The pool is coming along...

steveinaz

Well, they started a month early on our pool and have excavated, run plumbing, installed the pump and filter. I'll post pics next week. The yard looks like world war III, luckily it's small and easily put back upon completion. The pool is a kidney bean shape, 30' x 18' x 8', with a 3.5' shallow end and a 6' deep end. There will be a natural rock waterfall about 4' high. We also went with salt water chlorination, so I'm excited to see how that works out.

disneyjoe7

steveinaz wrote:

Well, they started a month early... The yard looks like world war III

Know the feeling sorry to jump in with a picture first, hope you can relate.

BTW love to salt system make maintenance a breeze. I also added a turbo fish also a floating fish thing that helps with water evaporation, helps with needed water adds during this time of year for me. Lowing my maintenance needs even lower

zombie boy 2000

Great deal Steve.. keep us posted.

FWIW my dad went the salt water route and is still grinning ear to ear....

bobman1235

Wait... does that mean the pool is salt water? Like the ocean, salt water? I've never heard of this; someone explain, I'm intrigued...

disneyjoe7

Not that salty just about you body eye level.

Ricardo

disneyjoe7 wrote:

Not that salty just about you body eye level.

What??????

Edit: ok, got it with steveinaz post below....it's just that this sentence didn't make any sense for me

steveinaz

bobman1235 wrote:

Wait... does that mean the pool is salt water? Like the ocean, salt water? I've never heard of this; someone explain, I'm intrigued...

Most SWG (salt water generators) run at a max of 3,500ppm. The ocean is typically 35,000ppm. The human eye has a salinity of about 9,500ppm. This is why salt water generated chlorine pools are actually eaiser on your eyes and skin. The salinity rate is much closer to our body chemistry. The water has a softer feel to it as well, and helps combat algae growth (though does NOT eliminate it).

The cool thing is, ANY pool can be converted easily. No draining necessary, you just stop using granulated/tablet chlorine, and let the SWG generate the chlorine gas for santizing. Salt only gets "lost" out of the water by splash-out, as salt does not evaporate, so salt replacement is very minimal, if needed at all.

Keep in mind, you're still using chlorine, just in a different form. The saltwater from the pool is passed thru the SWG elements which have an electrical charge, this charge releases chlorine gas from the salt and is returned to the pool on the "clean" side of filtration.

bobman1235

Hmph, fascinating. Thanks for the explanation.

MSALLA

steveinaz wrote:

Most SWG (salt water generators) run at a max of 3,500ppm. The ocean is typically 35,000ppm. The human eye has a salinity of about 9,500ppm. This is why salt water generated chlorine pools are actually eaiser on your eyes and skin. The salinity rate is much closer to our body chemistry. The water has a softer feel to it as well, and helps combat algae growth (though does NOT eliminate it).

The cool thing is, ANY pool can be converted easily. No draining necessary, you just stop using granulated/tablet chlorine, and let the SWG generate the chlorine gas for santizing. Salt only gets "lost" out of the water by splash-out, as salt does not evaporate, so salt replacement is very minimal, if needed at all.

Keep in mind, you're still using chlorine, just in a different form. The saltwater from the pool is passed thru the SWG elements which have an electrical charge, this charge releases chlorine gas from the salt and is returned to the pool on the "clean" side of filtration.

Can you use this in an above ground pool?

steveinaz

Yes, provided your pool manufacturer has no specific warnings about salt; I don't think any do...

Hit Yahoo and search "Salt Water chlorinators" there's tons of info out there.

Paul in Canada

We also put a pool in recently. It was ready in late August so we only got to use it for a short time before we had to close it up for the winter. We went with the salt water and love it. Everyone that came for a swim commented on how nice it was to not have the strong smell of chlorine. If you have children I hope they will enjoy it as much as mine did, they were in the pool in the morning and stayed there until dinner time. It will be along winter looking out into the back yard at the pool waiting for the snow to melt. Good luck with your construction and hope you enjoy your pool as much as we do.

BIZILL

i was gonna bring up your old thread and ask you just how in the heck things were coming along, steve. i'm faced with a swamp for a pool right now. chlorine lock. and instead of draining, acid washing and refilling, i'm thinking of just pebbletec'ing the whole damn thing.

steveinaz

Paul in Canada wrote:

We also put a pool in recently. It was ready in late August so we only got to use it for a short time before we had to close it up for the winter. We went with the salt water and love it. Everyone that came for a swim commented on how nice it was to not have the strong smell of chlorine. If you have children I hope they will enjoy it as much as mine did, they were in the pool in the morning and stayed there until dinner time. It will be along winter looking out into the back yard at the pool waiting for the snow to melt. Good luck with your construction and hope you enjoy your pool as much as we do.

Nice pool you have. We're pretty excited. Southern Arizona has a good long pool season and this should be completed by April, latest. Our grandkids will love it, there all part fish I think...

disneyjoe7

disneyjoe7 wrote:

Not that salty just about you body eye level.

Sorry all that this message was a bit short and confusing to some who didn't know jack about salt systems. I was in a hurry as I was home rushing back to work as a pest control guy messed me up this morning. I can't see this forum or anything Polk or Audio due to companies internet blocking, so more of a rush to post something to explain it without the time together facts.