If I could give a negative five star I would!!!! It should be the way to protect people from being hurt !!!! If you are somehow are thinking of doing business with Aquatime, stop right now and RUN....the faster the better... We hired Aquatime when we were finishing up construction on a brand new house, and we made a HUGE MISTAKE picking this company to build our swimming pool and deliver the spa. That was ten years ago (2005), and we've regretted the decision ever since.
Adventures with the pool:
1) We chose a gunite pool. For those unfamiliar with pool construction, gunite is a type of concrete pool that has a custom surface covering and shape. The pool is installed in place with concrete shot from a hose that resembles a gun (hence "gunite") into a framework installed by the pool contractor. When Aquatime first installed the pool, they did not complete the entire gunite installation on their own. They simply walked away saying that it is on us to remove the initial protection layer with a brush. According to Aquatime, we had to keep brushing the walls until the pool walls turned blue (our chosen color).
This was a crazy job! The protection is gypsum layer several inches thick, and it took a long time and many hours of labor to complete the removal. It required pouring industrial strength acid into the pool to etch away the gypsum, and hours of physical labor and brushing to bring the pool to the condition, we were promised. Right after so call "completion" of their job I realized that the less they are come, the less harm will be done to the poor quality product they delivered, but, unfortunately, had to deal with them at least during warranty periods.
2) Additional construction issues: The swimming pool was built with the water level uneven in different corners of the pool (recall that each gunite pool is a custom construction project). This uneven water level is highly visible, and the pool deck (also done by Aquatime) has an incline that collects dirt which then falls in the pool. We have to clean the area around the pool twice a week to prevent dirt and leaves from falling in and clogging the skimmer and drains. Keep in mind that once a pool is built, nothing can be done at this point (except for ripping out and rebuilding the pool).
3) Deck sinking and Pool tiles falling started last year and I called in the fall prior to closing the pool asking to repair. Sent photos to Aquatime and talked to "Rocky" who said "that it's not a big deal. We have this tile" and advised to fix it in spring time prior the opening. Big mistake and wrong advice again! With ice and water getting to place w/o tiles other tiles start falling off too! In addition when I called in the Spring I was told to wait till fall because they are too busy to take care of my problems....I don't want to describe the tone "Rocky" was talking, but he was yelling on me like it was my fault that winter was severe and cause a lot of pool damages... I asked Peter White (company owner) to call me. Two weeks later was no call and I called again and again...After ive weeks and three more calls asking for the chance to speak with him later, I gave up....
4) After the second year, the gas heater Aquatime installed started to fail. When I had the situation diagnosed by a plumber, I was told that the unit isn't right type for the gas pressure in our area. They installed the cheapest possible unit for that pool size - and it's still not working properly!
The Spa: The hot tub made by CalSpas ( was recommended by Aquatime as a top of the line) had jets popping out of their places the same year and we were blamed for improper water quality, although I was checking and balancing water weekly per spa manual, everytime spa needs service the guys will cut plastic and remove the foam, telling us that "it's not needed"...Yeah, it's not them paying electric bill!...Last year that spa leaked severely and I was unable to find a company to fix and had to call Aquatime again...
After numerous call was able to get technician to fix some leaks, but they start appearing again. Eventually they decided to put it on the side and replace some large distributor (octopus) pipe.... It reduced some leak but not all and spa failed at winter time with outside temperature below 20F and leaked all water out... With 6' of snow surrounding it was impossible to properly winterized and it froze to death....
If you enjoy struggling for the product and service you deserve and want a terrible quality product combined with mean conversation with Aquatime personel, waiting for days for service calls and like being treated as a second hand...,it is the place to go. Otherwise RUN.... If you are looking to be treated like a human read my New England Spas review. read more