“We have owned a pool for more than 15 years now and each year come Spring my hubby and I go through the same routine: Get the cover off, clean debris out of the pool with the leaf rake ‘cuz a family of chipmunks chewed a whole through the darn cover as usual, shock the pool with a ton of chlorine, add algaecide, balance the water chemistry, add clarifier, etc., etc. Isn’t there any way to make the whole routine easier?”

Thank you, Amelia, for emailing us a question that has most of us scratching our heads — and not because we have fleas, either!

Quite frankly, we have opened more pools than we care to remember and gone through that exact same routine pretty much each and every time. Recently we have heard talk about a product called ‘Spring Pill‘ which supposedly packs an all-in-one punch that helps to simplify the Spring start-up process, but we have heard/read no testimonials (good or bad) about them as of yet.

With so many different water chemistry possibilities and potential problems with a body of pool water at the beginning of swimming season we cannot, for the life of us, figure out how one single pill will clean up a freshly opened pool which may contain boatloads of algae, a plethora of metals, enormous amount of phosphates, etc.

Having said that, you can read more about the ‘Spring Pill‘ on the Amerimerc Online Pool Supply Web Site… or you can just keep reading this blog entry since we plan on telling you what they say about the product in the next few paragraphs.

And now, for your reading pleasure, some promotional text about the ‘Spring Pill‘. Enjoy!

SpringPill All-in-One Formula is an Exclusive 4-Part Blend to make spring openings faster and easier than ever! It clarifies the pool water and prevents scaling and staining. SpringPill is enzyme enhanced. It naturally destroys all organics, preventing water ring, enhancing filter performance and improving sanitizer efficiency. Saves you money & time. Safe for use with all pool surfaces & filters. One Pill Treats Up to 30,000 Gallons.

• Easy-to-Use, All-in-One Pool Start-Up – Simply Drop in Pool’s Skimmer
• Quickly Improves Water Quality and Appearance
• All-Natural, Hypoallergenic Formula
• One Pill Treats Up to 30,000 Gallons

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