Growing up in a beach town, I learned to love saltwater swimming and its healing benefits. While swimming pools offer a cushier, more convenient experience than ocean swimming, they often use chemical ...

In the warm and humid climate of South Louisiana, homeowners looking to install or renovate a swimming pool are faced with a critical decision: saltwater or chlorine? Understanding the nuances of both ...

Both saltwater and fresh pools use some form of chlorine to keep water clean, clear and bacteria free. In freshwater pools, like this one in Sacramento, liquid chlorine is added as needed. Manny ...

A saltwater pool is an alternative to a traditional chlorine pool. Although you don’t add chlorine tablets to a saltwater pool, it does still contain chlorine. It just has a smaller amount that’s ...

About half of all new swimming pool installations feature saltwater systems, industry experts say, and as they become more prevalent homeowners want to know their advantages, disadvantages and, most ...

Any hot tub can be a saltwater hot tub with the addition of a salt chlorine generator. Instead of adding chemicals directly to your hot tub, you add salt (about two pounds per 100 gallons of water), ...

Brenda Chila got in on the saltwater swimming pool trend early. "I personally went on salt over 30 years ago. I had one of the original systems because I'm a state-certified pool contractor," Chila ...