Ted (Saltman), Nater is right in his/ her response. Please read Ben's rules for posting http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=3339, esp the stuff for those of us 'in the buisiness'.
As one Ted to another, and one pool dude to another, I'm trying to save you from being banned after only 7 posts.
I checked all your posts and while not 'too selly' you have tried to get people to buy items from your site. This thread is a great example you said
"It is best to buy a meter and not a test kit. They last forever and you don't need to buy solutions or tablets. The hanna 1749 is a great product. go to [url[/url] to order."
You probably should have said something like: "It's best to buy a meter (hanna 1749 and Lamott XXXX are both very good units) as you won't need to buy reagents" From an 'intellectual honesty' perspective, you should have mentioned the need to recalibrate them periodically. You could have also added, 'if anyone is intersted in getting one of the hanna 1794, and can't find one, you can go to the url in my signature' (however, if the hanna is THE BEST, explain why you think it is vs. the other testers on the market)
Speaking of which, you need to create a sig which defines your connection with the pool industry and I believe it would be kosher to put your url in the sig, as long as you explained what it connected to. (you can see mine at the bottom of this post, short, sweet and to the point that I work for a pool company (and have worked for 3 others in other states) and have done it for a long time, so Ive seen a lot of pools and have a lot of experience, but make no claim to knowing everything. And I'll never give the name of the company I work for here - I'm not here to shill for my boss) For your sig, you might want to take a look at Markfromwatermaid's and Poolsean's, as they are both in the SWCG buisness. Poolsean (no offense to Mark), I have called "the best resourse on line for any SWCG owner" - he DOES promote his brand, but is also willing to, knowledgably, answer questions from folks who have different units without bias. You would be doing well if you achieved his level of respect and faith here.
Sorry to go on so long , also - please realize that I am not Ben nor a moderator, so what I've said is not 'official', but I think I know the forum (I chose this route because Ben seems to be MIA and I think I've said what the moderators would)