TransAm Trucking, Inc. - Olathe, Ks.?

Salt water!!!!! Who uses salt water in a swimming pool?? lol

 

I have a salt water system. No harsh chemicals in the pool, doesn't burn your eyes, but the pump is a pain and when the summer heats up so does the water in the pool. The pump has copper plates that corrode and have to be taken apart and cleaned about every other day....and I am just too old for that! So I think we will go back to the old pump and filter this year.

 

Everyone except for me this year! Take a look, even WalMart sells 40lb bags of pool salt. It is actually nice early in the year before it gets too hot. No harsh chlorine, no nasty chemicals and very mild. It's even safe for the dogs ....except for my dogs have their own kiddie pool!

 

[h=1]Salt Pools[/h][h=2]The Basics of Saltwater Pools[/h][h=4]In order to have a salt pool, you must have a piece of pool equipment called a salt chlorine generator (also called an electronic chlorine generator).[/h][h=4]I have a regular chlorine pool; can I switch to a saltwater pool?[/h][h=4]Yes, if you already own a regularly chlorinated swimming pool, you can easily make the switch to a salt pool. To make your transition easy, you only need two new components added to your pool - a salt cell and a control unit. These two components make up a electronic chlorine generator. The salt cell will be attached to the pipes between your pool filter and water outlet and the control unit will allow you to control and monitor the salt cell.[/h][h=4]Once your pool is equipped with a chlorine generator, it will produce its own pool chlorine from a small amount of pool salt that is dissolved into the pool water to provide for the pool’s sanitizing needs. A salt-chlorine generator uses the simple process of electrolysis in combination with the water to separate the chlorine and sodium molecules and then reintroduces them into the pool.[/h][h=4]Salt Pool Facts:[/h]

• [h=4]Salt pools are still sanitized using chlorine. A salt chlorine generator turns salt into chlorine to sanitize the pool water. Chlorine produced from a salt chlorine generator is less harsh on skin and eyes and has no chlorine odors. Salt pool water is known for its silky-smooth feeling.[/h]
• [h=4]The ocean's salt water has a salt content of approximately 35,000 ppm. The salt in a salt pool has a low concentration of salt at 3,000 – 6,000 ppm. That is approximately 1/10[SUP]th[/SUP] the level of salt in the ocean. This means that if you properly maintain your salt pool and keep the salt levels between 3,000 - 6,000 ppm with your control unit, the pool water will not taste salty at all.[/h]
• [h=4]It is very important that you still regularly balance the water in your salt pool. Just like a regular chlorine pool, a salt pool should maintain proper pH, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness and Stabilizer levels in order to prevent scale formations on your salt pool system and maximize sanitizing effectiveness. Test pool water on a weekly basis and use standard pool chemical procedures to adjust the levels.[/h]
• [h=4]All pools, including salt water pools, need to be shocked regularly with pool shock. During pool season, when the pool is used the most, shock your salt pool on a weekly basis.[/h]
• [h=4]Saltwater pools are initially more costly to maintain than regular chlorine pools. You must factor in the cost of the salt chorine generator, pool salt purchases, and replacements of the salt cell (every five years, on average). However, salt water pool maintenance is far easier and the pool water is softer and does not irritate swimmers' eyes or skin.[/h]

 

^^^ See, I have not totally lost my mind .....yet....but I am working on it!

 

That's ok since I have and it's only required for one of us to lose it. Come to think of it tho, Cranky may be out doing both of us!!! lol

 

I kinda think we're all in the same truck .....on a slow road to.....what was that place called again?.....oh yeah!.....the Twinkie Farm!

 

Cool! I never knew you could have a saltwater system pool. If I had a pool it would be saltwater.
But I'm from the coast.
The ocean is the only place i'll swim in.

 

I'll have to check in later .....there is a storm kicking up out there.

 

Hard manual labor stinks. Can't wait to get back to driving.

When it rains it pours my wife is in the hospital and has been diagnosed with MRSA, she went in with a staff infection and has been there since Monday. Will be lucky to get out by Friday. Good thing I am home. I bring her homemade meals cause hospital food stinks and I am taking care of our little petting zoo all by myself. At least they have the infection under control. I think she just wanted a couple of nights away from me and the animals.

Be safe out there