Quote Originally Posted by giantsnation View Post
This is a perspective add on. I know a lot of people that love the tablet chlorinators and I also know there is a cult following against them due to CYA. I don't want to go the way of liquidator (too dangerous in my opinion) and unfortunately, a salt generator is too expensive.
NOT a cult following at all. The info about CYA has been known since the 70's and surpressed because if it were widely known it would work against the chemical companies's bottom lines. They like to have a "cult of ignorance" so to speak to up their profit margin. If the pool is overstabilized and getting algae then they can sell you algaicide and a clarifier (usless against cloudy water from algae). When the algaecide foams they can sell you a defoamer. And so on.

IF properly used trichlor tabs can be a useful way to provide a base level of chlorine in the pool, assuming one has a sand filter or DE filter that is backwashed regularly. They are not a good idea with cartridge or bump type DE filters.