About to become a first time pool owner, and am both thrilled and terrified! Super excited about TroubleFreePool - makes me feel like I can do the thing! Currently navigating the land of pool/home warranties and would welcome any good companies you've got! (I've looked at the warranty forums to get a start)
Newbie in Dallas
- Thread starter tmswartz
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
- 15,979
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
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Get a good test kit...Link-->Test Kits Compared
A great place to start...Link-->Pool Care Basics
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,024
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
jflijohn
Member
Well, first of all, thank you for your service in blowing stuff up that most likely needed to be blowed up.Welcome!
Very nice pool and the construction photos were great, I’ve never seen a pool go in from start to finish. I saw the backhoe but I’m curious why you didn’t just use a little C4 (just kidding).
IMO, all home warranties are borderline fraud and not worth the money because the many exceptions almost overtake the coverage to the point of being illusory. That said, I have one now because it was included at seller's expense in a recent home purchase. If you can, buy whichever one you get through an agent as part of the real estate transactions. That usually increases the coverage amounts and waives waiting periods for claims after purchase. After researching, and having had experience with several companies over the years with other house purchases, I went with American Home Shield this time. It provided coverage for a complex HVAC system that others didn't. I've used it once for a failed pool heater bypass valve. They sent a reputable local pool contractor who fixed it about 4 days later. Again, IMO, they're all suspect, so you're picking the lesser evil. When this one expires, I won't renew or buy another as the cost benefit rarely works out. That's the only way their business model makes a profit.