A-1 has been opening and closing my pool for two years. I have owned two other pools at houses in Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor. The service A-1 provides is second to none. And their pricing is eminently fair. Highly recommend. Neil S. read more

5/11/26 - arrived at 5:30pm - hours clearly posted on the door and on line open till 6pm. Wasted my time driving to get there. Also, started charging customers for water tests. Leslie still does them for free. read more

So, here I am again trying to give a local business another shot and left disappointed and in disbelief. I bought a robot to clean our pool last year from them. This isn't a review about the robot but the lack of support and sheer dishonesty of this business. From lies to unethical price gauging ($150 for 10 pounds of shock...seriously!!!). Back to the problem, my robot ends up malfunctioning and per the company I have to bring the robot to a certified dealer to get it fixed....that certified dealer is A1 pools. Well go there and the girl tells me it will be a couple of days, she has to run a diagnostic on it and worse case scenario I should get it back in a week or two. I'm good with that, and end up buying another robot to clean my pool (good thing I did). 3 weeks later, multiple phone calls, and an in person visit only to see that robot was sitting on the same shelf and no one did anything to it. Answer I received was the company was not returning their phone calls. Ok, no problem it happens gave them a sample of pool water and then hear from same girl that they couldn't test our water. It was the weekend, so whatever went to another pool store got my results, bought the chemicals I need and pool is all dialed in. Call later in the week and no one returns my call. I call the robot company directly and they tell me they have no service record regarding my robot. In other words, no one has called them and filed a warranty claim. Company immediately sends me a new controller, because the controller on the new robot broke after the first day of use, and sent it over night. They also send a box and prepaid mailing slip to send my broken robot back to them. This phone call took less than 10 minutes. The robot is shipped and will hopefully be returned in 5 business days if not they will send me a new one. Why you ask? Because of my experience at A1 pools. Robot company 10 stars...A1 pools would get -stars if I could rate that. Good news is I will never have to write another Yelp review about them again . If you're in trouble don't go here they will take advantage of you and figure out a way to take the money out of your wallet and put it into their register. read more

So happy we got introduced to A1 when we did. These are the best people, so helpful With our pool. Thank you! A1 is the best! Be prepared for our first water sample! read more

A-1 Pools & Spas - Awesome opening! - Pool Cleaners Near Me - Oxford, Connecticut

Mario originally installed my inground pool in 2002. For the past 18 years I've been working with him and having all of my pool maintenance and supplies through A-1 pools. read more

A-1 Pools & Spas - Pool Cleaners Near Me - Oxford, Connecticut

I can not recommend A1 Pools more highly. first of all this is a family owned and operated business that has been selling and installing pools for nearly 3 decades in which you deal directly with the family. Mario, the owner, was with us every step of the way. He made himself available whenever there was a question or concern many times on weekends or after hours. We purchased a new in ground pool an an Aspen Spa. Mario gave us expert advise, provided an extremely high quality product and installation, then followed it all up with incredible service. I could not possibly be any happier with the entire project. read more

Could not be happier with Mario and his crew when they installed my inground pool 5 years ago (which includes compliance with department of engineering and wetlands sign off for town of Trumbull) and subsequent pool openings and closing, etc. My pool was complete on time and with excellent attention to detail with the add ons of spa and rock waterfall and slide. Mario and his team is extremely professional and delivered quality service and products. Mario was also super helpful post install questions regarding operation, service and maintenance especially since as a single mom/woman homeowner, maintenance of an inground pool does not come natural and I had plenty of questions; especially during COVID where pool installs became every so popular and I realize his business was extremely busy. I absolutely recommend and plan on having Mario and his team complete Phase II of my 'backyard oasis' complete with fireplace, 3.600 sq ft patio and kitchen since A1 pools is honest, trustworthy, dependable and perform high quality work. Will post pictures! Thank you Mario!!! read more

Most unprofessional experience I've ever had two years thousands of dollars still no pool!There installation was a Joke and the support and help there was and is none!!Rip off Well now they called back would be here in couple hours then call said got another call be after 3 probably a mistake letting him back on property he really messed up original installation had to redo whole deck because he wasn't smart enough to set pool in right!But I'm positive he'll be blameless in his mind ! Was waiting to post incase I'm wrong but I doubt he even shows!So unless you have money to burn and want your IQ Lowered from talking to installer! Look else where for your pool needs!He says turn on water so water been running since 10:40 this morning it's 20 after 2 now no idea when it if he will even show sure going to be high water bill read more

A-1 was very professional with their work. Communication was great and work was done on time and quick. A-1 was patient with us and helped us along through the process. I highly recommend their business. Very good experience. read more

We have used A-1 pools for the better part of 20 years. They are reliable and we have never had a problem with their work. Last year we contracted with Mario the owner to repair our pool (aging issues) replace the liner and redo our patio. We were stunned at how good it came out. We have received numerous compliments from friends & family. I would recommend Mario & A-1 pool to anyone for service or maintenance. read more

The absolute worst customer service. Impossible to reach by phone. Once they have your money they couldn't care in the least about your time. Thousands of $ for the pool that can't be used. Not even the courtesy of a return call just leave a message and we'll get back to you read more

Could not be happier with Mario and his crew. Our pool was complete on time and with excellent attention to detail. He is professional and delivered quality service and products. Mario was also very helpful post install questions regarding service and maintenance. Absolutely recommend!! read more

I've purchased chemicals and filters on a number of occasions. Nothing unusual to say about them. They were willing to talk and discuss chemistry issues with my SPA. Nice to have in the area. read more

A1 Pool & Spa designed and installed our pool a few years back. Mario did and excellent job of laying out not only the pool, but our entire back patio. The best attribute of using A1, however, is his continued support and service of our pool systems. A1 is very customer focused. read more

Totally above pleased with our new pool from A1 Pools. Mario is the owner and is on site and builds the pool which was so reassuring for us. He is very responsive to your calls and gets back usually right away. Mario has been building pools for over 34 years and is honest, doesn't try to over sell you and really cares about how the pool will look and the client's happiness. Would totally recommend A1 Pools to anyone !!! read more

Went there on multiple occasions this year to correct our pool water problems, with samples to ensure they were on the same page. Each time we when they said "Oh you have high levels of X,Y and Z and sold us more expensive chemicals. Never correcting our pool water problems. Finally at wits end, we ask them to come out and fix it. We set a day for them to come out,But they never came out. Never left a message, or anything. We went down to figure it out. When confronting the manager about this horrible experience, he didn't care. So Why should you care about giving a business that doesn't care about their customers. Profit Fiends and Shitty service shouldn't be the mantra of this company . read more

They are very unprofessional while cleaning my pool. They have not used professional cleaning equipment's while cleaning my pools. Left big chlorine tablet in my pool which was totally NOT accepted as they could have ruin my pool surface. read more

Three summers ago when we purchased our house we hired A-1 Pools to open the pool. Payment upfront of course. The men came, took off the cover, poured chemicals in, put the stairs in and then told me they couldn't do anymore because there was a rip in the liner and there was rust around where the filter hooked up to. We were told to call Mario and he would give us a price to fix the pool. I stopped in a few days later and the clerk told me that Mario said if we happened to call to tell us our pool was no good and it needed to be replaced. He gave me a quote of over $6,000. My husband decided to put the small patch that was needed on himself and then hooked up the filter. The reason that I am reviewing this company today is because here we sit, beside the same "no good" pool 3 years later with the same small patch on the liner watching the pool run perfectly. read more

A-1 Pools & Spas - Pool Cleaners Near Me - Oxford, Connecticut

Avoid getting a pool from them at all costs. Pools are vastly overpriced, they will not install the options you chose or discussed and will put up a fuss about it or give some excuse if you complain. If you order a new pool in the spring don't expect it to be finished in time for the summer. Was originally quoted at 2-3 weeks and it was well over 9 weeks, with there being large gaps (sometimes as long as a week and a half) with no one showing up to work on the pool. read more