Gentler saltwater pools are becoming the norm and not the exception. Here's what you need to know about converting a pool. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all ...

Q. We have a 9-year-old, in-ground, concrete pool with a crushed aggregate interior that holds 16,000 gallons of water. It originally was equipped with a Unichlor 600 chlorinator and an interior ...

If you're a member of the YWCA, or perhaps just caught wind that the historic downtown pool would be closed until mid-June, you may have wondered why. The reason is so that the organization can make ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Dana Demilio remembers the bad old days when her husband maintained the family's traditional chlorine pool at their Fort Lauderdale home. Demilio knew she wanted a pool again when she moved to Marion ...

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 ...

It was supposed to be a community swimming pool, but many people stayed away because they couldn’t tolerate the biting, nose-curdling odor of chlorine. Others experienced skin problems. So the ...

Salt water pools have grown in popularity, largely because of public fears around the safety of chlorine. Naturally, a salt water pool system sounds like a healthier and safer option to many consumers ...

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 ...

Some of us couldn't make a volcano out of baking soda and vinegar. So understanding how saltwater pools turn salt into chlorine might be more advanced chemistry than we'll ever understand. Jeff ...