Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Salty About My Pool


It is normal to question new systems especially when it sounds like a strange idea. Have you heard of saltwater pool systems? Many pool owners have not. I recently received this question from a former client;

"We have lived in our present house for twenty four years, and the time is now right to look for our dream house. We have been looking for just the right house, of course it has to have a pool, it stays hot here a lot. We found a two-year old house with a pool that we really like. The pool is a saltwater pool. We have had a pool for the last five years, but we are not familiar with saltwater pools.
Can you shed some light on this for us?"




Salt-water pools are now becoming widely accepted, because this system is a better method of water treatment in swimming pools. Salt water systems use about 3000 parts per million salt concentrations in the water. This salt level can barely be tasted in the water. But this low level of salt is enough for the salt cell to produce the chlorine needed to maintain the pool. Some of the advantages include Lower Chlorine Levels. Saltwater Pools only have to maintain about 1.0 ppm of chlorine, compared to the 10.0 ppms a traditional pool requires. Unlike traditional pool systems a saltwater system requires NO packaged chlorine, no algaecides, and no soda ash. The other big plus is with the saltwater systems algae problems are nonexistent, mainly due to the fact that this system does not require high stabilizer levels.
By eliminating the need for the harsh chemicals that plague traditional systems, you achieve Better Swimmer Comfort.
To the pool owner the thought of salt in a pool system may sound strange, but before you purchase a new pool or a new pool system do the research and consider the advantages of the saltwater system. Al of my friends and clients have been very happy with the saltwater system and would not go back to the old system. With any system there are advantages and disadvantages. Always completely understand the maintenance and the long term cost of any system before you make your decide on the system for you.

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