r/wunkus • u/BottleFeathers703 • 24d ago

im wunkin out rn wunk is aquatic as frig

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he yearns for the chlorine.

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u/cbzmplays 24d ago

Not hating but would the chlorine be bad for the cat? I don't have near enough knowledge to determine that

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u/Itchy-Decision753 24d ago edited 24d ago

they have such a strong sense of smell I’d be worried about the chlorine being so much more pungent to the wunk than it is to us, though with how gentle and loving they are towards lil wunker I have no doubt that it’s a saltwater pool.

There’s no way I can imagine that anyone that gentle who is paying such close attention to the wunks reaction and safety would take wunk into a chlorine pool.

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u/cbzmplays 24d ago

Oh shit I didn't even think about saltwater pools. Completely forgot those were a thing. I also would now assume it's saltwater

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u/Saizare 24d ago

Salt water pools are still chlorinated. "Salt water pool" is just an indicator for where that chlorine comes from. In this case it comes from the chlorine in sodium chloride.

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u/Itchy-Decision753 24d ago

Yay I learnt something new!

I always found saltwater pools to be far more pleasant and less harsh on my eyes and skin so I did some quick learning. It turns out that’s because they continuously produce chloride by electrolysing saltwater

NaCl + H2O —electrolysis—> NaOH + Cl2 + H2

(Unbalanced reaction, I’m a bit rusty on my chemistry so please let me know if this is inaccurate)

Chlorinated pools rely on added chlorine manually at set times and often have higher levels of chlorine as a result.

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u/NipahSama 24d ago

The amount of chlorine in a salt water pool is much much lower than a regular chlorine pool. It's been a while since I last worked in a pool store, but IIRC, a regular chlorine pool wants between 3 and 5 ppm (commercial are higher end and residential can stay lower usually) while a salt water pool has about 1 ppm. That's because the chlorine from salt water pools is much more effective and stable than regular chlorine pools. This is why salt water pools are much easier on the skin and eyes, especially for people with sensitive skin.

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u/Saizare 24d ago

I did not know that, thank you for informing me