Affiliate Disclosure
PoolGearGuide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. This page explains exactly how that works.
The short version
- Some links on this site are affiliate links to retailers such as Amazon and specialty pool stores. If you click one and buy something, the retailer may pay us a commission. You pay the same price either way.
- Our outbound shopping buttons carry
rel="sponsored nofollow". There are no disguised links buried in the article text. - If we join a program that requires specific wording (for example, the Amazon Associates Program), we'll add exactly what it requires here once that program is active.
What commissions do not change
- Scores and verdicts. Our editorial scores are set before affiliate links are attached, and a product with no affiliate program gets the same treatment as one with a generous program.
- What we recommend. If the budget pick is the right pick, we say so, even though it earns us less.
- What we criticize. Cons lists are real. A product that tangles its cable gets told it tangles its cable.
What commissions do pay for
Research time, hosting, and the coffee required to read pool pump manuals. That's it — no sponsored placements, no pay-to-play rankings.
Which programs we use
We're building out affiliate relationships with retailers such as Amazon and specialty pool and manufacturer-direct stores. Each shopping button sends you either to the manufacturer/retailer ("Shop Direct") or to Amazon ("Check Amazon"), so you always know where you're headed.
Questions
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