Salt water pools can be a great alternative to traditional pool sanitization methods. A lot of people switch to chlorine free above ground pool believing they are moving to a chlorine free pool.
Unfortunately, this misconception is the result of clever marketing by salt water pool generator manufacturers. Salt water pools still use chlorine.
The pool chlorine is produced on site in a salt cell through an electrolysis process. Once the salt is converted to chlorine, it flows into the pool as free chlorine until it combined with contaminates in the water, oxidizes off and reverts back to salt. The water flows back through the system and the process repeats.
A salt water pool system is a closed loop and only needs more salt when water is lost. Salt is a dissolved solid so it doesn't evaporate out of a salt water pool. Adding more salt to a salt water pool is easy, just open the bag and spread it around the outside of the pool evenly. Run the pump and brush the salt around to speed up dissolving the salt. It can take up to 24 hours for salt to fully dissolve in swimming pool chlorine generator.
While chlorine free pool water can be convenient they are not a chlorine-free alternative and come with a number of downsides. Salt water pool systems void most above ground pool warranties because the electrolysis can damage the pool walls and equipment when not grounded properly. Salt water pool generators can also damage equipment on inground pools like the heater coils. The salt water pool generator also causes the pH to constantly rise in the pool resulting in needed to monitor and dose acid to prevent staining and surface etching.
Salt water pools provide an easy way to create chlorine on demand and eliminate transporting chlorine from a local pool store or purchasing from a pool guy. With proper maintenance and care chlroine free water treatment can provide a lower chlorine environment with added benefits of salt water on the skin. Oxygen Pools chlorine free water treatment system is the best solution for a chlorine free pool that won't void the warranty or damage the pool and equipment.