This granular by product also builds up on other parts of the cleaning system. I have pop-up heads in the floor of my pool connected to master distributer heads. The pop-up heads and master distributer heads have all become plugged and stop working due to this build up.

The excess granular by product also builds up on the pool walls and steps. Some of the excess even builds up in piles on the bottom of my pool.

The water quality is, in my opinion, not as good as a well balanced and maintained chlorine pool. There is a harshness in swimming in salt water.

Customer service at IntelliChlor has not been very helpful in mitigating this situation. I guess the answer is that they don’t know what to do about it either. I asked if they know what the chemical make up of this material is and I haven’t been able to get a straight answer. For people with the proper equipment, I’m sure this material can be easily analyzed. They have probably done it and refuse to divulge the results.

My recommendation is to avoid this and all salt systems for purifying your pool water.