As Pool Contractors of the Year 2012 we have been invited by SPATA to showcase ourselves on their stand G29. In doing so we have been given some free tickets for anyone who cares to attend.
1st come 1st served.
Our focus will be promoting Cresta and our key suppliers products.In areas of the country we can't serve we'll be promoting other National Leisure Members.
http://www.granddesignslive.com/
25 years of building and caring for swimming pools throughout the West Country leaves Cresta Leisure as one of the most respected and professional pool businesses in the country. A family run firm with long serving, experienced staff, Cresta can attend to all aspects of swimming pools and spas. From design and installation to maintenance, Cresta can help. In this blog, Simon Bareham, Cresta Leisure Director, shares expert advice about all aspects of the swimming pool industry and related trades.
Cresta Leisure Showroom
Cresta Leisure Showroom, Dorchester, Dorset
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Spa Problems - Who to turn to?
Sadly many gardens are becoming littered with spas that aren't working, due to the quality of build, lack of expertise and availability of spares. This is starting to taint the spa market, with customers being turned off by hearing about poor customer service and difficulties with the product.
The first precaution when considering buying a spa is to establish how reputable and established the spa company you are consider buying from is? There have been many 'spa specialists' that have come and gone over the recent years. As they go, the customers chances of getting back-up and problems resolved on the usual 5 year spa warranty is gone
Also, consider how long the company has been doing their promoted spa. Many businesses chop and change there spa supplier and with that comes the lack of technical knowledge and the capacity to hold the necessary spares to resolve any issues.
If you get a fault with the spa the first call must be to your originally supplier. They should have an obligation to fulfil the warranty commitment, promptly and efficiently. Failure to do so will only leave them in a poor light and you will be less likely to recommend them in the future.
If the supplier has gone bust, address it then with the manufacturer. Arctic Spas, Jacuzzi, Beachcomber and a few others are all established and trusted manufacturers and should be able to help, especially if the spa is still in warranty.
The last avenue is to contact a specialist spa technician company. Spa-Fix http://www.spafix.co.uk have become one of the strongest teams in the South, although they do come at a price.
Whatever you do, do your homework before you buy. Don't be left with large wooden box in the garden, that is only used as a pond! Trust me I've seen it before.
The first precaution when considering buying a spa is to establish how reputable and established the spa company you are consider buying from is? There have been many 'spa specialists' that have come and gone over the recent years. As they go, the customers chances of getting back-up and problems resolved on the usual 5 year spa warranty is gone
Also, consider how long the company has been doing their promoted spa. Many businesses chop and change there spa supplier and with that comes the lack of technical knowledge and the capacity to hold the necessary spares to resolve any issues.
If you get a fault with the spa the first call must be to your originally supplier. They should have an obligation to fulfil the warranty commitment, promptly and efficiently. Failure to do so will only leave them in a poor light and you will be less likely to recommend them in the future.
If the supplier has gone bust, address it then with the manufacturer. Arctic Spas, Jacuzzi, Beachcomber and a few others are all established and trusted manufacturers and should be able to help, especially if the spa is still in warranty.
The last avenue is to contact a specialist spa technician company. Spa-Fix http://www.spafix.co.uk have become one of the strongest teams in the South, although they do come at a price.
Whatever you do, do your homework before you buy. Don't be left with large wooden box in the garden, that is only used as a pond! Trust me I've seen it before.
Liner Selection
This year our preferred supplier, Aquaflex (www.aquaflex.co.uk), have added an excellent addition to their website allowing you to configure your own pool liner; even filling it with water so you can get an impression of what it is like underwater!
http://www.renolit.com/ext/sp_konfigurator
As this is a link to their German suppliers, you will need to be careful in the liner descriptions to that of the UK market. However, they are all available so just check the description to their website.
If your water chemistry has been good and the water temperature not too high then a 30 thou liner should last 10-12 years, although I've seen them as old as 18 years. Normally it is the corners that come away from the track or just the general appearance that forces the owner to consider changing the liner. This isn't however a major issue or even cost, considering the longevity and improvement a new liner will make to the enjoyment of the pool.
I will be adding more details about measuring your pool and installing a liner shortly. For the time being I hope you can have some fun selecting a colour/pattern and getting a feel on how the pool could be transformed!
http://www.renolit.com/ext/sp_konfigurator
As this is a link to their German suppliers, you will need to be careful in the liner descriptions to that of the UK market. However, they are all available so just check the description to their website.
If your water chemistry has been good and the water temperature not too high then a 30 thou liner should last 10-12 years, although I've seen them as old as 18 years. Normally it is the corners that come away from the track or just the general appearance that forces the owner to consider changing the liner. This isn't however a major issue or even cost, considering the longevity and improvement a new liner will make to the enjoyment of the pool.
I will be adding more details about measuring your pool and installing a liner shortly. For the time being I hope you can have some fun selecting a colour/pattern and getting a feel on how the pool could be transformed!
Friday, 6 April 2012
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Hose Pipe Ban
With everyone within the industry talking about it I thought I should do an update on the situation.
As of the 05.04 those water authorities below, will be enforcing a hose pipe ban:
Southern Water, South East Water, Thames Water, Anglian Water, Sutton and East Surrey, Veolia Central and Veolia South East.
Luckily the West Country (especially Dorset!) is a wet place and so the pressure on water companies to apply hose pipe bans isn't so severe. However this doesn't mean that caution and perhaps some preparation should be made.
Hose pipe bans do not apply to industry activities, so new installations and refurbishments (liner installations etc) aren't effected.
A good source of information and to keep upto-date with developments is the following site http://www.hosepipeban.org.uk/
Things that you can do to reduce water use with the pool are the following:
As of the 05.04 those water authorities below, will be enforcing a hose pipe ban:
Southern Water, South East Water, Thames Water, Anglian Water, Sutton and East Surrey, Veolia Central and Veolia South East.
Luckily the West Country (especially Dorset!) is a wet place and so the pressure on water companies to apply hose pipe bans isn't so severe. However this doesn't mean that caution and perhaps some preparation should be made.
Hose pipe bans do not apply to industry activities, so new installations and refurbishments (liner installations etc) aren't effected.
A good source of information and to keep upto-date with developments is the following site http://www.hosepipeban.org.uk/
Things that you can do to reduce water use with the pool are the following:
- Anything that will reduce evaporation ie Reducing water temperature. Keep the pool covered when not being used
- Extend Backwashing period. Backwash more on necessity than regularity. If the pool is experiencing light duty then there is no need to backwash so regularly. You can also consider installing a cyclone filter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_zBUbhxiFI As this Youtube clip illustrates the centrifugal effect of the cylinder pushes fine debris away from the filter, reducing the need to backwash.
- Harvest backwashed water. By storing the backwashed water and applying chlorine reducer the water wasted during backwashing can be used to water garden and plants.
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