Saltwater pools have been commonplace in Australia for decades, gaining widespread acceptance in the US in the past 15 years. Market competition and advances in technology have made these systems more efficient, self-cleaning, and less expensive, supported by water quality monitoring options.
Putting salt in an aquatic therapy and aquatic sports fitness pools is an alternative method of sanitation by converting the salt (NACL) into chlorine without the use of the typical commercial liquid or dry chlorines. Most common saltwater chlorine generators use 3000-3500 parts per million of salt to water. Teardrops are about 9000 parts per million, explaining why you can safely open your eyes under water with no irritation.
For aquatic therapy and aquatic sports fitness, saltwater pools add another healthy dimension to the healing properties of warm water. Salt water has a silky feel, and will not dry out your skin like commercial chlorines. Saltwater-generated chlorine will not ruin swimwear, bleach your hair, leave a white chlorine residue on your skin, and won’t sting your eyes or turn them red.
Another advantage to salt water chlorinators is air quality. We have all walked into an indoor poolroom and been assaulted by the overwhelming smell of chlorine. This smell is created by the off-gassing of chloramines produced by the reaction of chlorine and organic material in the pool water. This gas is not only toxic, but long-term exposure to chloramines in high concentration can be deadly. Salt water-generated chlorine eliminates the potential for production of chloramines and unhealthy air quality.
Maintaining saltwater pools includes some of the same procedures fresh water pools. It is important to maintain water chemistry balance such as PH, total alkalinity, total dissolved solids (TDS), calcium hardness, and conditioner levels. There is no more cost of or storage of caustic chlorine chemicals. Salt can be corrosive on certain metal components, stone products and concrete surfaces with continued exposure, which must be sealed or protected.
Saltwater chlorine generators provide aquatic therapy and aquatic sports fitness operators, clinicians and patients with a healthy alternative to the typical commercial chlorine sanitized fresh water pool. To experience the healthy alternative of great water and air quality for your facility or aquatic center combined with the finest aquatic therapy pools on the market please visit www.visionaquatics.com. For more information and pricing, you may contact Doug Gregory either at doug@visionaquatics.com or at 616.957.4819.
The statement that salt water-generated chlorine eliminates the potential for production of chloramines and unhealthy air quality is simply untrue. Salt water chlorine generators are just that, chlorine generators, which produce the same chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) as is used by traditional liquid chlorine (bleach) systems. It is the same chlorine in the pool providing the required free available chlorine residual as the primary means of sanitizing the pool water. The only differences are that the chlorine is generated on site, and that a higher TDS level in the pool water must be managed due to the presence of the salt (for traditional saline generation systems where saline concentration is maintained in the pool.) The same requirements exist with regard to managing chloramines and air quality in the indoor pool environment.
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