Anyone using salt w/o SWG in their chlorine pool?

[Rangeball]

>> Do you taste salt at the level you tasted last night? I mean this morning

not sure what your asking. I think I'd be happy with a bit less salt.

It's one of those things that you don't know till you bin der an dun dat. And by then you've overshot it. Wait for rain and pump some out.

Thanks

I plan to add another 40# this afternoon.

[brent.roberts]

You're going to laugh. After listening to the praise heaped on SGC's here I finally decided just now that with the Canadian Dollar trading at 90 cents now, I"d order an Autopilot SGC.

So I'll be getting to taste 2500 to 3000 PPM real soon

[Rangeball]

You're going to laugh. After listening to the praise heaped on SGC's here I finally decided just now that with the Canadian Dollar trading at 90 cents now, I"d order an Autopilot SGC.

So I'll be getting to taste 2500 to 3000 PPM real soon

But, some of that will be converted to chlorine and not tasteable, right? I may be way off base here.

[sunofthebeach]

Couple of questions

1. With the salt water harm grass or plants?

2. How long has SWC been around? People have been adding salt to their pools for at at least 10 years now when they use SWC right? No reported ill effects?

3. How much does a bag of salt cost? Less then $10 for a 40 pound bag?

4. I can open my eyes under with no burning from the salt?

[GolfTop]

Can anyone say definitively that adding salt won't harm heating unit or vinyl liner? I have both.

[Rangeball]

I can't.

I have a vinyl liner but no heater.

Based on all the discussion from last year (which were lost ) and the fact that SWG sellers don't warn against using with a vinyl liner, I feel pretty comfortable. I can't see why the ppm of salt we're talking about would degrade vinyl. I bet Gatoraide has a higher salt content and it comes in plastic bottles

I added another 40# bag this afternoon. Might get a chance to swim late tonight.

[brent.roberts]

Golftop

I think the chances of it hurting a vinyl liner are near zero. But many vinyl liners are supported on the outside with steel frames. A lot of splashing from kits might accecerate corrosion. Some may be very well galvanized or otherwise protected.

The heater issue will depend on its construction design for electrolytic bonding and corrosion of the heat exchanger. I'd ask the manufacturer about that.

[GolfTop]

Thanks. I'll proceed with caution.