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Closely matched salt chlorinators side by side, 121 pairs in all. Each pair is scored the same way, with the independent tests and specs that separate them. See the full ranking.

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FirstChoose a product…Hayward AquaTrol – $1,169Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 – $198.96Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus – $246.23Intex Krystal Clear QS400 – $122.99Intex Krystal Clear QS500 – $156.09Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus – $215.99Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100 – $269.99Solaxx Saltron Retro – $449CircuPool Universal25 – $1,095Hayward AquaRite 100Hayward AquaRite 925 – $1,899.99Hayward AquaRite S3 15KHayward AquaRite S3 25K – $2,199.95Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) – $1,799Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9) – $1,999Jandy AquaPure 700 – $2,298.99Pentair IntelliChlor IC20Pentair IntelliChlor LT15 – $1,159Pentair IntelliChlor LT25 – $1,600.51Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30 – $1,675.50CircuPool CORE35 – $1,595CircuPool CORE55 – $1,895CircuPool RJ45+ – $1,695CircuPool RJ60+ – $1,965CircuPool SJ55 – $1,355CircuPool Universal40 – $1,295CircuPool Universal55 – $1,395Hayward AquaRite 940 – $2,199.99Hayward AquaRite S3 40K – $2,489.99Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) – $2,099Jandy AquaPure 1400 – $2,737.99Jandy TruClear – $1,467.99Jandy TruClear XLPentair IntelliChlor IC40 – $2,411.99Pentair IntelliChlor IC60Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40 – $2,299Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60 – $2,951.50vsSecondChoose a product…Hayward AquaTrol – $1,169Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 – $198.96Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus – $246.23Intex Krystal Clear QS400 – $122.99Intex Krystal Clear QS500 – $156.09Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus – $215.99Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100 – $269.99Solaxx Saltron Retro – $449CircuPool Universal25 – $1,095Hayward AquaRite 100Hayward AquaRite 925 – $1,899.99Hayward AquaRite S3 15KHayward AquaRite S3 25K – $2,199.95Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) – $1,799Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9) – $1,999Jandy AquaPure 700 – $2,298.99Pentair IntelliChlor IC20Pentair IntelliChlor LT15 – $1,159Pentair IntelliChlor LT25 – $1,600.51Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30 – $1,675.50CircuPool CORE35 – $1,595CircuPool CORE55 – $1,895CircuPool RJ45+ – $1,695CircuPool RJ60+ – $1,965CircuPool SJ55 – $1,355CircuPool Universal40 – $1,295CircuPool Universal55 – $1,395Hayward AquaRite 940 – $2,199.99Hayward AquaRite S3 40K – $2,489.99Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) – $2,099Jandy AquaPure 1400 – $2,737.99Jandy TruClear – $1,467.99Jandy TruClear XLPentair IntelliChlor IC40 – $2,411.99Pentair IntelliChlor IC60Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40 – $2,299Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60 – $2,951.50Compare

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• Above-Ground 16
• In-Ground 29
• Large Pools 47
• Across pool types 29

Best Salt Chlorinators for Above-Ground Pools

• Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus vs Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 vs Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100
• Intex Krystal Clear QS500 vs Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QS1200
• Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100 vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100
• Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Intex Krystal Clear QS500 vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QS500
• Intex Krystal Clear QS400 vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Intex Krystal Clear QS400
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Solaxx Saltron Retro

Best Salt Chlorinators for In-Ground Pools up to 30,000 Gallons

• Hayward AquaRite 925 vs Hayward AquaRite S3 25K
• Hayward AquaRite 925 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• CircuPool Universal25 vs Hayward AquaRite 925
• Hayward AquaRite 925 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT25
• Hayward AquaRite 925 vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3)
• Hayward AquaRite S3 25K vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• Hayward AquaRite S3 25K vs Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9)
• Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9) vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• CircuPool Universal25 vs Hayward AquaRite S3 25K
• Hayward AquaRite S3 25K vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT25
• Hayward AquaRite S3 25K vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Pentair IntelliChlor LT25 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Hayward AquaRite 100 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• CircuPool Universal25 vs Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9)
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC20 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9) vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT25
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Hayward AquaRite 100 vs Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9)
• Hayward AquaRite T-9 (W3AQR9) vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Jandy AquaPure 700 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• CircuPool Universal25 vs Hayward AquaRite 100
• Hayward AquaRite 100 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT25
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC20 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT25
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Jandy AquaPure 700

Best Salt Chlorinators for Pools of 35,000 Gallons and Up

• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool Universal55 vs Jandy TruClear XL
• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Hayward AquaRite S3 40K
• Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool Universal40 vs Hayward AquaRite 940
• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Jandy TruClear
• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40
• CircuPool RJ60+ vs CircuPool Universal55
• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Jandy AquaPure 1400
• CircuPool RJ60+ vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool RJ45+ vs Hayward AquaRite 940
• Hayward AquaRite S3 40K vs Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15)
• CircuPool Universal55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC60
• CircuPool Universal40 vs Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15)
• CircuPool Universal55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60
• CircuPool SJ55 vs CircuPool Universal55
• Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) vs Jandy TruClear
• Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40
• CircuPool SJ55 vs Jandy TruClear XL
• Hayward AquaRite 940 vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC40
• Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) vs Jandy AquaPure 1400
• Jandy AquaPure 1400 vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool RJ45+ vs Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15)
• CircuPool RJ60+ vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC60
• CircuPool RJ45+ vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool RJ60+ vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60
• CircuPool Universal40 vs Hayward AquaRite S3 40K
• Hayward AquaRite S3 40K vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC60 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC60 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40
• CircuPool SJ55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC60
• CircuPool CORE35 vs Hayward AquaRite 940
• CircuPool CORE55 vs Jandy TruClear XL
• CircuPool SJ55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60
• Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15) vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC40
• Hayward AquaRite S3 40K vs Jandy AquaPure 1400
• Jandy AquaPure 1400 vs Jandy TruClear
• CircuPool RJ45+ vs CircuPool Universal40
• CircuPool CORE35 vs Hayward AquaRite T-15 (W3AQR15)
• CircuPool CORE55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC60
• Hayward AquaRite S3 40K vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC40
• CircuPool CORE55 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus60
• CircuPool CORE55 vs CircuPool SJ55
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC40 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus40
• CircuPool CORE55 vs CircuPool RJ45+
• CircuPool CORE35 vs CircuPool Universal40
• CircuPool CORE35 vs Jandy TruClear

Across pool types

• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Intex Krystal Clear QS1200
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Intex Krystal Clear QS500
• Hayward AquaRite S3 15K vs Intex Krystal Clear QS400
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1600 Plus vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Hayward AquaRite 100 vs Hayward AquaRite 940
• Jandy TruClear vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Intex Krystal Clear QS500 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Intex Krystal Clear QS1200
• Intex Krystal Clear QS1200 vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC40 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Intex Krystal Clear QZ1100 vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• Intex Krystal Clear QS400 vs Pentair IntelliChlor LT15
• Hayward AquaRite 925 vs Hayward AquaTrol
• Hayward AquaRite 100 vs Jandy TruClear
• CircuPool CORE35 vs Pentair IntelliChlor Plus30
• Intex Krystal Clear QS700 Plus vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• Intex Krystal Clear QS500 vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• CircuPool CORE35 vs CircuPool Universal25
• Intex Krystal Clear QS400 vs Jandy AquaPure 700
• CircuPool CORE35 vs Hayward AquaRite 100
• Pentair IntelliChlor IC20 vs Solaxx Saltron Retro
• Hayward AquaTrol vs Pentair IntelliChlor IC20
• Hayward AquaRite T-3 (W3AQR3) vs Hayward AquaTrol