PROFESSIONAL AND DEPENDABLE
SWIMMING POOL SERVICE
4716 Rebecca Blvd. Kenner, LA 70065
Phone: 504-455-5027
Ken, Sr. & Kenny Hebert
Salt vs. Chlorine
- Both salt water pools and traditional chlorine pools use chlorine to sanitize the water. The difference is that salt water pools use a chlorine generator to produce natural chlorine from salt by separating salt molecules into their component parts: chloride and sodium. After salt is converted to chlorine to sanitize and oxidize the water within the generator, chlorine converts back to salt when it re-enters the pool, and the process continues over and over again, conserving the salt and keeping sanitizer levels balanced.
- Traditional pools, on the other hand, require the pool owner to add chlorine and other chemicals on a regular basis, because the chlorine is “consumed” as it sanitizes the water. Traditional chlorine pools can be easily converted to salt water pools by having a chlorine generator installed.
What are the benefits of salt water pools?
- Water that’s gentler on skin, eyes, nose and hair. Salt water pools have approximately one-tenth the salinity of ocean water and about one-third the salinity of human tears. Swimmers enjoy the soft feel of the water, and it’s more soothing to skin and hair and easier on eyes and noses than the water found in traditional chlorine pools. And there’s no unpleasant chlorine smell.
- Simplified, more convenient maintenance. Because salt water pools generate their own chlorine, pool owners don’t have to buy, transport, store and handle hazardous chlorine chemicals. And when owners use salt specifically formulated for salt water pools, maintenance is simpler than with traditional chlorine pools and saves time and money.
- Environmentally friendlier. Routine pool maintenance doesn’t involve the handling and storage of manufactured chlorine and lessens the need for other potentially hazardous chemicals.