Experience the "Silk Water" Difference.
Salt Water System Installations & Conversions
Stop swimming in a chemical bath. Upgrade to a salt pool. If you have ever swum in a salt water pool, you know the difference immediately. The water feels soft and silky on your skin. Your eyes don't burn. Your hair doesn't feel like straw. At Blue Bottom Pools, we specialize in converting standard chlorine pools into luxurious salt water oases using industry-leading Hayward® AquaRite® technology.
Why Switch to Salt?
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Best Price Guarantee: We offer the best price in Northeast Pennsylvania on new salt system installations.
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No More "Chlorine Smell": Salt systems generate a pure form of chlorine that doesn't produce the harsh "chloramines" that cause that YMCA-pool smell.
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Convenience: Stop hauling heavy jugs of bleach. The system generates its own sanitizer automatically, every day that the pump runs.
How It Works
It’s not ocean water. It’s science.
A common myth is that a salt pool tastes like the ocean. It doesn't.
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Ocean Water: ~35,000 ppm of salt.
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Your Salt Pool: ~3,000 ppm of salt.
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The Result: The water is about as salty as a teardrop. You can barely taste it, but you can feel the softness.
The system uses a Salt Cell plumbed into your equipment pad. As mild salt water passes through the cell, a safe electrical charge turns the salt into pure chlorine. Once that chlorine kills the bacteria and algae, it reverts back into salt, and the cycle starts all over again.
Our Preferred System: Hayward AquaRite® The World’s #1 Salt Chlorinator
We install the Hayward AquaRite® 900 Expert Line—a system built for durability and long life.
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Digital Control: See your exact salt level and chlorine output percentage at a glance.
TurboCell® Technology: We use "Extended Life" cells that produce 25% more chlorine over their lifetime than standard internet models.
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Automation Ready: Want to control your chlorine from your phone? The AquaRite system is ready to upgrade to Omni® automation whenever you are.
The Conversion Process
Going salt is easier than you think. You don't need to drain your pool!
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Equipment Install: We plumb the salt cell into your return line and mount the control panel.
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Salt Addition: We add premium pool-grade salt directly to your existing water.
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Balance & Start: We balance your pH and stabilizers to "salt pool specs" and fire up the system.
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Education: We teach you how to read the panel and use the "Super Chlorinate" button for party cleanup.
Maintenance & Repairs
Already have a salt pool? Salt cells are consumable parts (like tires on a car). They typically last 5–7 years. If your "Inspect Cell" light is flashing or you can't keep chlorine in the pool, give us a call.
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Cell Cleaning: We offer acid-washing services to remove calcium scale.
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Cell Replacement: We stock replacement TurboCells for all major brands.
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Board Repair: We can often repair the main circuit board for a fraction of the cost of a new system.
