I service my own pool weekly, but I hate plumbing and fixing pool pumps now that my hands are a little arthritic. Both my neighbours use this service, one weekly for the last 20 years - he is very picky about getting it done right and the other only for repairs as his equipment is old and breaks down.
After I got the number from my neighbour I called them, the owners name is Jimmy, as my pump motor had died,. He came EXACTLY on time the next day and agreed the pump died. He said he would send a tech out the next day to fix it.
For those of you who know pumps I stated I wanted an uprated high efficiency pump (3/4 hp) this saves a little on electricity as it is more efficient and runs slightly more gallons per hour through the pool thereby shortening the run time. The cost difference is minimal. Note not all pumps are made the same. And a bigger pump is not necessarily better as it can put a strain on your plumbing and not have enough time for the water to be filtered by your filter medium
An extremely useful website is:
www.troublefreepool.com
for more information on all pool related items and how to size a pump motor.
Unlike another local pool service I used before he did not try to deceive me by delivering a standard pump. Professional grade anything in the construction business often means the lowest quality (especially in paints).
The tech "Adam" arrived on time on Saturday morning. He did throughly professional job, indeed better than I would have done myself 15 years ago. The tech has worked for United for 17 years and Jimmy the owner has been in business for about 36 years. Compare this to most of the pool services that last about 2 to 5 years and do a horrible job maintaining pools.
Please note if you can smell chlorine your pool is unsave what you are smelling is chloramines and bacteria and most probably your pool chemicals are unbalanced. If you have sufficient chlorine to kill bacteria in an outdoor pool you will not smell chlorine. Never ever let your CYA (Cyanuric Acid - Suntan for chlorine so you use less) get above 80. You need a better pool service if the above two items are an issue. And if I were you I would stay away from the pool until it is sorted out.
Have not gotten the final bill yet but my neighbours state he is fair.
5 stars from prompt service, and a professional standard rebuild read more