Advice on Chlorine generator

[waterbear]

The initial addition of salt is the main expense. Once the proper salt level is reached very little salt is needed to maintain it. I think I might go thru 2-3 bags of salt a year (if that much) at about $5/bag. Your 16x32 pool with 8 foot deep end will hold about 21000 gallons if it is rectangular and the shallow end is 3 feet. You will initially need about 550 lbs to get you in the ballpark. That's about seven 80 lb bags at about $8/bag ($56) or fourteen 40 lb bags at about $5/bag ($70). Not a big expense! Once the initial salt is in there you only have to replace what is lost by splashout or backwashing.