We have used Pure Pool for several years. Their service was average at best, but the owner always took care of us when thing went downhill with their services. So, we stayed with them.
However, in the past year or a little longer, their service has really gone downhill. Beside never cleaning our filter, they also stopped cleaning the skimmers baskets. We recently emailed a complaint to them minutes after they left because the skimmer baskets were not emptied. The reply we got was very unprofessional and shows how far they've gone downhill. We were told that the techs do empty the baskets, however, because they have soooo many clients and soooo many pools to do in a day (22-23 pools), the techs do not have enough time to clean and service each pool as they should. We were told in the email the techs should take the time to empty the baskets and use a water hose to clean them, however, they simply don't have the time in their "busy" schedules to clean the pools and equipment properly. We were also told that our rate would now be going up as a result of chemical prices and that if we weren't happy with their services, we could take our business somewhere else.
So, I went back reviewed security video of the backyard and pool for the past three weeks and watched each week as two technicians only skimmed the surface of the pool. They appeared to test the water and dump a little bit of chemical into it. But, NEVER ONCE in those three weeks did they ever touch a skimmer basket nor take one out of the water to empty and clean it it! They also never checked or cleaned the pool filter. if they inspected the pool equipment, I'm not sure which equipment they inspected because they never went near the pool pump which is behind a short fence. They would be in and out in about 10 minutes doing the bare minimum work. However, on the pool ticket they would leave behind (which was always filled out before they started their services), they claimed and checked off that they cleaned the baskets, checked the filter pressure, and inspected the pool equipment, skimmed the surface and brushed the sides. My husband would clean the skimmer baskets each week after they left. He also cleaned the filter that they had not cleaned in at least a month if not longer. It was a nasty mess!
I called the Vice President, Kim, who had sent me the unprofessional email, and I told her because they are not performing their services we'd like cancel our services. She still claimed they did empty the baskets and that she personally watched the techs do it a week or so earlier. She argued with me that our skimmer baskets were always "packed" full of leaves and the guys would empty them but not hose them out like they should because they didn't have the time to do it. I told her I personally reviewed the videos for the past three weeks and not once did a tech ever touch or take a skimmer basket out of the water nor clean the filter. I also told her not to bill us for the partial month because they obviously haven't been doing the jobs we've been paying them to do and now they wanted to argue and lie about it. She replied back and said I would need to talk to her manager on Monday. After we hung up, she called me back within a few minutes and said I could come pick up my gate key, we'd end our relationship immediately, and they would not charge me for the partial month.
If the techs can't take an extra 2-1/2 minutes to clean the baskets properly or a few minutes extra to check and clean the filter each week then you may not want their services either. read more