What is a Saline System?
A Saline (salt-water) purification
system provides on-site production of the sanitizer
necessary to maintain water in a safe, healthy and algae-free
condition.
Sanitizer
is produced automatically, within the water itself,
and involves no handling, storage or adding of chemicals
to the water.
A Saline Purification System, properly
sized for its application, will eliminate the need to
purchase sanitizing chemicals such as – ‘pool
chlorine’, algaecides and ‘shock’
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How it Works
When salt is dissolved into water and
the water is then subjected to a simple process of electrolysis,
a very effective water sanitizer is produced.
In fresh-water applications, such as swimming
pools, spa pools, therapy pools (and many more –
see ‘Where a Saline System can be used’,
below), salt is added to the water to produce a very
mild saline solution, approximately 1/3rd the salinity
of human tears (or approx 1/12th as salty as ocean water).
The salt used is common, every-day salt, or sodium chloride
– the same pure salt found in sea water and used
at the dining table.
When the water (and dissolved salt) is
passed through the ‘cell’ portion of the
Saline System equipment, chlorine gas is automatically
produced (from the dissolved salt). This chlorine gas
dissolves instantaneously into the water (so is never
a hazard), and produces high levels of sanitizer/oxidizer
which firstly prevent the formation of ‘chloramines’
and other ‘chlorine compounds’ and secondly
provides a safe and measurable residual of sanitizer
in the main water body.
The elimination of ‘chloramines’
and other ‘chlorine compounds’ means the
elimination of all of the obnoxious side-effects commonly
associated with the manual use of ‘pool chlorine’
and leaves the water looking, feeling like the most
pure, fresh and chemical-free water possible.
The dissolved salt is not consumed in
the Saline System process so after the initial start-up
salt is added, only top-up salt is required periodically
(an average home pool will require as little as $10-$20
worth of salt per year).
The sanitizer produced by the Saline System
can be measured using the same common Test Kits used
for testing chlorine levels in pools, and the chlorine
residual (or FAC, Free and Available Chlorine level)
can be maintained at required levels by simple adjustment
of the Saline System Output, or production rate (thereby
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Advantages
of the Saline System
Eliminates the need to add
‘pool-chlorine’ chemicals,
algaecides and ‘shock’ chemicals to the
water.
You will no longer need to purchase, handle
or suffer the effects of packaged sanitizing/oxidizing
pool chemicals and the problems and risks associated
with their use.
No RED EYES, No
GREEN HAIR, No ALGAE !!!
Significant costs savings
can be achieved by owners of commercial swimming pools
and spas, water-park pools, water-features and other
such applications which consume large quantities of
chlorine. Home pool and spa owners realize less cost-savings
due to the smaller quantities of chemicals required
– and usually convert to the Saline System for
reasons of personal and family health concerns, swimmer
comfort, convenience and better water quality.
Healthy. A Saline
Purification System will maintain perfectly healthy
water, while eliminating the risks and problems associated
with periods of very high or low chemical levels. FAC
(Free and Available Chlorine) can be maintained at levels
to comply with local Health Authority requirements.
Prevents algae growth.
The constant ‘shocking’ of the water as
it passes through the Saline System ‘cell’
together with consistently maintained sanitizer levels
in the main water body will prevent the growth of all
common algae.
Environmentally and Ecologically
Positive. The Saline System eliminates
the need to manufacture, transport and store ‘pool-chlorine’
type chemicals and instead uses only pure natural salt
from the ocean – and then re-cycles that salt
indefinitely. Re-cycling a natural product – what
a concept!
Comfortable swimming environment.
Users of swimming pools and spa pools enjoy the natural
therapeutic and health benefits of the mild salt water
- with none of the obnoxious effects usually suffered
with manually-chlorinated water. Swimmers who suffer
so-called ‘chlorine allergies’ will find
relief from those symptoms in a saline pool. Other advantages
for swimmers include NO
RED EYES, NO IRRITATED SKIN, NO DAMAGED HAIR OR BATHING
SUITS.
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Common Questions,
with Answers
How salty is the water?
In fresh-water applications (such as pools, spas, water-features,
lakes etc) salt is added to the water to produce a salinity
of approx 3000 ppm (parts-per-million), which is 1/12th
as salty as ocean water, or 1/3rd as salty as human
tears. Pool-side plants and water-feature vegetation,
in almost all cases, are unaffected by the low salinity
water.
Will the salt corrode or damage
my pool, or the pool equipment (pump, filter etc)?
No, the salinity is not sufficiently high to cause corrosion.
The water salinity is similar to that of eye-wash solution
(very mild). If corrosion was a problem, the Saline
System could not have achieved such world-wide acceptance
and popularity.
Will I need to change the
water? In most cases, no. We only suggest
changing the water if its hardness and quality is such
that it should be changed in any case.
Will I need to change existing
pump, filter or heater? It is not necessary
to change any of the existing equipment if it is presently
in satisfactory operating condition.
How easy is it to install
a Saline System? Installation on home
pools and spas usually takes only an hour or two, and
is often done by (do-it-yourself) home owners themselves.
Commercial installations are also very simple and can
become slightly more complex due to equipment and pipework
layout, or access and space limitations – but
if there is a pump and filter, the Saline System can
be installed.
How often will I need to add
salt? Salt is added to the water (except
in sea-water applications) at the time of installation.
After that, only top-up salt is required to make up
for salt lost through water splash-out, over flow due
to rain, filter back-flushing, leaks in the pool etc.
Evaporation does not reduce the salt level nor is the
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Types of Applications
Where can a Saline System
be used?
The saline method of water purification can be used
on virtually any body of water which presently requires
some form of sanitizer/oxidizer to maintain the water
in a healthy, algae-free condition.
There must be water circulation (pumping) and filtration
equipment and other aspects of water-balance (such as
pH control, for example) are to be maintained at levels
conducive to the use of chlorine.
When either the volume of water, or the
‘sanitizer demand’ are extremely high, a
Saline System may either be unsuitable for the application
or can be used in conjunction with other supplementary
chlorinating equipment. Use our SYSTEM DESIGNER to find
out what size Saline System suits your needs. back
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Application Examples:
(Where a Saline System can be used)
Home swimming pools and spas
Commercial (public) pools and spas
Therapy or exercise pools for people and/or animals
(dogs, horses, other)
Water-features – ornamental, decorative water-features,
fountains, waterfalls
Aquatic recreation pools – Water-park pools, ride
pools, for example
Lakes and ponds – golf course lakes, for example
Cooling Towers
Contact Saline Pool
Systems to confirm whether a Saline System suits
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Necessary Precautions
(for buyers)
Don’t be sold an Under-sized
product.
Saline Systems come in various sizes (or sanitizer Output/production
capacity). If the Saline System you purchase does not
have the ability to produce the required mount of sanitizer
for YOUR application, it will ultimately cost you extra
money and cause unnecessary inconvenience and maintenance
problems. Aspects to consider when sizing a Saline System
include:
Daily operating time.
The system you purchase must be able to produce the
necessary sanitizer within the daily pump/filter
operating time. For reasons of ‘power costs’
you may choose to operate your pump and filter for only
6 hours per day (for example). The Saline System you
choose must therefore be able to produce the full daily
sanitizer needs for your pool, in 6 hours.
Sanitizer-Demand.
Regardless of the daily operating time, or the volume
of water in your pool (or other application), there
exists a certain ‘sanitizer-demand’ of the
subject water. This sanitizer-demand is dependent upon
many factors including (not necessarily limited to)
water temperature, various water constituents, the number
of people (or birds or animals) and other contaminants
which enter the water, the effects of sunlight on sanitizer
efficiency, the daily number of hours the water is subject
to use – and more.
It is not wise to simply select a product
which handles say 40,000 gallons of water, because the
other factors effecting sanitizer-demand in YOUR case,
may result in that product being capable of producing
sanitizer sufficient for only 20,000 gallons of YOUR
water. Use our SYSTEM DESIGNER to correctly size YOUR
Saline System.
Rate of Production.
Although a particular model Saline System may be capable
of producing sufficient sanitizer for YOUR application,
on a daily basis, it may still prove to be Under-sized
for YOUR needs.
A Commercial Spa, for example, may require
a total of say 1 pound (16 ounces) of sanitizer per
day. The salesman may offer you a product which produces
say 32 ounces per day – and tell you what a deal
you’re getting - it can produce 32 ounces per
day, or 1.33 ounces per hour (32oz/24hrs).
BUT, if the spa is used by a heavy load
of people in the morning (say over a 4 hour period),
the water may need say 12 ounces of sanitizer within
that 4 hour period, but still require only 16 ounces
of sanitizer in the entire day.
The above scenario means the Saline System
must be capable of producing at least 12 ounces within
4 hours, or 3 ounces per hour – in order
to keep up with the sanitizer-demand which exists
during the heavy use period. The system offered by the
salesman would result in long daily periods when there
is insufficient sanitizer in the water, resulting in
health risks to users. Our SYSTEM DESIGNER will eliminate
the risk of purchasing an under-sized product, or a
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Beware of ‘Importing’
a Saline System
Some overseas-based web sites offer Saline
Systems at cheap prices, often with the added advantage
of a favorable foreign exchange rate. You may ‘think’
you will save a lot of money – BUT please think
about the future warranty and service problems you may
face. Electrical specifications, fluctuations etc also
differ from one country to another.
If you import a product and then have
a warranty or service problem, Who Do You Call? Someone
in Australia? Who can service your Saline System? How
would you get a replacement part under warranty?
You are best advised to deal with a well
established local brand name and supplier. back
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Who Should Use
This Site, and Why?
This web site will be helpful for anybody
who presently uses ‘pool-chlorine’ or similar
or any of the so-called ‘alternatives’ (bromine,
ionization, ozone, baquacil type products, etc) in an
attempt to keep water healthy, safe, free from algae
growth.
If you are tired of lazy-looking,
dull-looking water, battling algae growth, throwing
money down the drain on chemicals –
a Saline System will be good for you.
If you are concerned about
your family’s health and swimming comfort
– a Saline System will be good for you.
If you are looking to improve
commercial pool or spa water quality for your patrons
(or customers) and thereby improve your profits
- a Saline System will be good for you.
If your Water-Feature has
lost its aesthetic qualities because of constant algae
growth - a Saline System will be good
for you.
If you already own a Saline System, or
are looking to upgrade an older system, use our SYSTEM
DESIGNER or SYSTEM UPGRADE features to find out what
your system should be capable of producing and/or the
cost to upgrade to the latest technology.
Engineers and Designers – feel free
to use our SYSTEM DESIGNER.
Find out which is THE BEST AVAILABLE
PRODUCT for YOUR needs by using our PRODUCT FINDER
feature.
Get the BEST AVAILABLE (realistic)
PRICE for a product which suits YOUR needs by using
our FREE QUOTE feature.
Find out HOW MUCH YOU WILL SAVE
and your approximate PAY-BACK period by using our COST-SAVINGS
ANALYSIS feature. back
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How We Operate
Saline Pool Systems does not manufacture
product. We help design the best-suited Saline System
for each individual customer – and recommend
what we consider the best-suited product for that customer.
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Why deal with
us
We know the saline (salt-water) business.
The owner of Saline Pool Systems has been directly involved
in the industry since the early 1970s (in Australia,
the home of the Saline Purification System), first introduced
salt-water chlorination into South Africa in 1983, became
established in the USA market in 1992 and remains today
a leading authority on all aspects of salt water (saline)
purification. We know how to design suitable systems
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Our Products
We Supply only Brand-new, factory-sealed
products with Full Manufacturer’s Warranties.
We recommend only the best-performing and best-value-for-money
products available. We are familiar with the various
manufacturers’ products, their strengths, weaknesses,
advantages and disadvantages.
Guaranteed Good Warranty and
After-Sales Service.
Saline Pool Systems will only offer you product which
is fully supported, on a nation-wide basis, with regard
to Warranty and after-sales service. Most sellers will
assure you that you will get good after-sales service,
but we at Saline Pool Systems have first-hand experience
with various manufacturers and we will recommend only
product we know has guaranteed service, warranty facilities
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How
to Purchase
Once the correct product (system) has
been established for YOUR needs and you have accepted
our price quotation, we accept orders by e-mail, fax
or phone (with Credit Card details, preferably by phone).
Your product will be shipped to you within one working
day (by UPS or whatever means requested), barring exceptional
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Why No SHOPPING CARTS
and on-line Credit Cards?
We at Saline Pool Systems consider the
purchase of a Saline System to be more involved, and
worthy of more attention, than simply tossing one into
a web-site ‘Shopping Cart’.
We are satisfied that every Saline System
we help design and every product we sell, is the RIGHT
SYSTEM and RIGHT PRODUCT to suit the particular requirements
of EACH INDIVIDUAL PURCHASER.
Only when you have provided us with details
of YOUR particular pool, spa (or other application)
– via SYSTEM DESIGNER
and the other features offered on this web site, can
we provide you with the correct information on which
to base your purchase.
We will e-mail you the results, recommended
product type, price quotation etc – then if you
choose to purchase we will accept your Credit Card details,
preferably by phone. back
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Installation
Installation of the equipment and start-up
of the Saline System is quite simple. Installation options
include (not necessarily in order of preference)
Use one of our recommended Installers (nation-wide database)
Contract with your local Pool Service Company or Handyman
Customer Do-It-Yourself
Full and complete Installation Instructions are provided
with every product shipped. An Installation Summary
is also provided on this web site. back
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Installation
Summary
Please click the following
link to download our
Installation Guide. back
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Advantages of the Saline System by Application
Please select your type of application from
below to learn how easy it is to leave Chlorine behind
forever.
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