Saltwater pools are a very popular alternative for traditional chlorine pools and they still do contain chlorine in them which is generated through a filter system and contains only a small amount of chlorine in it. These pools are getting more and more popular at cruise, resorts, and hotels. And it is suitable to be installed in your homes as well.
The other question in your mind might be how much would it cost to install a saltwater pool? It costs around $25,000 to install a new saltwater pool compared to the cost of installing a traditional pool, which has a price tag of about $23,000 on average. Cost to build a standard, 20,000-gallon pool can be as low as $12,000 or as high as $67,000.
The price does depend on what kind of salt pool or how big or how small the saltwater pool you are looking forward to. Some of the options you have while you choose a saltwater pool for your house, resorts, cruise, and others. They are:-
- Above the ground saltwater pool
- Inground saltwater pool
- Saltwater lap pool
- Saltwater infinity pool
- Indoor saltwater pool
Material
There are various materials used before, during and after the manufacture of the pool which mostly consists of galvanized steel or metal, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, fiberglass, concrete, and polyurethane foam.Sometimes the wall material used in the pool can be galvanized or even can be painted. Almost all of the piping used for pool plumbing is a minimum of schedule 40 PVC or the equivalent and must be stamped with American Society for Testing and Materials approval. The liners are typically plastics or similar materials.
Shapes and sizes
There are a range of choices for swimming pools shapes available such as rectangle, square, circle, and any oval shapes according to your choice. The most preferred shape by most people is the rectangle as it looks more standard and the size can be determined according to your preferences as well.
Maintenance of salt water pool
Specifically talking about the inground saltwater pool, it is a kind of a pool that has more aesthetic potential than an above-ground hot tub and is usually placed far from the entrance. Inground saltwater pools can be made of any shape and size according to want. It can be square, rectangle, circle, and many more other regular and irregular shapes. While building an Inground SaltWater Pool system the same materials are used as used in normal Salt Water Pools the only difference will be it will be deep in the ground.
Inground Salt Water Pools maintenance is not as hard as it seems all you have to do is inspect whether the filter, pump, and skimmer cleaner are in a good condition or not whether it produces some strange sounds or not, it must be cleaned or replaced, also checking in what condition the salt chlorinator cell is in and replacing if required is most important.
You must know some chemistry tips for your saltwater pool as it is also something important. The first tip would be, take a saltwater pool test strip and test it in water for knowing the salt, ph levels, alkalinity, total hardness, and also test whether it is cloudy. Use a water chemistry calculator for making the required adjustment to keep your pool water in balance. Lastly, keep checking the skimmer, pumps, filter, salt chlorinator cell to prevent cloudy pool water.
The question in your mind might be how does this pool system work? Well, it’s a simple mechanism: Water is drawn from your pool from the suction created by the pump. The pump generates pressure and returns the water to the pool, passing through the filter, then the heater, and the chlorinator. As saltwater is used in the pool it may corrode some materials like metal so do check up on any metal equipment used.
Also why saltwater pools over traditional pools or chlorine pools? There are pros and cons to each and everything as you know. Saltwater pools are more gentle on the skin and don’t cause any skin irritation or dryness. Salt water pools may have high installation costs but it poses no health risks as the chlorine pool does as saltwater pools contain less chlorine content.
Cleaning and maintenance of the pool is something essential you will need consistently and if those services are required within Hawaii, well the convenient and providential option would surely be Natural Salt Pools LLC as it provides the best commercial as well as residential pool cleaning and maintenance assistance.
Natural Salt Pools are number one in saltwater maintenance with the skills required to take care of your residential or commercial saltwater pools in Hawaii. So, do remember, call us or book an appointment for any kind of pool related enquiry with us anytime within Hawaii and encompassing regions for pool servicing.
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