Disinfection characteristics
| Clearwater Pool Systems | Salt Generators | Chlorine | |
| Helps control algea | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Helps control bacteria | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Helps control viruses | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Neutralization of fats | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Side effects
| Clearwater Pool Systems | Salt Generators | Chlorine | |
| Corrosive to meterials | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Evaporates | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Linked to ancer | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Absorbes trough skin | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Forms carcinogenic trihalomethanes | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Requires cyanuric acid | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Harmful to environment | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costs more than 500 / a year | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Harmful to eyes | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Irritates the skin | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Bleaches hair and bathing suits | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Dangerous to store | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Unpleasent to smell | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Creates chloramines | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |