Decided to go with Pioneer Pools after a lengthy search and discussion with friends, family and my own time as all recommended their services. Actual sale of bill was great, with great service but that's where it ended. Installation team was late, failed to call and advise which cost me extra time/money on install day. A lot of hidden costs and requirements from home owner to prep and provide patio slabs, potential cost for extra piping which were not disclosed at the time of sale or advised by installation team upon booking date..so again more time/aggravation and money spent. Received call the day the plumber was attending my home to complete plumbing that the heater we purchased was being discontinued and removed from their stock due to poor quality. Was not provided with any other solution at the time of call however I had to follow up with sales person on what next steps were going to be. Suggestion included purchasing a gas heater to a cost of 1500.00 plus installation. Many phone calls/emails finally the owner decided to provide me with the heater at cost and an install of 1200.00. Another round of emails/calls from myself their final offer was the cost of the heater and half of the install. Very dissapointing and alot of extra money, not budgeted for. Went with this option as I wanted a heater with this pool from the start. To end this all, found out that the solar covers/reel for cover not installed and had to be picked up by us. Came home to find the solar cover have to be cut to size and reel installed by ourselves. This company is not upfront about their costs/install - Better to go with a company who is upfront about all costs and actually completes their install from start to finish. I wanted to just go into my pool not spend extra money and time
- Approximate cost of services:
- $12,000.00
- Company Response
Hi Maggie, thank you for voicing your concerns. I'm not 100% sure I fully understand either what happened with the heater but if you would be willing to send me your contact info, I would like to dig a little deeper into what happened here. My contact is cwalychuck@pioneerpools.com. With regards to the solar cover and slabs which I assume were for under the equipment? The equipment base should have been communicated initially. And for the solar blanket - this is the case with all pools. The winter cover and solar blanket are traditionally picked up at the time of orientation or final payment and depending on the size of the pool, many solar blankets do require to be cut to size as they come standard. But all in all, it sounds like more should have been clarified at the time of purchase. I would be happy to review with you if you have an opportunity to discuss. Thank you in advance,