SWIMMING POOL DEPT 19 HELP

[linda.berryLinda Berry]

CAN ANYONE OUT THERE PLEASE RECOMMEND TO US A SWIMMING POOL INSTALLER WHO CARRIED OUT A GOOD SERVICE AT A COST EFFECTIVE PRICE WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A POOL FITTED AND IS HAPPY OR UNHAPPY WITH IT PARTICUARLY SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD A POOL FITTEDON SLOPING LAND WE ARE IN DEPT 19 THE CORREZE NEAR ARGENTAT MANY THANKS LINDA BERRY

TEL 0555 28 63 66

[larosinakathleen]

Hi, this year, I used Piscine Ambiance of Brive (post code 19100).  They came all the way up to 24360 (northern Dordogne).

Their pools are reinforced concrete, in 5 bits, their liners are excellent and the service is super.  They turned up when they said they would (ordered in Oct and installed in April).

Price was reasonable, c. 25,000 euros for a 9x4, with a Roman end and a heat pump, summer and winter cover, blah, blah. This was a salt water pool which is nicer (no eye stinging) and cheaper to run.

Installation was complete in 5 days.  I would use them again, but next time I'd get them to put the terrace down too - very expensive, but classy.

Their number is 0555-18-97-18. They have a lady who works in the office in the afternoons who speaks OK English.  There was a lady who spoke v good English, but not sure she's still around.  All staff are very good. They have specialist teams for various aspects of the installation and maintenance.

Good luck.

 

 

[Fritz]

I had a Waterair 12 x 5.5 m put in some 2 years ago on a fairly steep slope. It wasn't a problem as our soil is clay - sandy soil is difficult.

The important thing though is to wait at least 6 months before putting down tiles/pavers. During this period you'll need to continually put soil around the margelles and pound it down. having seen several pools in our area moving slowly downhill I'd recommend that when you put down thetiles do a footing with concrete and steel to match the extent of the tiles then tie in steel to the betons supporting the pool. These are good points to take stress as they're weighted down by the water in pool and are unlikely to move. We also put in some plastic spacers to act as expansion joints. To date we've had a couple of small cracks in the cement on two margelles and similar with a few tiles. These are easily repaired. Basically the tiles and the margelles haven't moved at all.

Re heating, we put in a pompe chaleur (a sort of reverse fridge), cheap to run but expensive to buy (€5k). We start swimming mid to the end of March, and stop in November.

[Viv]

[quote]CAN ANYONE OUT THERE PLEASE RECOMMEND TO US A SWIMMING POOL INSTALLER WHO CARRIED OUT A GOOD SERVICE AT A COST EFFECTIVE PRICE WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A POOL FITTED AND IS HAPPY ...[/quote]

Euro piscine 2000 wonderful help full and a good price into the bargain phone number05555182518 will sell you what you want not like some of the others what they think you want

[chirpy]

Re swimming march to november-what temperature do you obtain and what area are you in as i live in haute vinne and we like 25 centigrade and have similar heating nbut not exacyly cheap.assume you use bubble wrap at night -time.

[Baz]

As Fritz says heat pumps are expensive to buy but reasonably cheap to run. There is no reason why a temperature of 25C cannot be maintained by a heat pump but this dependent on the water and ambient temperature on how long it will take to reach this reading. Heat Pumps come in different sizes dependent on the months you wish to use your pool, although I have no connections with pool companies other than have a pool myself, you may find this site gives you an indication of what is required and UK prices.

http://www.poolstore.co.uk/ishop/691/shopscr364.html then click on "Heat Pumps"

I use a heat pump and expect when first turned on will take from 7-10 days to reach an acceptable temperature obviously determined also by the outside temperature. Unlike say gas heater that can take I understand as little as 8-10 hours to reach ones prescribed temperature. Using a bubble cover at night will help to maintain temperature and keep out insects and other objects.

Baz