In-ground Pool Utilities

[GreensvilleJay]

if you go 'saltwater' your electric bill will go up ! It's takes a LOT of electrons to break NaCl into Na and Cl.

if I still had my pool, I'd be tossing some 'water softener' pellets into the skimmer every few days...
same result but a lot cheaper (aka FREE ).

 

[Mark_BX25D]

if you go 'saltwater' your electric bill will go up ! It's takes a LOT of electrons to break NaCl into Na and Cl.

All it takes is throwing it in the water. No electricity required.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

ALL the 'saltwater' pool systems up here use low voltage high amp power to breakdown the salts in a 'cell'
typical unit...

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No more mixing chemicals, or having the hassle of wondering if it's enough - with the Aqua Rite system with 40 k cell. Available at Pool Supplies Canada.

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$2500 CDN....

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

Ah well, you choose your expenditures and how labor intensive pool upkeep is. No matter what, you have to monitor it and vacuum it.

With a fresh water pool, buying pool acid and chlorine and etc means a trip to the store or an online order. Then you have to test your water often and pour in the chemicals. You count the cost.

With a saltwater pool your electric bill may go up a few bucks but that's the price of lower maintenance.

It depends on the OP's interest in having a pool to maintain more aggressively or more passively.