If you own a pool or hot tub or plan on purchasing a pool or hot tub, I strongly urge you to read this long @ss post. This is not one of my "jokes". This is about a company that has the market cornered....Lake Champlain Pools. Please keep in mind when reading this that we have actually spent well over $20,000 for hot tub, pool and chemicals throughout the years. Anyway, the previous owners "sold" the business to the new owners. From what I was just told, the previous owners are still "part time" owners because the new owners have zero business/people skills and feel AND act entitled. That's todays society though....everybody is entitled. I digress....
We purchased our pool in summer 2020. LCP installed said pool. I noticed a VERY small leak coming out of one of the "jets". So small that it didn't concern me at all (just wet around fitting). I closed the pool for winter with the help of someone else working "under the table". Then reopened it in the spring 2021. Pool was leaking from same "jet" a little bit more (about one drop every 15 seconds). Still not enough of a concern to contact LCP, as it didn't affect water level. Fast forward to spring 2022. Two weeks after I opened the pool, I noticed that the same leak was really bad. I called LCP to come over to repair it. The repair day arrives and it's raining. A female with zero people skills calls to notify me that they can't make it bc of the rain (might rip liner bc it's too cold). I have zero issue with this--I get it. Then she states that they'll now come over in one week. I, now, have an issue with this. I stated that I should be scheduled for the very next day or at least the day after. Definitely not one week. She stated that it's going to rain the next few days. I come back with... "Well, this is this North Country and the weather changes all the time. Can you tentatively schedule me for tomorrow or the next day?" She replies "it's supposed to rain". This is not a lie...I'm getting a little upset at this point. I come with..."Yes, I understand it may rain, but this is the North country...the weather changes all the time." This conversation went on longer than it should. I told her I'll stop over after 2pm. I arrive at LCP and she has a f*ckn print out of the weather!!!!!! I said something to the effect...you gotta be f*ckn with me, right?!?!?!? We literally argued about the weather for a solid five minutes. That's a long time-- just ask Sarah (Ah thank you -in my best Austin Powers impression). Anyway, I was so upset that I called her "Tom Messner" and wanted to speak to an adult. Hindsight, this did not help me out AT ALL.
Back to the first repair....LCP arrives and "repairs" the leak. I spoke with the two workers and both of those workers told me this should be under warranty because this was not my fault. So, I called the same female (that I called Tom Messner). She told me it wasn't under warranty because this was my fault and I had someone else working "under the table" so warranty doesn't apply. I told her that he (or myself) didn't touch the outside of the "jet". We went back and forth and we agreed that I would pay for parts only ($52). Now, it's early June 2022, the leak is back again. LCP came and "repaired" it again. Once again, two DIFFERENT workers said it was not my fault. I believe this time, LCP went good for it and said it was under warranty. Fast forward to July 27, the same leak was back AGAIN!!! My wife called and told them. They said they would be there in two days to take another look at it. Instead, I wake up to the attached email!!! They want to cut all ties with me. I've been in that store buying chemicals for the last three months!!! Now, they have to fix this leak, they want to cut ties w/me?!?!?! Granted, my "Tom Messner" and "I want to speak to an adult" comments were zero help to me, but this is not a good way to do business. I text the previous male owner with no response (yes, I knew him that well that I had his number). I replied to the previous female owner's last email with no response. In my opinion, this has everything to do with the new entitled owners. read more