Saratoga Springs Pools

[Android-XS]

During our stay at the Saratoga Springs Resort, my wife and I went swimming in their main pool. I noticed something, or rather I didn't notice something while I was swimming.:lookaroun No chlorine smell.:sohappy: I dont know if I am allergic to the chlorine in pools, but I usually get very red watery eyes and a runny nose and sneeze alot while I swim in most pools. Including other Disney resort pools I have been in. Has anyone else noticed this or know if Saratoga Springs uses some sort of other chemicals to keep their pools clean? I wish all other Disney resorts would do the same with their pools.

 

[wdwishes2005]

maybe they forgot, or you went just before they put mor chlorine in.

 

[bigkidz895]

Android-xs:

I've heard that they are more conscientious about the environment and using environmentally friendly methods of cleaning pools. These methods have been around for a long time, actually, but most people feel that if you can't smell it, it isn't working.

 

[artvandelay]

They might be using UV filtration systems. With a UV system you can use a lot less chlorine.

 

[sittle]

I stayed at Saratoga last January, and I too noticed the lack of chlorine in the pool... there is a newer chemical technique being used in pools which is safer on the environment/body/clothes... it's basically a Salt Water pool. It's seems when the the non-iodized salt, is added through a special filter, it processes it's own chlorine.... allright, I wasn't watching the news story in such great detail, but that's the gist of it.

The salt isn't in a high concentration, and neither is the cholorine that it produces, so you can open your eyes underwater, (unlike the ocean), and it won't bleach out your clothes or hair (like a chlorine pool). It has very little smell as well.

I do not know if this is the technique they use at Saratoga Springs, but it could be.