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re: Pools - Saltwater vs Chlorine
Posted on 6/26/22 at 5:30 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 6/26/22 at 5:30 pm to deeprig9
I built a saltwater pool in 2005.
Pros-
Loved the feel of the water and ease of not having to add chlorine
Cons-
The salt was hard on the equipment. The pool had to be replaced after 4 years.
The salt cell only worked if the PH was less than 7.5. The system naturally runs up the PH. You have to add acid to lower it. I was adding a gallon of muratic acid every week. At the time, the cost was $5 a gallon. I bet it's more now.
I won't have another salt water pool again. The water is superior to chlorine though.
Pros-
Loved the feel of the water and ease of not having to add chlorine
Cons-
The salt was hard on the equipment. The pool had to be replaced after 4 years.
The salt cell only worked if the PH was less than 7.5. The system naturally runs up the PH. You have to add acid to lower it. I was adding a gallon of muratic acid every week. At the time, the cost was $5 a gallon. I bet it's more now.
I won't have another salt water pool again. The water is superior to chlorine though.
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Posted on 6/26/22 at 8:12 pm to deeprig9
I’ve owned both. I prefer the one I have now - salt. To be fair the one I had before that was chlorine - I had 16 different trees (if I count crepe Myrtles) that had a chance to dump pollen and leaves into the pool. And it seemed like they all picked different times.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:42 am to ShermanTxTiger
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The salt was hard on the equipment. The pool had to be replaced after 4 years. The salt cell only worked if the PH was less than 7.5. The system naturally runs up the PH. You have to add acid to lower it. I was adding a gallon of muratic acid every week. At the time, the cost was $5 a gallon. I bet it's more now. I won't have another salt water pool again.
Good Lord, man.
If this is all true, things have certainly changed for the better.
2005 was long time ago
Posted on 6/27/22 at 7:20 am to deeprig9
My pool is chlorine with a mineral system. I have only had it since end of March, but it's been pretty easy to maintain. Admittedly, I hired a guy to help with startup for a month or two, then took over. But it's been fairly easy to keep the water nice and clear with good chemistry. I generally test the water once a week or so. All I have had to add is a little calcium chloride, little bit muriatic acid each week, and I keep a trichlor pucks in the chlorinator.
I don't really notice a difference between the water with different systems. Buddy has a salt system on his pool.
Maybe I'll run into issues and be kicking myself down the road, but for now, the in-line chlorinator and mineral system seem to be working okay.
I don't really notice a difference between the water with different systems. Buddy has a salt system on his pool.
Maybe I'll run into issues and be kicking myself down the road, but for now, the in-line chlorinator and mineral system seem to be working okay.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 8:41 am to greygoose
quote:that really isnt a fact... the high price of chlorine might make it a better argument now, but before the spike in chlorine prices, the cost difference was negligible. the cost would take years to recover the price of the generator, and by they time it would need to be replaced.
the fact that you save big $$$ over time not having to buying all that damn chlorine.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 10:49 am to deeprig9
An option that is rarely, if ever, discussed is putting an ozone generator in. I have one for my pool and it cuts down the chlorine usage dramatically. Crystal clear water, still able to open eyes under water, plus you're not using all of these other chemicals to keep the water in check.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:02 pm to CarRamrod
quote:
I am working on a liquid chlorine doser DIY project right now.
Please share what you are doing. I use liquid chlorine as well, but I'm dumping it one gallon at a time a couple times a week in this heat.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:06 pm to bubblehead26
quote:
An option that is rarely, if ever, discussed is putting an ozone generator in. I have one for my pool and it cuts down the chlorine usage dramatically.
I have one on my pool and I honestly have no idea if it helps or not bc it was installed with the pool. I don't have to do a lot to maintain my pool and my water is crystal clear. I just add liquid chlorine regularly. My ph rarely fluctuates. I think I've added acid once in the past 3-4 months.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 1:10 pm to ashy larry
I use about a 25lb bucket of tabs in my chlorine pool a year. Even with the high prices now its only $150 a year. I keep my filter clean, run disposable hair nets in the skimmer basket and run my robot. I haven't added another chemical in years and my water is crystal clear. Chlorine is easy.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 1:21 pm to deeprig9
I had a saltwater pool. It was super easy to take care of. If I would build another pool today I would go chlorine. The salt in my last pool rusted out all my drawers/hinges on my outdoor kitchen. Also noticed screws rusting on gutters and what not.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 1:32 pm to tigerfoot
quote:
I don’t know why any furniture would corrode. Hell it doesn’t even kill grass
i have had both, metal furniture gets eaten up by salt.
i had salt on old pool, went with chlorine this time. so far a like it but i havent had it for years yet either.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 5:46 pm to deeprig9
Copper works!
Posted on 6/27/22 at 5:59 pm to Joe Cigar
Tell me more about using hair nets in skimmers. Never heard of doing that.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 8:28 am to Joe Cigar
quote:
25lb bucket of tabs in my chlorine pool a year.
Do you monitor your CYA levels? I use tabs if my CYA dips a bit, but otherwise, I stay away from them
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:21 am to RoyalWe
quote:so right now even with sky high tablet costs... just assume $150 a year in tabs(probably less than this), thats $1050 over 7 years. A Pentair IC40 costs 1k out right. installed ha probably 1500+ in this market. So really it is break even not considering initial cost of salt and salt maintenance costs.
My Pentair IC40 lasts about 7 years with maintenance.
Im not dogging salt systems, they are easier to maintain. I am showing how it isnt as cost effective as that are said to be.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:23 am to oldskule
quote:
Copper works!
not really. it is a short term gain for extreme long term problems. the copper ions will stainThis post was edited on 6/28/22 at 11:24 am
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:16 pm to gumbo2176
I did the opposite. Got tired of replacing chlorinators every 2 years and switched to chlorine..... Right when chlorine prices surged...
Posted on 6/29/22 at 7:53 am to tigerbaiter
quote:
I did the opposite. Got tired of replacing chlorinators every 2 years and switched to chlorine..... Right when chlorine prices surged...
thats actually alot mroe common than many think. i made the switch because the metals and parts used in the salt generator are becoming harder to get, driving the price up and quality down.
Biolab will be back online next year and the price of chlorine will plummet as a result.
everyone loves a salt water pool until its time to clean the salt generator with acid....get a whiff of that and you will want to change asap.
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