Salt pools are still chlorine pools. The salt water just passes through a sodium hypochlorite generator to produce low strength chlorine continuously while the filter pump is running and you’ll still need a chlorinator in the winter when generator won’t work.
This was my first question to the pool guy and he said no, the salt didnt eat up the pump and parts any more than chlorine pools.
Bob Villa with a pretty unbiased pro/con. I have lots of reading to do before I make the decision.
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Enjoy the pool! I would hate the maintenance of one, even a hot tub would be too much for me.Bob Villa with a pretty unbiased pro/con. I have lots of reading to do before I make the decision.
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Salt levels in a pool are nowhere near what the ocean is. You also don't have salty ocean spray blowing over everything. The only metallics that come in contact with the water will be your salt cell itself and the copper manifold in your heater, both of which are corrosion resistant as long as you don't let your pH get out of hand.
Salt systems have been around for 30+ years. Modern ones are fine and last about 3-5 years if you don't fuck up your chemicals. Warranties run three years on Jandy cells, not sure on the other two big manufacturers but I'm sure it's the same.
I'm in that same boat. Pools are literally holes you throw money into. They are all high maintenance. There should be a calculator on how much certain size pools will increase your water bill, alone. I would guess 15 to 20% on average.
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sorta unrelated to thread but what is your experience with condo building pools? Any horror stories? Should I be concerned about taking my 1 yr old in it or anything and any signs of concern I can look for?
It’s pretty newly built (2019) but I’m very skeptical if any decent maintenance is happening given the overall quality of this property manager.
I believe it’s a saline pool
In bum fuck oklahoma 3/4 of people have a pool I swear, and almost all above ground left up year round. Know much about them, imagine not if you build.
If the water is clean and clear then 90% it's fine. To get something like cryptosporidium you'd have to literally be swimming with a baby that has a dirty diaper.
It’s pretty newly built (2019) but I’m very skeptical if any decent maintenance is happening given the overall quality of this property manager.
I believe it’s a saline pool
Ya, I don't know much about above ground pools beyond that they sell em at Wal Mart. I think an in ground pre cast fiberglass shell is more appropriate for BFE locations.
If you really want to get lazy, you can just bring your pool water sample to Pinch-A-Penny every Saturday morning and let them tell you how much of each chemical to dump in. My last pool had an inline chlorine tube feeder next to the pump. Loaded it with tablets once a month and it was easy peazy.