Quote Originally Posted by waterbear View Post
Carl,
The important point of my post was that pools with SWGs seem to be more stable and have fewer problems in my experience. (And we have a large customer base with varied types of pool, filter, chlorinating combinations.) Pools with SWGs and cartridge filters seem to have the fewest problems (while pools with cartridge filters on trichlor seem to have the most! No surprise here!).
Evan,
I'm not surprised you have had fewer problems with SWG pools. But remember, people who have found their way to PoolForum learn how to avoid those problems through education. Since I began as a newbie here, I've had two water problems in 8 years, both quickly solved--and not repeated.

It's a toss-up--do you educate yourself or toss out $$$ to compensate? I agree: An SWG is about the best and smartest way to spend money compensating for lack of knowledge.

You know MY opinion on tri-chlor--it's best if used on new hard-surfaced pools while they cure. Otherwise it's usually wise to avoid using it.

If $$ is tight, education is the BEST way to compensate--that's generally speaking.