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Mr. McD

(2,681 posts)
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:47 PM Feb 2012

Chlorine free pool systems.

Does any one have experience with chlorine free (Copper Ionization) systems for swimming pool?

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Chlorine free pool systems. (Original Post) Mr. McD Feb 2012 OP
Dumb question: Would that be different than pools using salt? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #1
Salt Mr. McD Feb 2012 #2
I have a relative with one of those salt systems... MADem Feb 2012 #6
I've used ozone-based systems, and they work very well. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2012 #3
Thanks for the response Mr. McD Feb 2012 #4
Back when I used it, it was 0 added chlorine jeff47 Feb 2012 #5
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Hassin Bin Sober

(27,213 posts)
1. Dumb question: Would that be different than pools using salt?
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 02:31 AM
Feb 2012

I spent all day in a salt pool this summer and never realized it had salt in it until the host mentioned it.

What a delightful experience. No nasty chlorine AND the salt was almost unnoticeable.

I always thought "yuck who would want to swim in a salt pool".... boy was I wrong.

Mr. McD

(2,681 posts)
2. Salt
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:20 AM
Feb 2012

Salt pools use a chlorine generator to produce chlorine. The level of chlorine is much lower but there is still chlorine. I get a chlorine rash just taking a shower.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. I have a relative with one of those salt systems...
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 03:31 AM
Feb 2012

Of course, it's just in one of those uber-giant "soup bowl" pools, but it does the trick. The kids enjoy it, and even the adults as well. It's very NON-chlorinated, but clean.

Mr. McD

(2,681 posts)
4. Thanks for the response
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 12:53 PM
Feb 2012

Ozone is used as an oxidizer in pool, it reduces the amount of chlorine used but does not eliminate it completely. I need to go chlorine free. There are several methods to accomplish that I just haven’t found anyone that has actually used one.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
5. Back when I used it, it was 0 added chlorine
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 01:21 PM
Feb 2012

The only chlorine in the pool was whatever the was in the water used to fill it.

Of course that was a couple decades ago, so things may have changed.

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