{"id":867,"date":"2019-06-19T19:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T19:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2019-06-19T21:04:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T21:04:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"867\" class=\"elementor elementor-867\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0537f7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0537f7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5a669\" data-id=\"0a5a669\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d93cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d93cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dbb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19dbb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/r_post2-300x256.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/r_post2-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/r_post2.png 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>ThePoolInsider.com<\/b>\u00a0is an independent website written, published and edited by a 3-person team of pool industry, digital media and product review experts.<\/p><p><b>Our Mission<\/b> is to provide you with the absolute best how-to advice, in-depth buying guides and honest product reviews on every topic related to buying, owning and maintaining a swimming pool including:<\/p><ul><li>independent reviews and comparisons of the best pool gear selling today<\/li><li>step-by-step guides on how to properly test, maintain and clean your pool equipment<\/li><li>how to diagnose and solve common issues with your pool, and,<\/li><li>where to find more experienced help when you need it.<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;\"><b>Our Articles and Videos<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> are designed to help you make smarter decisions, avoid common mistakes, save time and save money. We take pains to write and speak in jargon-free language that everyone can understand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><b>We Earn Money\u00a0<\/b>from affiliate links inserted into our buying guides and product reviews.\u00a0 When you click on an affiliate link and purchase a product soon afterwards, we may earn a small commission on the sale.\u00a0\u00a0We prefer affiliate links over ads because affiliate links don&#8217;t clutter-up your screen and they often lead to better deals than you&#8217;d find on your own.\u00a0 Learn more about this practice on our <a href=\"http:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/disclaimer\/\">Disclaimer<\/a> page.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>We hope you&#8217;ll take advantage of ThePoolInsider to shop smarter, save money and keep your fun going all summer long with a minimum of fuss and frustration.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>If you have a question<\/b>, please drop a comment on a page or send us a message through <b><a href=\"http:\/\/thepoolinsider.com\/contact\/\">our Contact page<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c84f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59c84f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febcfda elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"febcfda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon 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