Salt Water or Chlorine: Which Is Better in Texas?

Chlorine tablets contain stabilizer, also called cyanuric acid or CYA. A little stabilizer is useful, because it protects chlorine from the sun. The trouble is that every tablet adds more, and it never leaves the water. It only builds.

As the stabilizer level climbs, the chlorine in the pool works less and less well. The pool needs more chlorine to stay clear, which means more tablets, which means more stabilizer. Eventually the water can't be kept clear no matter how much chlorine goes in, and the only fix is to drain a large part of the pool and refill it.

A salt system produces pure chlorine from the salt already in the water. It adds no stabilizer, so the level stays where it is set. Chlorine is made steadily every time the pump runs, so the water stays consistent from one week to the next, without the highs and lows that come with tablets.

• Softer water that is easier on skin, eyes and swimsuits.
• No chlorine smell and no red eyes.
• No buying, storing or handling chlorine tablets.
• Clearer, more consistent water through a Texas summer.
• Lower chemical costs year after year.

It is the most common worry we hear, and in more than 30 years in the pool industry we see very little damage caused by salt systems. The salt level in a salt pool is low, a small fraction of sea water. A system that is sized for the pool and installed correctly, in water that is kept balanced, is gentle on the pool and its equipment.

• The system is an investment up front, and it pays back in lower chemical costs.
• The salt cell is checked and cleaned as part of regular service.
• The cell is a wear part and is replaced after several years.
• The water still needs to be tested and balanced, as with any pool.

Almost any pool can be converted. The system is added at the equipment pad, salt is added to the water, and the pool is usable again right away. We size the system to your pool, install it, set it up, and show you how it works.