Ever-Clear was not my first choice and after few months of a different service it became apperant that I had made a huge mistake not choosing EC. Chemicals were not found in the water, algae had began to grow and a filter cleaning that was paid for was never received. Due to the ineptitude of the previous pool service, combined with a very poor showing from a pool service via a home owners warranty claim, my pool filter exploded. This filter, on July 2nd, exploded literally 15 minutes after my wife, my daughter and Ever-Clear Pools owner Randy were standing next to it giving the initial inspection before services began. After the explosion, we contacted Randy and he explained what he could do to remedy the situation on his part. The price to resolve the situation was outside our budget of course, but at least he provided three options. Later Randy had to decline us as a client due to safety concerns after the home warranty was only willing to replace the lid of an exploded pool filter, leaving a high probability of another explosion occurring. I respect Randy's decision and that was what ultimately convinced me to stretch my budget to pursue Ever-Clear's services. Randy explained that he had purchased additional equipment at the beginning of the pandemic in expectation that shipping routes would become congested. Therefore I knew there would be a certain mark up of goods provided based on supply and demand. It was a hell of a mark up, but what followed was unheard of and clarified why Ever-Clear Pools has so far earned the rating recieved. Upon agreeing to purchase a brand new filter from Ever-Clear I was told that they hoped to make it out the following week to install it. It was disheartening to hear this with the 4th of July and family coming from out of state. We thought for sure we wouldn't have a pool to cool down in and the children that were coming would ultimately become terrors without some way to spend their time during this intensely hot weekend. To my utter shock, at 6 am the following day, July 3rd, as I was sitting in my garage with the door open, drowning my sorrows in a cup of coffee. Contemplating the uncertainty of the 4th of July holiday with house guests. Out of nowhere I saw one Ever-Clear truck pull up outside of my house. I thought very little of it, but then another truck pulled up and my jaw dropped. There was the owner Randy and his son Jason with the brand new filter. They installed the filter and removed the trash that was once my filter and piped in the new filter with thought in mind of what my goals were going forward with my pool system. AT 6AM, THE FOLLOWING DAY!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I was so shocked and my wife so elated, that she started to cry. Regardless of my circumstances, Randy did not have to jump on my problems so fast and I never had the expectation that he should. Needless to say, that instance of human compassion and business efficacy separated Ever-Clear from their competitors. So why the 4star rating is not a 5star? First, I have experienced several instances of upselling products and services I dont really need or which should come with the established terms of the service. Ever-Clear is not immune to this as I have experienced. First a tech told me that the algae on the side of my pool was actually stain and my pool could only be corrected by a drain and acid wash. I referred the tech to the previous week where Randy's son put his brush to it and got the algae completely removed from the walls and it was clean. This tech then proceeded to put the brush to the wall and got the same results. The next week, the tech that came stated that the algae on the wall is something that can be remedied by a tablet that lasts 6mo and would cost $60 dollars outside the agreed upon terms of service. I will follow up with Randy about this tablet. Additionally, and this may be me being a frugal person, I would like to come back to the installation and removal of my old filter. I do feel in any industry, when equipment is removed, there should be consideration for a pro-rated price for the service and products recieved as some of the products removed hold significant value and are repurposed later to other customers. Such as a push/pull valve that was removed when the filter was replaced. It was not attached to the filter directly, but part of the former piping. This push/pull valve cost approx $90 and was less than one year old. This was most likely cannibalized with any other part of the former system and potentially resold as refurbished equipment. These items should, only in my opinion, credit against my new filter purchase. HOWEVER, this company has clearly demonstrated human compassion under the surface of the stern demeanor of Randy the owner, coupled with his and his son's knowledge and skill set level, their professionalism in negotiating solutions, the expeditious treatment of our situation. That is what has earned Ever-Clear Pools a 4.2-4.4 out of 5 star rating. read more