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[gwrace1]

We ended up purchasing our 33' round Artesian Echo Canyon online from the poolplaceonline.com. They were able to beat any local prices and support has been great. We chose the Artesian Echo Canyon because of the non-prorated lifetime warranty and 54" wall height. It is a steel/resin hybrid pool which according to the above ground pool book we bought was the best for both strength, durability and cost. I contracted out the installation and the contractos did a great job. I did all the electrical, plumbing, fencing, deck and landscaping work. We've been swimming in it for several weeks with water temps in the 80's. I use a 2 speed pump and a SWG to maintain chlorine levels. Water has been crystal clear since startup in mid March. A soft salt water pool is new for me but a pleasure to swim in.

[hrsdennis]

Hi Ben, I would check the prices at propools and intheswim. Both good places to shop. Campare those prices with your local dealer price. Most of the brands I see these days are all good quality. I would shop for the best package deal. Get the right size with all the right equipment.

Here is my two cents worth on liners. Overlap liners can be installed wrinkle free almost 100% of the time. With the j-hook and beaded it is a real hit and miss. One season I was installing for a company and the liners were so big and baggy we started using 48" liners on 52" walls with great results everytime. They are just hit and miss, it is impossible to plan ahead because you have no idea what you will get to work with. Beaded liners are great if you plan to cover your top rails with a deck. You never have to take the pool apart to change a liner. That is the only time I would use one.

J-hook liners make no sense at all to me. You still have to remove the top rails to change the liner, why not do an overlap and have some much needed adjustment for the sides.

When you get farther along into the install, feel free to ask for some help.

Dennis

[zzsladies]

we bought A ARTESIAN POOL FROM THE POOL PLACE in chatt tn. it has been wonderful. we bought a 30 ft round, with nature2 / chlorinator and a sand filter.
it has been so easy to care for it, and no problems with adjusting chemicals.
we love it.
had them install it, and they were a great crew , answered all our questions, and we went to pool school. that answered all the chem questions.

artesian is definitely worth it.
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