what it is.
It's definitely not like ocean water. It's still chlorinated water- the salt in conjunction with the cells in the converter make chlorine. You just need less, and you don't need stabilizers, and there are less chlorimines (I spelled that wrong, I'm sure) which are what irritates your eyes and skin.
I wish I could let the whole neighborhood go try out the saline pool in another neighborhood. But the one considering converting is 3x the size of the one that already took the plunge. Not one single complaint. I can't tell you how rare that is!
We installed our pool in 2006. First pool I've ever owned. The unit was described as a "chlorine generator" since it produces the chlorine from salt as earlier described. We've enjoyed ours, and I like the lower maintenance (at least I've been told it's lower maintenance than a traditional chlorine pool - I can't speak from personal experience).
Also, it's my understanding that the burning eyes sensation comes from too high a pH. Ours always runs high; I've been told this is common with these types of systems. So I end up having to add muriatic acid to the pool weekly during the season.
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