It is discussed here over and over when it comes to online equipment purchases. "Leads" on items are no substitute for the fine men and women who run legitimate businesses and have invested years in their communities. You will find that most qualified technicians will not install something you have purchased online from someone who is just as much of the middleman that you are trying to avoid. 1. When the online purchase breaks down, who are you going to call? 2.If it is defective, you will have to pay to ship it back and pay to have it reinstalled upon return. 3. Shipping in ones and twos is a much riskier proposition for damage than the secure pallet shipping of product to your pool technicians or plumbers supplier around the corner from your house. There many fine plastering companies in your area that can sserve your need. Get three bids and pay the one who will offer the best customer service and stand behind what you purchase. An online company cannot do this.

I stumbled across these comments and had to add my $0.02. We contracted with A. T. Coyman pools over a YEAR AND A HALF ago. We anticipated a smooth installation because the hole was already done due to dirt work the landscapers had done, we had been referred to them from a relative, and all prep work had been completed at the site for the pool's installation. However, as of the date of this note, we have yet to receive a final inspection (they failed two so far), we have yet to receive a call back from their office asking if things are okay, we have yet to have the pump moved to comply with code, we have yet to receive a final accounting, and have yet to hear back about our complaint letter. Months after a personal promise LAST YEAR from Adam Coyman, the owner, that we'd be fine and finished by January of 2006, I called to tell their general manager, James Callen that their installers had goofed up yet again and installed the fountain wrong (a custom copper piece that was to have been countersunk in the pool's wall). Not only was his demeanor unprofessional (he actually asked if me "do you want to meet me somewhere and discuss this" - essentially challenging me to a fist fight) but he demanded that I send an email to him "within 10 minutes, before i'm busy on something else and maybe I'll have time to look at it." I WAS FLOORED. He even said "You've been way too involved in this project!". For Pete's sakes, I'm the one paying the bills and they wouldnt' even answer their phones or respond to certified letters asking when they were going to finish, when they were going to adjust their invoices for damages, or when final inspection was scheduled. I CAN'T WARN YOU ENOUGH. IN MY OPINION, SIMPLY THE WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH ANY HOME CONTRACTOR BAR NONE. I'll happily produce any documentation requested by anyone to back all of this up. Also, when we became aware that they were just another pool contractor horror story, we contacted BBB in December of 2005 and they had 12 complaints at that time - so according to the postings here, they've managed to add almost a dozen more. When you speak with the head lady at the BBB, she'll have an immediate recall of A. T. Coyman...not a good sign.

Ask away anything, let me know your thoughts, sun shelf? reef step, or a large 2nd step for relaxing in a chair? umbrella sleeve when the suns a bit much I love the sun. Bubblers hmmm and only 2 returns. 22 years pool plumbing.

quote" How do I make the water blue "quote By simply adding water to your pool finish, LOL!!! Refraction of sunlight in the water will add a little blue to any color. To this day I still love the look of a white pool finish which delivers a very inviting light blue water color. The problem is that todays white pool mix really sucks compared to the mix we've used for decades. When a buyer tells me Caribbean water color I suggest Sunstone Select Emerald for affordability or Caribbean Blue PebbleTec for the longevity. These both offer hints of Emerald Green like the water looks around the Caribbean Islands like the Bahama's. On your equipment I'd suggest any of the Fab 4 Hayward, StaRite, Pentair, or Jandy All of them have well engineered and constructed pool equipment. IMO, which ever one has the best local warranty support is a big bonus in their favor. I'm preferential to Jandy but was a PacFab (now Pentair) dealer forever before switching Mfg's. Congrats on the new home and pool, I look forward to some pics. See ya, Kelly