[QUOTE=KurtV]What I (and I think Gutbucket) want to know is, what are your true total costs? What is the average daily electricty appetite of the SWC (if it's non-trivial)? How often do you have to add salt? We know that cell life is expressed in hours of operation, how does that translate into years of "normal" operation? QUOTE]

Yes! my questions exactly. I'm certainly convinced about the convenience factor. I'll poke around the online auction sites and see what I can find. The issue for me at the current point in time is that there are too many more important house & pool projects that require the time/energy/funds I'd spend getting and setting up a SWG to justify the convenience and nice water feel I'd get in return. Thank you all for your responses.