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Which is why you get a salt-water pool. So much better!

• rootusrootus 4y ago
  A saltwater pool IS a chlorine pool. The difference is that instead of adding sodium hypochlorite from a jug, you add salt to the water and use electrolysis (chlorine generator) to create chlorine gas and hydrogen. Properly maintained pool water will have the same chlorine level either way. The "chlorine pool" water won't have quite as much dissolved salt, but over time it does build up.
  • WirelessGigabit 4y ago
    Chlorine, yes, byproducts, no. And this massively cuts down on irritation & smell.
    • rootusrootus 4y ago
      > irritation & smell This is not a chlorine problem, this is improperly balanced pool water. Either way too much CYA, requiring a high concentration of chlorine to compensate, or high pH. The latter is the most common reason for irritating water. You want to fix that in any case. Using a chlorine generator is no panacea, if you have high CYA you'll need high chlorine or it won't disinfect. And if you have high pH, you're not doing good things to your pool equipment. Definitely worth buying a decent test kit and staying on top of things. It's totally possible to have crystal clear silky smooth odorless pool water, whether you use a chlorine generator or bleach. TFP is a really good resource to learn more, I strongly recommend any homeowner with a pool go there and do some learning.
  • tcskeptic 4y ago
    Unless you have a way to drip feed chlorine into your pool it absolutely will not have the same chlorine level, unless you are running your sag incorrectly.
    • rootusrootus 4y ago
      Automatic chlorine dispensers are fairly inexpensive (and certainly cheaper than a chlorine generator). There's very little reason to manually add chlorine yourself unless you're SLAMing the pool (shock level and maintain, if you're unfamiliar with TFP).