Let me first say that i have no dog in this race, i don't offer a service of this sort, and purely see it as competition to all the "pool guys" out there that are charging whatever % more than what this service is per month (about $42.00/mo).
I'm assuming that all of you guys that are bagging on this are purely speculating as to the worth of this service since none of you have posted that you have actually tried this service, and have found it to be as bad as you are all implying...
Not very giving of the benefit of the doubt guys... Maybe we should wait for some feedback before passing judgement to see if this is as bad, and/or comical, as it is presenting itself?
I don't know about ya'll, but i would rather have daily monitoring as opposed to a single weekly test done by the pool guy. How about you? (This is directed to those of you who use a weekly service) I understand that you DIY'ers may get chuckle from this being all Troublefreepool trained and all. I would bet, that this service may have some worth to those of you that use a weekly service, and have become frustrated with it. Not that you couldn't take care of it yourself, but your schedule just wont allow it right now.
LOL the red check boxes for:
Buying and using test kits
Manual testing weekly
Driving to pickup chemicals
Like that's such an inconvenience.
...you'd be surprised in my area. I find that alot of customers would rather use the test strips knowing that they weren't as accurate as the drop test solely because they are easier, or rather quicker to use.
I also read alot of posts here about how people can't get any factory warranty because they live in rural areas. I wonder if the same goes for going and fetching chems when needed? Seems like that service alone may be worth something, especially if it is included in the charge.
I don't know...
Like i said, weekly pool service is not my department. But i do hear quite a bit of feedback with regard to this subject, most of it being frustration from the customer.
Just having this new service out there, for better, or worse, may be enough to sir a bit more customer service into the pool guy, and perhaps save some of his clients.