I have been following this thread as of late and decided to give it a go. I like the idea of having soft water in a pool. So I bought four 40# bags of water softener salt and dumped them in. Well I must say that I am amazed at the difference in the water! It is unbelievably soft and makes my hair and skin soft and smooth as well. Everyone who gets in asks what I did to the water because it "feels" so good. Thanks Medvampire for your idea of adding salt to a non SWG pool!! I will never go back to a non-salted pool again!!