Desjoyaux Pools Quote - DIFFERENT PLUMBING SYSTEM - HELP!

[adesalvo]

Michelle,

I have this pool. It was installed in May 2001. The discussions about the wall strength/maindrain have not been a concern in my experience. I am in Ohio and have clay soil that does not drain well. I have a "footer" drain around the pool with a sump. This has been trouble free.

THe AFT unit is neat, quiet and mostly problem free. As I live in Ohio, I have plumbing to the heater. This year, I developed a leak in my pipe to the heater. If you do not need a heater, then you will never have to worry about a pipe leak.

My water quality is perfect. I have never had an algae bloom and my pool clears in two days after opening. The filter bags need changed daily during opening week and then weekly during the year. I just wash them in the washing machine, or you can hose them off. This is pool season number five and I have 3 pairs of bags and they have held up well and never replaced.

One potential problem with the pool is flooding of the AFT. If your installer has been putting in this pool for sometime, then they should be aware of this issue. Make sure that you have the proper drainage lines from the AFT. Further, I would inspect them very carefully during installation and note their location in case you need to snake them in the future. Also, put a small screen over the opening to the drain so that dirt, twirly birds and the like don't get a chance to clog the lines.

Closing the pool is a snap as no water is drained and just the pump and pipes are removed.

Make sure that they put a timer on your electrical suppy. You can cycle 6 hours off and on. Only run the pump on low. I only use high to vacuum, but I only do that in the spring. I use an Aquabot for the remainder of the year.

My pool is the Figi model and 25,000 gallons with a very very very high bathing load. I have three boys and all their friends...my pool is always clear...i just use my share of bleach

A big plus of the pool is that I can point the return line up, turn on high and shoot a very large fountain of water to lower my alkalinity using the technique that is well described on this site.

The only issue that I have is that this pool is owned by a French company that opened a plant is the states (georgia I think...you can google it) that was closed last year. As a result, some dealers are no longer installing the pool. Parts are not much of a concern, once you have the pool, the other stuff is small stuff and there still are some US suppliers for parts...the parts that would be needed are bags, the rings that hold the bags (my kids have broken) and pump. The pump bearings can be repacked by any pump repair shop.

When I look at traditional pools, main drain, 3 returns, two skimmers...that is a lot of pipe that can leak...read some of the threads on trying to find leaks and god forbid...repairing a main drain leak...you will never have to worry about that...

Tony

[michelle73]

Dear Tony,

Thank you SO MUCH for your response. Your concern about the company closing is ironic. According to Jo Cohen, our proposed builder and owner of JoCo Pools you are correct, the main vender closed shop - however he bought out the exclusive rights to the compnay for the U.S. and is the National Vender for this pool - if any other pool company wants to purchase and install a pool - they MUST go through him AND they must be TRAINED by him. He says he will also pull their franchise license if they do not meet his inspection and installation criteria. They guy lives in a town next to us, so he's "local" for us. So, we are comfortable in knowing that the person putting in our pool is kind of the "top guy".

We have references here in town that say they love their pool - but I have never heard of it and as a life-guard in my teenage years, I have never seen anything like it. We would very much like to hear why you chose them over a "traditional" pool company and any "tricks" you have for maintiaing the pool. Also, we have his bid - which seems exactly in line with all other companies.

No worries about your deck? The footings, etc.? Sounds like the one jet does the job of filtering the system? We would really like to speak more in depth if you are OK with that; this is a big purchase and we want to make sure we are doing the right thing.

Thanks again!