The major misconception with salt systems is that pools using chlorine generators are no longer using chlorine...WRONG! Remember back to chemistry 101, salt is actually the compound NaCl. What your pool is is just the Cl. The chlorine generator breaks that bond and adds the Cl in the form of chlorine gas directly into your pool water.

The major difference is that this method delivers a constant stream of chlorine which can constantly fight off all the bad stuff that chlorine is so good at killing. This includes those nasty little chloramines, they are typically the reason your skin feels dry and itchy when you get out of the pool. They are also the culprit behind that nasty "chlorine like" smell.