Salt Water Pool Conversion in the Fox Valley, IL
Chlorine generated steadily instead of dosed in spikes. Softer water, and one less weekly chore.
Aqua Vida Custom Pools converts pools to salt chlorine generation throughout the Fox Valley: Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia, and surrounding Illinois towns. A salt pool is not chlorine-free: the generator makes chlorine from dissolved salt through electrolysis, producing it continuously at a salinity around 3,000-3,500 ppm, roughly a tenth of seawater. The result is steadier sanitizer levels and softer-feeling water. In our climate the cell must be removed, cleaned, and stored indoors at closing, and Fox Valley hard water means scale control is the difference between a cell that lasts three years and one that lasts seven.
What's Included
- Pool volume calculation and correct cell sizing
- Equipment, decking, and railing check for salt compatibility
- Salt chlorine generator and control unit installation
- Electrical connection at the equipment pad
- Initial salt addition and full water balancing
- Owner walkthrough on cell care and winter removal
Quoted per pool
Conversion cost depends on pool volume, the cell size it calls for, and whether the equipment pad needs electrical work. We quote your pool specifically.
Questions? Call (630) 390-5732 or email contact@avcpools.com.
Salt Water Pool Conversion Across the Fox Valley
Based in Geneva, IL. Serving pool owners throughout Kane and DuPage counties.
Salt Water Pool Conversion FAQs
Answers to the questions Fox Valley pool owners ask us most.
Conversion cost depends on your pool volume, the cell size it calls for, and whether the equipment pad needs electrical work for the control unit. Call (630) 390-5732 or use our contact form and we will quote your pool specifically.
Most owners say yes. The benefit comes from steady, low-level chlorine production rather than the spikes and valleys of manual dosing. Worth knowing: the stinging and the strong "chlorine smell" people blame on chlorine are usually chloramines and out-of-range pH, both of which a well-managed salt pool tends to avoid.
Less day-to-day dosing, but not zero attention. The cell needs periodic inspection and descaling, Fox Valley water is hard, and scale on the plates is what kills cells early. You still test and balance pH, alkalinity, and stabilizer. Plan on replacing the cell every 3-7 years.
Only if it is winterized properly. The cell comes out at closing, gets cleaned, and is stored indoors. A cell left plumbed in with water in it will crack in the first hard freeze, and that is an avoidable replacement every time.
At pool salinity the effect is mild, but salt is still corrosive over years to some natural stone coping, untreated metal railings and ladders, and certain older heater components. We look at your deck material and equipment before converting and tell you what, if anything, needs attention first.