I was an early adopter here in the Toronto area with a SWG.

There were none around here so I bought mine on eBay after doing a lot of research here on the forum. I bought an Autopilot mainly because poolsean is here on the forum and is very helpful.

I can't remember how old mine is but I am guessing over 5 or 6 years. I am on my second cell, and no problems with the unit.

Now the pool stores around here are promoting SWG's....and promoting them as if they are a "brand new" alternative to chlorine.

Makes me laugh.