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    Default Re: Does perfect CL levels mean no irritation to eyes?

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnT
    Tears are saltier than the water you swim in.
    Unless you're swimming in the ocean

    Actually, tears are at about 9000 ppm, ocean is at about 35000 ppm which is why ocean water stings. I was one of the folks who put salt in their pools for this specific reason. I brought my level to about 1200 ppm, and that reduced the eye stinging a lot.
    Last edited by MassAttack; 08-18-2006 at 03:06 PM.

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