Can you taste and feel SWG treated water?

[aquarium]

Could I just add salt to the pool to get the same effect on the feel of the water as a SWG? According to the BleachCalc I would add 125 pounds to a 15,000 gallon pool to get to 1000ppm salt. Maybe start with half that in case we just don't like it?

[Rangeball]

That's pretty much what I did. 1100ish ppm of salt with no SWG.

The only thing the SWG adds to the mix is creating chlorine in the cell.

[smallpooldad]

Have to agree with Rangebell. Have about 1400 ppm salt in pool using liquid chlorine. No more eyes stinging, no more sticky feeling when I get out the pool. Plus I tell all my snooty lawyer associates that I to have a saltwater pool.

It takes a a good amount of explaining to them that due to the water chemistry it is not like swimming in the ocean, as told by their salesperson. Watching their reaction is a lot of fun as they see how they can litigate their salesperson for misrepresentation.

[gwrace1]

Shop around. We bought a new Aquarite on Ebay for $450.00. No chasing bleach prices for this guy and we can go on vacation and not worry about pool chlorination.

[semenzato]

I have a salt water pool (about 3000ppm) and can definitely tell it's not
plain drinking water. I also added borax as a ph stabilizer, but it's a
relatively small amount (one box I think) so I think it's the salt I am
tasting.

But then again I don't drink pool water. There is no
issue with the little water that goes in the mouth or the nose.
It's barely salty. I don't see why the taste should be a concern.

Since I added the SWG, I haven't seen even any hint of eye
reddening in any of the children and adults who have used
the pool, no matter how long. Previously it happened when
I underchlorinated it and when it needed shocking. For me,
the benefits of the SWG far outweigh the change in water
flavor.

Luigi