Why buy "higher priced" pool chemicals?

— and how they’ll actually save you money.

We understand the convenience of one-stop shopping, but when it comes to pool chemicals that convenience results in water chemistry challenges — and costly corrections. We only sell high-quality chemicals and products that cannot be purchased at big-box chain stores (Walmart, Meijer or Lowe’s, for example) because they’re only available to authorized dealers like us.

It may seem cheaper to buy a month’s supply of chlorine from a big-box store, but you actually get more for your money buying high-quality products from The Pool People. Here are five reasons why.

1. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Our top-of-the-line products don’t contain fillers and extra binders. A lot of chain-store tablet products have 5% binders and fillers, compared to just 1% in ours — and that 1% is a conditioner you actually want in your water. Read the active ingredients and you’ll see the difference.

2. QUANTITY NEEDED

You’ll need much less of a product bought here — often half as much. Less filler means a larger concentration of the active ingredient.

How a tablet is formed also matters. Ours are pressed under heat and high pressure, producing a harder, higher-density tablet that won’t dissolve and burn off too quickly. Low-grade alternatives at large retailers are glued together with stearates — basically animal fat — which dissolve faster and hurt your water quality.

3. WATER QUALITY

The extra binders and fillers in cheaper products are left behind in the water, where they gum up chlorinators, cloud the pool and leave a foul odor. Two side effects we see constantly, both of which take time and specialty products to correct:

Too much low-grade algaecide causes bubble-bath-like foaming.
Low-grade shock in large quantities causes cloudiness that is very difficult to clear, even with clarifier.

4. SWIMMER COMFORT

Beyond clearer water, our products reduce the red eyes and skin irritation that so often come from low-grade chemicals.

5. TRUSTED EXPERTISE

Pool water chemistry can be confusing. Anyone can find a blog or a video online, but only a trusted pool expert can help you identify and overcome your specific challenge. A state-of-the-art water test combined with our decades of experience with local water chemistry means you won’t waste money on products you don’t need.

Every situation is different. Your chemistry is affected by geography, weather, local water composition and much more — things online advice can’t account for.

A CENTRAL OHIO EXAMPLE

Phosphates were introduced into Central Ohio tap water because they help protect plumbing. Good for pipes — bad for the pools filled with that water. Phosphates are food for algae, and that food source causes blooms that are very difficult to correct. An algae bloom makes it nearly impossible to hold a chlorine level, driving you to use two to five times the normal chemicals just to maintain your water.

Employees at big-box chain stores wouldn’t know how to identify this. Our experts help customers through it on a regular basis.

Our experts save you the trial-and-error of testing product after product to see what works. We point you in the right direction right away — less time, less hassle, and no extra cost for specialty products to fix problems the wrong purchase created. And you’ll spend more time enjoying your pool.

We truly are your trusted partners for protecting your pool investment and enjoying it to the fullest. That’s why we’re here — it’s our passion!