Pool care can be easy even without an SWCG. Now I would LOVE to have one but have never QUITE been able to justify the cost, because the reduction in my work load just isn't that much. I spent a total of 5 minutes today testing my water, filling a 1 gal jug halfway from my carboy, and adding it to my water. 5 minutes, max--and part of that was spent moving a table on to the deck. Had I not had to add the chlorine it would have been 1-2 minutes. How hard is THAT?

Carl