on 6/7/2007 9:28 AM Hair Pie said the following:
In alt.home.repair On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:56:17 -0700 Hippie Chick
wrote :


The traditional way to clean our pools is with chlorine. It cleans the
water, keeps it clear and helps keep algae away. There are many of us
though that get sore blood shot eyes, and skin irritations from
swimming in the chlorinated swimming pools. Our children ingest the
water by accident while swimming or just for fun when they are playing
water games. Chlorine is toxic. These things aside, the cost is also
very high. There are benefits to switching over from chlorinated pools
to salt water.


If it's truly salt water (and not the generator spoken of on this
thread) it will damage any metal it comes into contact with.

A properly balanced clorine treated pool will not make your eyes burn.
And you can use 20 Mule Team Borax to raise pH, and liquid bleach for
shocking to save $$

http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/borax_20mule.html

Read this site. Look at the tips section:
http://www.poolsolutions.com/

Click here to find out more http://www.hippiepower.com/salt-wate...ools/#more-237

Peace and Love Hippie Chick

www.hippiepower.com





For the past 6 or so years, I have been using a Nature 2 water purifier
in my 18 x 36 inground pool. It has replaced many of the pour in, or
spread in, chemicals. Additionally, I use about a quarter of the
chlorine tablets that I had to use before installing the purifier, i.e.,
a 50 pound can of 3" pellets lasted more than 3 years.
The purifier costs about $250 (cartridge included) and the replacement
cartridges cost between $80 and $100 (depending upon pool size and
retail pricing) and they suggest changing them every two years.
Cartridges are sold by most pool supply houses and on-line.
Company site: http://www.nature2.com/
Below is the old model I have:
http://www.pool-spa-products.com/cgi...408+1181224449.
The usual, 'personal connection' to product or seller, disclaimer applies.




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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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