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Water containing salt in concentrations of 5,500 to
6,500ppm is mildly corrosive, but as all chlorine is made from salt,
conventionally chlorinated water is corrosive too. Whereas saline
water has no harmful effects at all, impurities in chemical chlorine
can damage pool surfaces. Most leading brands of filters and pumps
are not affected by mildly saline water, and carry warranties to
that effect. Modern corrosive resistant materials such as UPVC should
be used in plumbing, as is now customary with any water treatment
systems. Sea water has substantially higher salinity levels, and
in such cases, the usual special precautions need to be taken against
corrosivity.
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