One major benefit of a salt water pool is convenience in dealing with chlorine. You do not physically have to add chlorine to the swimming pool. You merely turn a dial and raise or lower the generation amount of chlorine to the pool water. You still have to balance your pH and alkalinity by adding acid directly to the pool water though. This is, because the generated chlorine will spike up ph and alkalinity and the higher the generation, the higher the spike.
Another major benefit is that the generated chlorine is basically pure chlorine without chemical byproducts. This makes for a potentially cleaner, more pure sanitizer in your pool water. Many of our customers have described their salt water pool as being easier on their eyes, hair, and body. You can expect a smoother, softer swimming pool due to the salt in the water and the more pure chlorine used to sanitize the water.