Saltwater purification systems produce small amounts of pure sanitizer derived from natural salt, just enough to purify the water. Salt systems are a desirable alternative to packaged bromine or chlorine, and can provide naturally clean, crystal clear and more pleasant water for bathers. The water actually feels better!
Not just for pools anymore!
For years, the benefits of saltwater have been enjoyed by swimming pool owners. Salt systems have proven to be safe, effective and eco-friendly. And now, this next-generation technology is affordably available for hot tub spa owners.
Benefits of Salt Systems
- Smoother, softer-feeling water
- Diminished chloramines formation
- Less odor - Eco-friendly
- Gentle to hair, even colored or blonde
- Reduced eye irritation
- Soothing to skin
- No packaged chlorine or bromine to buy and store
- Extremely low cost to operate
- Health benefits when using mineral salts
- Safe for equipment
- Easily adjusted sanitizer level
- Low maintenance
While some marketers tout salt systems as chemically free, that's really not honest advertising and misses the point. We live in a world of chemistry, and life itself could not exist without chemicals. Salt is a chemical. Water is the most common chemical on our green Earth's surface! Salt systems are an advanced method to utilize natural chemistry in a better way.
Many people previously convinced that they had an allergic or other aversion to chlorine, found no such problems after switching to a salt-based system. Perhaps the additives in packaged chlorine were more to blame. In any case, a salt system allows the user to more precisely control the sanitizer output, often requiring lower levels to achieve water purity. The mineral salts have many health benefits of their own, as explained below.
How a Salt Water Spa System Works
Salt is sodium chloride (NaCl). Through a controlled process in a low-current electrolysis cell, chlorination is produced in just the right amount to sanitize spa water.
As saltwater enters the cell, a safe, low-voltage current passes between special rare-metal plates, producing pure chlorine (Cl) from the saline solution. In water the chlorine instantly becomes hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which is its disinfecting form.
In conjunction with its control unit and programmable timer, the Saltron Mini Spa cell pictured here will sanitize your portable hot tub. It is incredibly efficient, using only about as much energy as a 50-watt light bulb, often running less than an hour a day.
