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ok, and the agreement must state that you cannot disclose the location of my free range chickens nor the fig tree, which I think could take your plum tree You all slumber well, your plums will be safe with me
You are well trusted here, and that will translate with me. Done.
It will be using a salt/chlorine generator but not "salt water" per se.
There seems to be some confusion about salt water, which I, too, had before researching pools.
Usually when someone refers to "salt water" they mean that the pool uses a generator that breaks down salt (put into the skimmer area) into its principal components, one of which is a chlorine-like chemical that sanitizes the pool. The advantage is that you don't have to keep nasty, dangerous chemicals around the house and you can care for the pool using common salt. The generator has a sensor that automatically keeps the level where it needs to be and only generates when necessary, so the overall "chlorine" level is very low compared to a traditional pool and you can't even really smell it or otherwise detect its presence as a swimmer.
Let us know how the system works when completed. I have heard the initial salt requirement is hundreds of pounds of water softener salt being dissolved into the pool water. But I am curious if this is fact or fiction.
I know the costs for chlorine based sanitizers are going thru the roof!! A 31 pound pail of brand name Calcium Hypochlorite was priced at $100 at a local discount store Monday. I bought two 25 pound pails of the same brand last year for only $25 each via an internet Pre-Season Sale- I wish I had purchased more. My small pool (14 x 28 Kidney) consumes ~40 pounds per year depending on weather and swimmer load.
If chlorine costs keeps sky-rocketing, I may convert to Salt based sanitizing method.
Let us know how the system works when completed. I have heard the initial salt requirement is hundreds of pounds of water softener salt being dissoved into the pool water. But I am curious if this is fact or fiction.
I know the costs for chlorine based sanitizers are going thru the roof!! A 16 pound pail of brand name Calcium Hypochloirte was priced at $100 at a local discount store Monday. I bought two 25 pound pails of the same brand last year for only $25 each via an internet Pre-Season Sale- I wish I had purchased more. My small pool (14 x 28 Kidney) consumes ~40 pounds per year depending on weather and swimmer load.
If chlorine costs keeps sky-rocketing, I may convert to Salt based sanitizing method.
The initial cost for salt in a pool that is already properly sanitized (or close to it) will be very low. I think a 50 pound bag of salt costs around $6 or so. My neighbor recently started up his pool after the winter and had to add a "lot" of salt which ended up being around 2-3 bags for his 40x25 pool (28,000 gallons). So I'd say that's quite inexpensive.
I'm doing it not for the cost (although that helps), but for the convenience. I'm quite lazy and don't like spending a lot of time maintaining things. I'd rather be using things than working on them. Once my neighbor got his pool all set up, he barely has to add any chemicals at all and the pH and chlorine levels are extremely stable. Rather than once a week or two, he only has to add chemicals every month or two.
Pool Professionals will be taking care of my pool for a few months until it stabilizes, so I don't even have to worry about the initial "up and running" costs for chemicals. My pool will probably stabilize nicely after 1-2 years (plaster is known to shed off and cause pH issues until it stabilizes) and then I expect to have to do very little to maintain it.
How much did you pay for this pool? My guess is 26k
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My small pool (14 x 28 Kidney) consumes ~40 pounds per year depending on weather and swimmer load.
