oh yes, I understand that SWG is much lower level of salt than the very harsh ocean, orders of magnitude. And if all you want is the "feel of softer water" then you don't even need the 3000 ppm that a SWG might need. So far I like the feel and so does the rest of the family. I haven't heard of anybody that added salt to their pool but then wanted to undo it. I may eventually go to a SWG but for now I just added the salt ot get the feel and make it nicer on the eyes for the kids.