We had a 18x36 inground pool installed at the end of last year's swim season - just finished all the wiring and stuff last month... so haven't really even used it yet...

The problem:
My dear hubbie thought the salespitch for the copper ionizer sounded good - I said "No! No! PoolDoc says 'no' - I'm blonde, my kids are blonde - no copper, please!" He believed the salesguy/pool builder - and thought it would make my job easier... so we have it

Now - I am planning to not even turn it on... and prove to my husband that with PoolDoc's help, the pool will be easy to maintain...

My question: Should I remove the copper rods from the system? (It is a Pioneer - 2 copper rods in a 2" pvc pipe with a window - I am thinking I can just unscrew the whole apperatus and cap the pipe...?) Will the copper be ok while I get my pool started... will it cause problems later? Or cause problems now?? How vital - if at all is it to remove the copper if the ionizing will not be forcing it into the water??

Thanks,
Lora13