Doug,
Please do not take offense. None of the comments are directed at you. You had no way to know that apparently this Kent guy isn't on the up and up. I don't think there is a "firestorm" of response to your original post and certainly, none of it is directed at your personally.

There is a lot of good information here on the forum and a lot of very knowledgeable people who are most willing to help pool owners. Hope you will stick around and be a part of our pool community. I personally, would like to welcome you to the forum! Happy to have you here!