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Salt water pools work quite differently from fresh water pools. Instead of adding chlorine and other chemicals to your fresh water, you simply add salt. A standard oval pool needs 250 kg of salt, which will need to be replenished on a consistent basis, depending on how often the pool is used.
The water is cleaned by the interaction of titanium electrodes with the salt. Along with adding salt to your water, install electrode plates on your filter. These plates contain titanium electrodes. -
When the pool's pump is activated, the salt water goes through the filter. As it moves through the filter, it comes in contact with the electrode plates. These plates split the salt molecules in two, creating sodium molecules and chlorine molecules. This process cleans the water.
When you purchase a salt water pool kit, monitoring tools will be given to you as well. These tools should be used once a week during heavy pool use, and will tell you when you need to add more salt to the water. - Salt water pools are more expensive than fresh water pools. The filters are more expensive, and purchasing salt is more expensive than purchasing chlorine and other chemicals. However, salt water pools are also better for the environment and for the swimmers, who will not be subjected to stinging chlorine. While it may seem as if you are dumping a lot of salt into your pool, the levels are low enough that the water can be swallowed without harm, and even used to water plants. Salt water pools are rarely seen in Europe and the United States but are very popular in Australia and Asia.
