Why saltwater in a swimming pool?
A saltwater system creates a better, healthier swimming experience for most people. In a saltwater pool the water feels soft, your skin feels smooth and refreshed. The saltwater is healthier and safer for your hair, eyes and skin. The amount of salt in a saltwater pool is negligible – it is 3,000 parts per million as compared to a tear which contains 12,000 parts per million and the ocean 33,000 parts per million. Saltwater pools are NOT chlorine free pools. A saltwater pool is simply one that utilizes a chlorine generator. Chlorine generators have been around for decades. Chlorine is generated at the filter system by splitting the sodium chloride molecule. With a salt generator it is not necessary to handle or buy chlorine tablets. The interesting fact about salt generation is that chlorine levels at the generator are at a super chlorination level, 10 parts per million, it then recombines with the water over the length of the piping and the result is a chlorine level of 1 part per mil
