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Category: Inground Pools

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What To Know Before Building A Pool

6 Salt Water Pool Design Mistakes To Avoid You can easily go overboard when designing and building an inground salt water pool. Costs can increase quickly and you may regret some of the things you...

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How To Winterize A Salt Water Pool

Labor Day has come and gone, the kids are back at school and you're probably getting ready to close your pool for the season. Winterizing a salt water pool and closing it for the year is slightly...

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What Is The Cheapest Inground Pool Shape?

Options For The Cheapest Salt Water Inground Pool The biggest expense for building an inground pool relates to the size (water volume) and depth of your pool. The bigger the pool (the great the...

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Avoid Swimming Pool Buyers Remorse

When you design and build a pool, the list of things you can choose to buy isn't quite endless but it may seem that way. While the design of your pool largely depends on your budget and personal...

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10 Tips To Winterize A Swimming Pool

Closing or winterizing a salt water pool is the same as a chlorine pool in terms of what needs to be done. If you live in a winter climate like I do, there are a few extra steps involved to ensure...

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5 Salt Water Pool Benefits Over Chlorine

When my family bought a house with a salt water pool in 2006, we were pleasantly surprised to learn about its low maintenance. I didn't know much about pools when we bought the house other than I...

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Hi, I’m Carl. I became a salt water pool owner in 2006 and quickly discovered the benefits over chlorine. I’ve included all my knowledge and experience on these pages including how to avoid making common mistakes with your salt water pool. Thanks for stopping by!

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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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