Salt or Chlorine Pool???

[FrancTheTank]

I am getting tired of having a chlorine pool and would like to know if anyone can share thoughts/views/experiences on having or converting to a salt pool?

 

[SYNERGY]

We have a salt pool- perfectly clear.
Only add chlorine now and then to stabilize it. And its easy on the eyes!
I think we put a 20KG bag of salt every couple months or so-not sure.
Google

 

[bwana]

I had one (Clearwater I think) in my last place and if we ever have another pool would insist on having another installed. It made life so much simpler just chucking in a bag of salt every couple of months.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

man I hate all salt pool owners now ........ having such a mission getting mine blue and keeping it so

 

[HavocXphere]

The blue52 stuff also works wonders. The ad is actually right for once.

Not sure what nasty chemicals go into it though...

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

blue52 can trip and drown .... it does squat .... what a waste of cash that was

 

[HavocXphere]

blue52 can trip and drown .... it does squat .... what a waste of cash that was

Huh? We've had endless trouble with our pool...tried various chlorine brands & stablizers & floculants...nothing worked. Blue52 = pool has been perfectly blue for last 1.5 years...even if the pump isn't running for 15 days.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

mebbe tis the climate thing ..... too much humidity here in Durbs? If I think about it, anyone I know with a pool here has complained about blue52 not working ... so maybe it is.

 

[Gazer]

Salt is awesome. We have the Zodiac thingy and I love swimming in it. The water feels softer and smells like the sea.

 

[kingmonty]

Try pool magic www.poolmagic.co.za. (available at most Game and Pick 'n Pays) We struggled with our pool at our KZN beach house and a pool expert came and recommended that stuff - it works wonders due to being chlorine free in the humidity.

 

[PPC_SouthAfrica]

I think salt water is the way to go, better on the skin and eyes.

 

[Hosehead]

Salt water. Far more pleasant than bathing in a bath of toxic chemicals. Now I need to find a pool builder who charges under R40,000

 

[Natasha H]

Also have a salt water pool that stays blue right through the year..

 

[Picard]

"So fresh it smack of sea".

Guess from which advert many years ago.

 

[FrancTheTank]

Thanks guys, think i'm convinced, now just to find a spare R5k to get a saltwater chlorinator. Its seems like the self cleaning ones are the way to go. Any thoughts or specific products?
One like this : (not self cleaning) http://perfectpools.co.za/new/index...ter-C140-Complete/Detailed-product-flyer.html
Or like this: (self cleaning) http://perfectpools.co.za/new/index...ater-D10-Complete/Detailed-product-flyer.html

 

[Just_Ice]

I cant stand the salt ones. Irritates my skin for some reason.
We use bioguard, some american stuff, no chlorinator, no salt, just a floater (lasts a month in summer) and a packet of granular chlorine every week and the pool hasnt been green in about 4 years.

 

[Peder]

i wanna try build my own chlorinator sometime, thats cheaper and more fun!!

If i had my own pool it would be Salt water built by myself.

 

[FRTY]

What about using Ozone. We have it in our pool and it works well.

 

[d-_-b]

+1 for salt water.

They only thing I have against it is that it dries out your skin, or at least it feels like that. But then that can also be a positive thing: After you had a nice swim ask the misses to rub some cream on you back

 

[Hosehead]

What about using Ozone. We have it in our pool and it works well.

Interesting, who supplies that (ozonators)?