A saltwater pool contains 10 times less salt than the ocean. There’s around 3,000 ppm (parts per million) salinity in a saltwater pool. By comparison, there’s 35,000 ppm in the ocean.

Salt is corrosive, so it is possible that the salt will corrode things in and around your pool. Maintaining a saltwater pool, though fairly straightforward, is not exactly like maintaining a ...

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Chlorine pools If you already have a chlorine pool, it may be cheaper to leave it as-is. Converting to saltwater can cost between $1000–$5000 depending on pool size. Some people enjoy the smell.

The salt cell is the most important piece of equipment for converting your pool and it typically costs around $500.© borchee/Getty Citizen Zuck: The making of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg ...