Chlorine vs. Salt Water Pools: Which One’s Better? | Swim University

Hey Pool Owners! When most people think about salt water pools, they think “No more chlorine.” And that’s actually COMPLETELY WRONG. A salt water system, also known as a salt water generator or salt chlorine generator, turns salt that’s added to your water into chlorine. That’s right: your salt water pool still has chlorine in the water! But instead of adding the chlorine directly yourself, you’re adding salt to your water and the generator does the work. So while you’ll never have to buy chlori