I would really be interested in knowing how many people buy a pool and only keep it open the first year or the second year etc etc. I used Baquacil because the store owner recommended it, and i'm here to tell you now that he was wrong wrong wrong. Since my conversion, I wish I knew how to show you all the pictures, I haven't had to do hardly anything compared to the Baquagoo. I took a sample to pool store the other day and they told me it was one of the best samples the had seen this year. The only thing I have done since the conversion was to add a couple of cups of muratic acid twice to bring down the ph. If I get bored I will test it on occasion just to have someting to do but I am much more relaxed about it. If I could add one piece of advice it is to add only liquids when possible, I understand that not everyone can puchase liquid chemicals but do it when you can, I think it helps with the fine stuff on the bottom...I call it brown sand. I have a little of it and whenever possible I try to vacume it to waste. All in all I would recommend a salt water generator to everyone...the biggest problem that I ran into had nothing to do with the pool. I went to lowes and purchased the 1 1/2" schedule 40 pipe for the plumbing...when at the store I pointed out to the sales person that the couplings did not fit on the pipes snuggly, and sure enough half of the connections came apart...I went to the local ace hardware store bought new pipes, used Lowes glue and have had no problems since. The salesperson said "you just put extra glue on it and it will be fine". Lowes is the Wal-mart of the building supply business cheap chinese junk. To end on a positive note I will never have a baquacil pool again.