I am a beginner swimmer training in a community outdoor pool which utilizes salt as a sanitizer. After swimming I shower well with soap and within an hour I experience severe hay fever like symptoms. I dose myself with antihistimines and relief is slow to occur. Should I start a daily regimine of antihistimines to maintain a working level in my body? Are there more effective ways of avoiding the hay fever effects? Are nose clips an option?
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Salt is not a sanitizer
Chlorine is the sanitizer in a salt water pool
NaCl H2O pass over electrically charged plates in the cell
The electrically charged plates yield a more natural Cl H20 by reversing the charge . . . the Na is removed via a positive/negative charge.
The Cl in a salt water pool is more natural and the water is very soft.
The chlorine isn't as hard because its not a manufactured Cl . . . most Cl pools use a Hypo-chloride solution . . . which is abrasive and more prone to allergic reactions.
The symptoms you may have could be related to a new salt cell system or that you are completely not accustomed to swimming in said environment.
see en.wikipedia.org/.../Salt_water_chlorination
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Former Member
Salt is not a sanitizer
Chlorine is the sanitizer in a salt water pool
NaCl H2O pass over electrically charged plates in the cell
The electrically charged plates yield a more natural Cl H20 by reversing the charge . . . the Na is removed via a positive/negative charge.
The Cl in a salt water pool is more natural and the water is very soft.
The chlorine isn't as hard because its not a manufactured Cl . . . most Cl pools use a Hypo-chloride solution . . . which is abrasive and more prone to allergic reactions.
The symptoms you may have could be related to a new salt cell system or that you are completely not accustomed to swimming in said environment.
see en.wikipedia.org/.../Salt_water_chlorination
