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    Default Re: Can you taste and feel SWG treated water?

    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.
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    Default Re: Can you taste and feel SWG treated water?

    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.

    33' Artesian Echo Canyon Ultra II round with 54" wall 26000 gallon capacity -- 1.5 HP 2 Speed Pump / Pentair 26" Sand Filter with Zeolite filter media
    Aquarite Salt Water Generator -- Complete aluminum deck with fence kit
    Aqualuminator with Fountain -- Solar Pool Lights
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    Default Re: Can you taste and feel SWG treated water?

    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
    30'x16' (irregular) indoor gunite/plaster pool, 10k gal,
    Autopilot DLG-220 with SC-48 cell, 3/4 HP recirc pump,
    solar panels, heat exchanger from 200 kBTU/hour Viessmann boiler

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