Video: Salt Water Pool Benefits

CONCORD – Host, Sarah Rutan: If chlorine is detracting from your enjoyment of your swimming pool, you’ll want to know about an effective sanitation alternative. To learn more, we’re in Concord with Shane Toland of Classic Pools, speaking on behalf of Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Val Toland.

Shane Toland: Today I wanted to talk about some of the improvements they have in pool equipment and pool sanitation now versus what most people have dealt with over the last 30 years. One of the most common and biggest improvements we’ve had in the pool industry recently in the United States is the widespread use of salt water pools. Basically, I can describe it as, is that you are taking salt, just your typical everyday table salt, and adding it to the pool water to bring that salinity level up. It’s not going to make it taste like the ocean. It’s not going to make it feel like the ocean. It’s just going to bring salinity up a little bit.

And then there’s a unit that’s installed at the equipment pad that takes that salt and splits it into chlorine and one other chemical, and then in the pool itself, does combine back into salt. So, one of the things that is most misunderstood is that a salt water pool is actually a chlorine sanitizer. It is still using chlorine to keep your pool water healthy, and safe, and good to swim in, but it’s doing it by using salt in the water and a unit, your equipment pad. There’re a lot of benefits that come along with this.

One of the great things is that it’s a lot easier for the pool owner to take care of their pool because this unit puts chlorine into your water all the time when the equipment’s running. So, you always have this nice low level of chlorine being added into your pool, which means you always have a fresh amount of chlorine being added in. If you leave on vacation, if you don’t swim, if you have a party, it doesn’t matter. There’s always chlorine being added into your pool. It’s a much more fun experience when you don’t have to think about it. And the water feels so much better to swim in.

That should hopefully answer all of your questions about salt water pools.

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