If you grew up with a backyard swimming pool, you probably remember when your parents told you they had shocked the pool with chlorine so you couldn’t swim for the day. Chlorine levels can be difficult to maintain in a chlorine pool.
This is because the traditional chlorine system uses chlorine tablets. When the tablets are first dissolved, the chlorine level is too high. Once the tablets are gone, the chlorine level is too low. If the pool has a low chlorine level for too long, algae will start to grow, which is what forces the need to shock the pool with high amounts of chlorine. Those high amounts of chlorine burn eyes, which is why pools can’t be used right after they are shocked. This roller coaster in the level of chlorine is a common issue for backyard pools.
Fortunately, there is now a system that eliminates the chlorine roller coaster. They are known as saltwater swimming pools. They work through the addition of a generator to the pool filtration system. You add bags of salt to the system. The salt flows through the generator, and the generator turns the salt into chlorine. The advantage of this is that you control the chlorine level electronically. You set the level and the system will maintain that amount of chlorine in the pool.
This is also great news when the pool requires extra maintenance as the chlorine level changes with rain or with large groups of people using the pool. The new saltwater swimming pool system can automatically adjust for the changing chlorine needs. For most salt water pools, the only chlorine maintenance needed is a few bags of salt poured into the system once or twice a year.
You will love the saltwater system far more than a chlorine system for your pool. It cuts down on the cost of chlorine and also on the time you spend maintaining the pool. It increases the amount of time you and your family can spend swimming in your pool.
To upgrade to a saltwater swimming pool, contact us at Grand Vista Pools today!
