CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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the internet, and from what I read about the experiences of others, I felt that it would be easier to have a salt water pool rather than a chlorine pool, and it has been so much easier,” recalled Jenny. She has never had a chlorine pool, mainly due to the cost of maintenance and her desire to avoid the unhealthy aspect of ‘shocking’ a pool. ‘Shocking’ is a treatment that significantly increases the chlorine levels in a pool for a brief time. This healthy dose of chlorine is at such high levels that it literally burns itself up when mixed with previous chemicals. Although Jenny’s saltwater pool was installed just last year and is still relatively new, she has been enjoying the benefits of her new pool to the fullest. She kept it open all winter long and insists it wasn’t much of a hassle; she simply threw the pool vacuum in and pulled the leaves out. “The salt water pool also feels a lot lighter than most chlorine pools. It feels more buoyant and floating seems to be easier. It’s a lot softer on the skin; it’s a different feeling than the chlorine pool. I notice that I don’t get that weird feeling in my hair,” gushed Jenny. The effect of saltwater pools on the environment and the health benefits of the pool have not been lost on the Copeland family. She believes that anything she can do to help the environment or improve the health of herself and her family is something she looks forward to doing. “My daughter also has eczema, and she has not had any problems with the salt water pool. There might have even been some improvement; especially when she first started using the pool. Her skin did seem to get a little bit better,” she continued. “Hopefully when she starts using the pool again this summer, it will clear up again,” Jenny added. Any issues with the pool have been uneventful, that is, unless you include the time one of the Copeland family dogs got pushed into the pool by their other dog at six o’clock in the morning, waking the rest of the family and causing quite a ruckus. Humorous tales aside, the Copeland family eagerly awaits using their salt water pool during the ‘dog days’ of summer.CV CityViewNC.com | 39