Can My Fiberglass Pool Be a Saltwater Pool?
To continue on with our blogs on the many benefits of fiberglass pools, we thought lets tackle saltwater! More and more people today have an interest in saltwater pools over the traditional chlorine pool. There are some great pro's and con's to both saltwater and chlorine pools. Such as saltwater is gentler on the eyes and skin over chlorine pools. Yet a chlorine pool can be easier to manage over a saltwater pool system. Although on the flip side of that, saltwater pools can take less maintenance over time once you get down the managing of the saltwater system and salinity! Both are great options but below is a great thought on why saltwater in fiberglass works so well.
This is a great blog post by our pool manufacturer Imagine Pools on saltwater. We thought it was a great quick read!
Fiberglass swimming pools are very compatible with salt water systems. If you are using a vinyl liner pool, you must be careful as those pools tend to have metal parts or connections which salt will eat through and corrode. Salt water is abrasive on the interior surfaces of concrete/ gunite pools, especially those that have plaster within them. Many families report that they enjoy swimming within a pool that has a salt water system. They feel cleaner and report that they do not have that “chlorine” taste and reaction. That is, they don’t experience the eye burning or the smell that comes with traditional chlorine usage.
That’s because you use salt to help clean your pool and most people will say that they believe that their water is “clearer” with these systems. Because of this, many families report that the water looks and feel better, even “silkier.” In Australia, it is reported that as much as 80% of the pools have a salt water system and many more American and Canadian homes are now converting over to this system with very few negative comments.
Technically, you are still releasing pure chlorine into your pool which forms hypochlorous acid, which is what ultimately cleans your pool. Whatever way you approach it, you are trying to kill algae and bacteria as well as destroy dirt that is within your pool. The added benefit of having a fiberglass swimming pool is that our surfaces do not attract or collect algae and bacteria like other surfaces tend to do which means you should have less maintenance and less expenses in cleaning materials.
We recommend discussing this with your installer/ builder when you are considering the purchase of your Imagine Pools™ swimming pool. If you do move forward with this, understand that it will require different equipment to clean and monitor your pool.
-Imagine Pools