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Originally Posted by bmar
I really haven't heard anything about a salt-water pool, but I really like the cost. You just poor salt in?  Does it work as the shock or sanitizer |
Salt systems still require you to balace the levels in your pool. Salt reacts to an electrical charge and produces chlorine. The system comes with a computer to control the amount of chlorine production. You can shock the pool by adjusting the production to 100%. Chlorine that is purchased at the store contains stabilizer which keeps he chlorine from breaking down in the heat and sun. With a salt system you have to buy stabilizer and add periodically. Stabilizer runs about $100 a year. The pool tastes salty but not that much, and you still have a slight chlorine smell.