Salt Chlorine Generator Systems

Not by a long shot. In fact, you probably won’t even notice a salty taste. We typically raise the pool’s salinity to between 3,000 – 4,000 PPM. Women have a better sense of taste than men and can taste salt at around 3,800 PPM. For men, the threshold is over 4,000. So, unless the salt reading is on the high side you will not be able to taste it. By the way, the Atlantic Ocean’s salinity is approximately 35,000 PPM.

Yes, by installing a salt chlorine generator you improve the health of your pool water and create a more pleasant swimming experience. A salt system results in soft water that is gentler on the eyes, skin, and hair. Also, unlike liquid chlorine, it does not smell. This is because when the system produces chlorine from salt, it breaks apart chloramines (bad chlorine). Chloramines are what you smell when you enter an indoor pool area. The chlorine produced is also considered pH neutral (7.8 pH salt system, 13.0 pH liquid chrlorine, 3.0 pH Tri-chlor tablets).

Plus, since the salt system produces a small amount of chlorine every day, your pool’s chlorine residual stays consistent, preventing a green pool.

You need three items to convert your pool. The Cell which is sized to your pool use and volume, the power supply which regulates the amount of chlorine being produced, and the salt. That’s it! When we install a salt system it is a turnkey installation. This means we include everything needed to get the salt generator up and running (Salt, Power Supply, Cell, all electrical).

Yes, we install Salt Chlorine Generator systems both inground and above ground pools. We take care to ensure that the cell is sized properly.

Because the salinity is considered moderate to low, it does not significantly increase the corrosion effects of the salt water. Proper water balance has a greater impact on protecting pool equipment.

We recommend food grade salt. If you use an inexpensive salt, it will typically have more impurities which will stain the surface of your pool. If you go to any local pool store, they will have the correct type of salt to add to your pool. The amount of salt depends on the size of your pool: for example, if you have a 15,000-gallon pool with zero reading for salinity it would require 375 lbs. of salt. Once the salinity has been raised you would just need to add one or two bags (per month, during the rainy season) to maintain the salinity. We recommend you test your salinity at least once a month and adjust accordingly.

Routine maintenance costs for a salt system are generally low. In fact, it costs about $700 less per year to maintain a saltwater pool than a chlorine pool. However, you must replace the salt cell every three to five years (approximately $700 to $1,200 to replace cell). The real advantages of installing a salt system are the convenience of never handling liquid chlorine again, as well as the healthier water. Also, with the cost of liquid chlorine beginning to rise, it may soon be more cost effective to install a Salt Chlorine Generator.