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As mentioned before - sheer ignorance. You would not know until you questioned the person. I would personally call or go back in and have a talk with him. Maybe he will learn something from you.

You have to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. He probably meant no harm, but this is what Wal-Mart is famous for. We had an Intex Pool and quite honestly, did not care one bit about what people thought. No one is here to judge on what pools people own, etc. It was probably just...

I tried this a long time ago and found that the tablets were not dissolving properly, but maybe you had better luck. The only bad part about the FROG was that the 90 day algae was full of copper, the mineral cartridge (we had no idea what was in there) @ $90 a pop, and the bac pac cartridge was...

You can easily put in a straight pipe with 2 unions there and it will look fine. This is what I did with mine. I even have a chlorinator that fits right it (regular one), and now installed an in-line Zinc Anode. This was done for when I sell the home, the new homeowner has a choice to do what...

I have my FROG System for Sale - At least for 3 years and not one person has requested it. If I was selling an SWG system, this would go in 3 days. This should answer your question. Very little demand and somehow pool builders sell this "stuff"... because it makes them money. BTW, I stopped...

Leslie's, like any pool store is good if you are in a bind. Sometimes, depending on what you are looking for, it may be easier, and less expensive because of shipping. But, 99% of the time, if you are patient, on line ordering is the easiest. Store front rent, especially on highways, will a lot...

While convenient to run to Leslie's, have water tested, walk out with products and move on your way, the methodology really does not work. Forget about if their testing is accurate or not, it is the idea that adding chemicals to your pool that are really not needed will cost you in the short...

Husky: Unfortunately a lot of people can not be bother with anything else than just walking in and purchasing based on "Advice". Sometimes, in a bind I have to stop in and purchase something, but it is very rare (Maybe once a year). A store front on a highway with overhead will have to charge...

C&B was speaking of "sharing ideas". We are a teaching and learning forum that offer sound advice based on experience and science (That simple).

Vince: Curious to know when you close your pool, what chemicals are added at closing and what your levels are? In addition, when in the Spring do you open your pool? Do you have a safety mesh cover? If so, what may work is a large tarp to cover the safety mesh cover temporarily in the...

I use PolyQuat, but do not close with high chlorine levels, as the algaecide affects the levels. My levels drift down to under 5 ppm and then I allow the algaecide to circulate for 24 hours before closing. Non foaming, non metallic. Kemtek is what most of us use on the forum!

Why have you given up? The 10 minutes that is spent weekly maintaining my pool is not worth hiring anyone, even if they have the proper test kit and know what they are doing!

Re:  Why so much hate on pool store's water test? My friends, who now own the TF-100 Test Kit kept going to Leslie's. There was no convincing them. Last year, I gave them the Taylor K-1000 as a gift. For some strange reason, they were holding no chlorine and Leslie's kept providing them...