Looking for alternative to cholrine and other nasty chemical

[aasta]

Hello!
We have emptied and painted our pool. It would be preferable to us to have no chlorin. We can not afford to have a our pool turned into a natural oasis. So we are wondering about products such as Aquasmarter and Saltsystems which use very low amounts or no chlorine. Does anyone have experience/comments/advise with these products they would like to share.
Thanks, aasta

[Ju]

We use a salt system in two of our pools. The water is nice to swim in and the system works well as long as it doesn't get too hot (much above 30 C and the algae starts to take control).

It does require alot of pH testing to get the balance right though, and the system itself is quite expensive. We have heated pools so the heat exchanger has to be titanium to cope with the salt water.

[kteee]

We use poolsan, not salt or chlorine, but works very well

[mpprh]

There are quite a few contented salt water pools and Bromine users locally.



Bromine is used in the same way as Chlorine. It is more expensive, but lasts longer (particularly at higher temperatures) and is better for sensitive eyes / skin.

Peter

[kteee]

We used to use bromine in our hot tub in the Uk, but eventually we both developed a skin allergy to it, so I wouldn't recommend it for prolonged use - ok for clients for a couple of weeks, but not for your own pool or tub