I have had both types of pool systems, chlorine and salt. As far as price difference, I feel that if you can afford to put a pool in, then does the price of maintenance really play into which system you decide to go with? A few years ago I took water aerobics(indoor pool at gym), 4 days a week for 2 years in a chlorine pool and I had to replace my 2 bathings suits every 3 months, not to mention what is was doing to my skin. The same pool converted to a salt system and the 2 bathing suits that I wore 4 times a week lasted over a year, not 3 months.
When we built here 3 years ago we decided to go with salt for this exact reason, more about my skin, not the bathing suits. This is also our second pool with the first one being Chlorine, so I have owned both. There are pros and cons to both systems, but salt works better for us.
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