Thanks for clarifying your position waterbear.

However,


I would not let price difference between PMPS and Cal Hypo influence my decision..why? Becasue cal hypo has a really bad tendency to make my pool water cloudy. Something that then takes more money for me to remedy.

I do not want to mince words over the meaning of shocking and sanitizing, so I will give you credit for that.

The rather small additional cost of the kit should not be a determining factor if convenience is a major gain....

Please no offense to Ben, I worship the guy, BUT, that page states that PMPS APPARENTLY coverts some chloramine to nitrates. It does not state that the shock actually increases your chances of getting an algae bloom. As I stated, I would like to hear about tesimonials or tests where poeple have compared the two and actually found PMPS to be algae prone. If Ben has the proof, please share it with us. How much nitrate is formed? Is it an amount that has significant effects on algae? If this were a real problem, it would be major headlines by now? I am not trying to be argumentative, but on the other hand, I am not going to jump to a conclusion that PMPS is bad based upon a concern that has not been proven, if it has, that is what I am asking to see.

And please I am just trying to have an informed discussion here. Not to prove you wrong.