Re: The negatives side of salt pools
I am probably as biased as Sean on this one because Watermaid sells its own system. There are a couple of things that people are often not aware of when they buy a salt system but for the most part, they are great. You as a consumer need to be aware that the cells are a consumable in the system and they only last so long before they need to be replaced. After some time, you will see the production tail off or it won’t run at the salt level that it did when it was new. You can push the upper limit of the recommended salt to get production up. The sad reality is, the condition will only deteriorate over time and the cell will fail. Depending on the quality of the manufacture, they will only last so long and then you need to find a replacement. Here is a little industry secret. Most manufacturers make more money on replacement cells than they do on original equipment so make sure you know what you are buying, how long the warranty is, what is covered and what the system can do for you. Will the unit run at a low salt level or low water temperature? Up here in Canada it is pretty annoying to open your pool with a water temperature of 44 degrees and then find out that the chlorinator that you bought wont run because it is below the low water temperature cut off. No you don’t want to swim at that temperature but it is nice to start filtering and warming things up with the solar blanket so you don’t have to run your gas heater for 2 days to make the chlorinator work.
The only other down side is if you have an above ground pool. I have been saying all along that if you have an above ground pool, you need to be aware that if you have metal walls (yes aluminum is a metal) the track at the bottom of the pool will catch salt water and when it evaporates and then refills a few times, the salt will become concentrated and there will be corrosion. The sad part is some manufacturers make models for above ground pools. This is only going to make the public think that these “salt things” rust out all of the pools and that is not the case with in ground pools. I hope that I haven’t turned you off on salt chlorination because IMO there are a lot more positives than negatives when it comes to these systems. You just need to be aware of what you are getting for those hard-earned dollars.
Mark Manning
Watermaid Canada
www.watermaid.ca
mark@watermaid.ca
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Re: The negatives side of salt pools
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