What Is Better: Saltwater Pool or Chlorine Pool?
If you have a swimming pool at home you must keep it chlorinated for sanitation, as this prevents the growth of bacteria. However, it is possible to use salt instead of store-bought chlorine, as salt produces chlorine naturally. Does this Spark an idea?
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Health
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Store-bought chlorine can sometimes cause skin irritations, red eyes, and allergic reactions, which are less likely to occur with a saltwater pool.
Cosmetic Effects
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Anyone with blond or light red hair has experienced having his hair turn green after swimming in a chlorinated pool. With saltwater this does not happen.
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Environmental Impact
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Some people believe saltwater pools are more environmentally friendly, since fewer artificial chemicals are needed to maintain them.
Wear and Tear
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Saltwater is harsher on the infrastructure of the pool and equipment than traditional chlorination. Thus repairs and replacement of parts will probably be more frequent.
Odor
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Saltwater is considered by many to have a more pleasant, more natural aroma compared to the chemical smell of store-bought chlorine.
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Tracy Twyman, eHow Contributor and Salt Generator Salesperson. Either that or you have no business reporting about water chemistry. Lets take this article step by step. "Health Store-bought chlorine can sometimes cause skin irritations, red eyes, and allergic reactions, which are less likely to occur with a saltwater pool. Less likely"? Fact #1 salt generators make 100% Gas chlorine nothing "store bought" is that potent or "more likely" to cause skin irritations, red eyes, and allergic reactions. Am I getting through to you Tracy, you are generating chlorine...geezs. "Cosmetic Effects Anyone with blond or light red hair has experienced having his hair turn green after swimming in a chlorinated pool. With saltwater this does not happen." Fact #2 Chlorine does not turn blonde hair green. Minerals do though Tracy. Specificlly Copper often found in pool water that a heater is plumbed into. (heater core is copper) , overuse of copper algaecides, and please Tracy keep remembering salt generators produce CHLORINE. "Environmental Impact Some people believe saltwater pools are more environmentally friendly, since fewer artificial chemicals are needed to maintain them." Fact #3 I am not familuar with an "artificial chemical". Methods for maintaining a swimming pool have been derived from highly educated chemists dedicated to the study of water balance and the individuals who spent there lives to do this made the best most enviromently friendly chemicals known to mankind. The "Right to Know" information is on every pool chemical bucket I'll be looking for those artifical chemicals. " Wear and Tear. Saltwater is harsher on the infrastructure of the pool and equipment than traditional chlorination. Thus repairs and replacement of parts will probably be more frequent. "Ok Tracy Twyman if you say so.. So...it is harsher on the infastru...so salt water feels good to our skin but harsh on plaster, metal, vinyl, fiberglass, plastic, or infrastructure....hmmm. "Odor Saltwater is considered by many to have a more pleasant, more natural aroma compared to the chemical smell of store-bought chlorine." Fact #4 "Store-bought" chlorine should smell like bathtub water after all you bathe in "Store-bought" chlorine to rinse off the salt from you ignorant body, or did you think the City sanitized the water with witchcraft. The rest of the fact is Tracy, if you are getting a "more pleasant natural aroma" (other than salt) That's the artifical chemicals you were referring to earlier only it would be in the salt because a few of the salt supply co. spike there salt with aroma chrystals. ewwwww Tracy Twyman you should stick to what you know and stop misleading folks. Have a nice day.
