Trending…is the new learning tool. I personally beg to differ. Whenever the masses choose to follow, I decide to do my due diligence. The average consumer is easily swayed by public opinion (or the neighbors). Since I happen to be in the pool industry I have the inside information to some extent. Information that I tend to share with people whether they want to hear it or not.
A swimming pool can be a wonderful summer oasis until it requires work. The typical pool owner wants the benefits, but not the extra effort that is required to maintain a perfect pool. My experience could be compared to going to your physician. Most never are truly honest with their doctor, and most pool owners are never truly honest with me. I give instructions on what to do and when to do it, as the doctor tells you what you should be eating, and shouldn’t. All advice goes in one ear and out the other. You come back for your follow up visit, and think that the doctor cannot tell that none of his advice has been followed, but he knows, yes he knows. The same way that I know when nothing has been done and NO instructions have been followed
There are simple rules to good health, and simple rules to keeping a pool pristine. There are no shortcuts and it requires a bit of maintenance on your part for both. Chlorine is chlorine and would not have been around for all these years if it was not efficient in doing its job. There are only 2% of the population allergic to chlorine, and you are not likely one of them. The reason your eyes burn and your skin is dry is due to the fact that you have failed to keep your pool chemicals balanced.
pH is your most important factor. If you keep your alkalinity in check your pH will follow. The only thing a salt system is accomplishing is converting salt into a low residual chlorine. The main factor still being is that you need to keep your water balanced. Which still requires keeping your skimmer baskets emptied and your filter cleaned. When you purchase a salt system you have now added extra maintenance. Now you are responsible for cleaning salt cells and then the expense of replacing them when you fail to maintain the system itself.
There are no real shortcuts in anything…ever. Think twice, take time to take care of what your hard earned money invested in…and that includes salt systems.
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