Salt Water Pool Maintenance Guide

by Andy
(Mesa, AZ)

I have just put in a salt water pool and I'm looking for any kind of maintenance guide. You said the pool you take care of is a salt water swimming pool.

Is the chlorine the same? Is the water testing kit the same?

I'm not sure if the guys who built the pool are giving me the right answers so I wanted to check with you.

Anything would help

Thanks for your question Andy

Yes I take care of the YMCA salt water pool. It's very similar to a regular chlorinated swimming pool in that the tests are the same.

I suggest you get a Taylor Reagent FAS-DPD K-2006 pool water testing kit.

Swimming Pool Water Testing Kit..FAQ..Chemistry Testing..Procedures..Balance

This one is the most accurate and the one that most pool professionals use on a regular basis.

A salt water swimming pool is just as it implies, adding salt to your pool to make pool chlorine by installing a chlorine generator.

Salt Water Swimming Pools..Chlorinator..Maintenance Guide

Chlorine generators (both in-line and free standing) have become popular because it lessens the need to buy, transport, or store liquid or dry pool chlorine.

There is an alternative to installing an in-line salt chlorine generator and adding large amounts of salt directly a salt water pool.

Free-standing salt chlorine generators are gaining in popularity. You actually add a small amount of salt into the chlorine generator that uses this salt to produce chlorine, and that chlorinated water is then returned back into the pool.

Some salt chlorine chlorinators may also measure out the proper amounts of acid and Sodium Bicarbonate to keep your pH and alkalinity in balance.

A salt water swimming pool is not a chlorine-free pool. Salt water systems simply takes the salt and produces chlorine.

The chlorine generator produces swimming pool chlorine (Hypochlorous acid) which is returned back into your swimming pool as pool chlorine which sanitized your pool.

You can also go to this link to learn all about your pool water maintenance and chemistry:

Swimming Pool Tips..Maintenance..Above Ground..Inground..Care

Hope this helps and have a great Summer

Robert