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Aqua Paradise Pools & Spas

Aqua Paradise Pools & Spas

(17 reviews)

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I've seen many negative reviews of this business and I am not sure why…read more We have been using this pool place for all our pool needs. We have an in-ground pool and my husband is very obsessive about it being clean & clear. He vacuums it every day to every other day. Checks the chemical content and ph balance all the time. This business in Hampton & in Portsmouth has been our go-to place for all our pool needs. We recently had to get our pool relined and they were very thorough double checking the measurements before ordering the liner. We had lots of choices of designs and they made it clear if a design I chose would cost me more than quoted price. They removed and disposed of old liner and prepared and installed new liner in 3 days. We bought a new pump (old one finally died) that we installed after the pool was done. It leaked immediately. I took pictures and showed them where it was leaking. At first they were willing to repair it until I showed the repair tech how it was leaking (Live Photo from iPhone). He just replaced it and was even willing to go to the other store after work to rewire it to the wattage we needed. I refused to let him be up late at night for that. We picked up the new pump and returned the old after the weekend and he rewired the new. Every time we have an issue we bring in pictures of what we have and where there is a problem with the equipment so they can advise us correctly. This business has always been helpful and done right by us, I couldn't ask for a better place for helping us with our pool needs.

Terrible service. The hot tub stopped working and they scheduled a repair but called the next day…read moresaying that they no longer fix hot tubs. This is a tub I bought from them and they had fixed several problems with it in the past. Mainely tubs fixed it nicely. I would use them for sales or service in the future.

Universal Factory Direct

Universal Factory Direct

(30 reviews)

$$

I would say my experience with them has been mediocre at best…read more Initial meeting went great, liked Joe and he made purchasing easy. It's after the sale where everything falls apart. Poor communication, delays in shipping and I had to chase and nag to get answers, several issues with cabinets and basically got no assitance in rectifying them. I had to pay my contractor an extra $500 to fix the pull out shelves in my 2 large pantries because they were supposed to have under-mounted slides and came with side slides that worked poorly, bearings falling out and just junk. Asked Joe about this and got no reply. Overall the cabinets are good, solid and decently made but there were definite corners cut in manufacturing, screws missing, slides that didn't work properly that we had to fix ourselves. Cabinets labeled wrong and overall just disappointing. So if you want a good "salesman" Joe is your guy but if you want a good customer service person look elsewhere because you will get less than stellar service if there is even the slightest issue and when you chase for answers be prepared to be treated like you did something wrong.

If you're considering purchasing a hot tub, I would advise against visiting Factory Direct in…read morePortsmouth, New Hampshire. My husband and I purchased a hot tub from them over three years ago due to unavailability at our local hot tub store resulting from COVID-19. However, our experience with Factory Direct has been disappointing. The hot tub's heating unit failed within the first year, and we've encountered various leaks, broken headrest pillows, and exterior cracks. Despite numerous attempts to resolve the issues, Factory Direct has been uncooperative. Given the nearly $10,000 we spent, it's frustrating to be unable to use the hot tub. In contrast, I've had a positive experience with Nordic hot tubs, having owned one for 17 and a half years without any issues.

Custom Pools

Custom Pools

(12 reviews)

Fantastic service! Had another company for 2 years and…read moreswitched to Custom- what a difference! We would highly recommend this company!

Custom Pools was recommended to us when we moved to NH. We got 3 quotes with theirs being the…read morehighest. We still decided to go with them based on their years in business. This would turn out to be a big mistake. Being a business owner and service contractor myself I should have gone with my gut when one of the sections of Custom's contract had a clause that basically said 'if we screw up your pool, we pay pennies on the dollar for the mistake'. I would not agree to that clause and thus it was downhill from there. Well let's get to the multiple issues of their installation of a gunite inground pool. Installation started in summer of 2024 When they put in the form for the gunite, i had to point out it wasn't even in square with the adjacent foundation of my garage. it was 5 inches crooked from the start to the end of the pool. I had to literally run a laser for them and had to bring them back out to see it. Their coordination of when the electricians would do their work as opposed to the plumbing was idiotic and not done in the proper order. This resulted in me needing an unsightly junction box because the electrician couldn't run his wires over the plumbing. No one at Custom uses their head on this and helps you through the steps correctly. Now on to the plaster. It is pitted and uneven. Looks like a topographical map in some places. I questioned that it looked uneven before it was completely dry and was told it was because some areas were still more wet than others. 2 days go by and i notified them of the issue with the plaster. First person comes out and says it just needs to dry more. Needless to say that wasn't it. This is still outstanding and as of the date of this review has not been corrected even though i was told i would have it fixed after 7/4/25. Speaking of the plaster install, the people doing it got plaster all over my brand new pavers for my patio that I just paid $50K to put around the pool. So that's another thing I need to fix as it doesn't come off with just a simple brushing. On to the next issue. I ordered a Polaris boost pump so I can use the polaris to clean the pool. They didn't install the correct pipe and I don't have a fitting to make that work. Money wasted if I cant find an adapter. As a side note, the pool cover they quoted was $1000 more than I could buy from another local vendor. 25% higher for the same exact cover. One other thing to consider is that they wont warranty the pipes and such if they don't do the opening and closing, which you guessed it, is priced way higher than needed. Lastly, should you point out any of this stuff they just treat you as if you are being unreasonable. It all started once I would agree to their ridiculous clause in their contract. Mind you i spent 120K for this pool so it wasn't like I was being a PIA about it. As others have stated. Good luck getting anyone to work with you to resolve issues. Heed the bad reviews for installation. They are warranted. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for your pool installation. As stated above. I am a contractor in the service industry with a lot of employees and if I handled my employee screw ups like Custom handles theirs I would be out of business. FYI - I have the "receipts" to back up my claims but i highly doubt anyone at Custom even pays attention to their reviews. They are getting 2 stars as their maintenance crew were good and knowledgeable otherwise it would be 1 star. Spend your money elsewhere.

Bemisters Pool & Patio - Olhausen 14' Chicago Shuffleboard.

Bemisters Pool & Patio

(10 reviews)

Denny Bemister contacted me personally to resolve an issue. I was impressed with his genuine…read moreinterest in making sure I had a good experience.

Update: Business owners contacted us, apologized and mailed us a check for our full refund…read more(received). They also provided us with a $100 gift card to compensate for our experience. We are supporters of local businesses. Our experience with Bemisters, however, has been among the worst experiences we have ever had with a business. We ordered adirondack chairs earlier in the year. Because of the color we wanted they were special ordered for which we would have to pay shipping. We agreed. Roughly 2 months after we ordered them they were delivered... to the store (not our home as we'd been told). We went to pick them up and discovered they were not the color we ordered. Store employee confirmed they were the wrong color - manufacturer error. They suggested we take these while they processed a replacement order. We did. Over the next 2+ months we followed up with Bemisters several times on the replacements. No one could give us status on the replacements. When follow up calls to us were promised they were never received. We finally got tired of waiting for the replacements, we called and said they should cancel the replacement order and we were returning the incorrectly colored ones for a refund. Store employee agreed. At first they said they would pick up the chairs at our home. They never did. We ultimately dropped the chairs off at the store (pictures attached). Store employee acknowledged the condition of the chairs (like new). We were told because of the time that had passed since the original order they would have to issue a refund by check (instead of back to our credit card). After two weeks without receiving a check we followed up by phone with the store. Now we were being told that the chairs needed to be shipped to their other store to determine their condition and decide whether a refund would be issued. Absolute nonsense. When we commented on the horrible customer service we were receiving, we received a sarcastic "that's what we strive for" from the store employee. One way or another, we will get our refund. And we will never do business with this business again.

Custom Pools & Spas - poolservice - Updated November 2026

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