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Why Is My Salt Water Pool Liner Slippery? (Or Slimy)

Your standing in your salt water pool or happen to touch the liner and notice a slippery or slimy feeling. You know something isn't right because it wasn't that way the last time you swam. What...

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Will Salt Kill Algae In A Pool? (Answered)

The salt in a salt water pool is often a misunderstood aspect of pool chemistry and people often don't know exactly what it does and doesn't do. Salt is added to a pool only if it has a salt...

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Is It OK To Put Chlorine Tablets In A Saltwater Pool?

One of the biggest myths about saltwater pools is that they don't have chlorine. They do. On this website I usually distinguish between saltwater pools and regularly chlorinated pools for...

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Why Does My Salt Water Pool Smell Like Chlorine? (Solved)

One of the benefits of a salt water pool is that the chlorine that is produced doesn't smell like chlorine normally does. So you can swim to your heart's content and when you climb out of the pool,...

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Can You Cut Your Solar Blanket (Or Get A Reel?)

We've talked on this website about the benefits of a pool cover also known as a solar blanket. The common bubbly dark blue design (other colors are available too!) were a common sight for me growing...

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Lowering Your Salt Water Pool Electricity Costs (2022)

With electricity and energy prices in general rising at an alarming rate, you need to know about the easiest and smartest ways to reduce all costs for your salt water pool because they can add up...

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About the Author

I bought a home with a salt water pool in 2006 and soon realized the benefits over traditional chlorinated pools. On this website I'll discuss all the tips and tricks I've learned over the years. I'll also help you troubleshoot various problems with pools in general and ones specific to salt water pools that I've experienced personally!

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Salt Water Pool Chemistry

Recommended water chemistry for your salt water pool:

Salt:  2,700 ppm to 3,400 ppm

Free Chlorine:  1.0 to 3.0 ppm

pH:  7.2 to 7.8

Stabilizer:  60 ppm – 80 ppm (ideal)

Total Alkalinity (TA): 80 ppm to 120 ppm

Calcium hardness:  200 ppm to 400 ppm

Total Dissolved Solids: Less than 6,000 ppm

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