Florida Pool And Leak Specialists Inc
About us
Additional e-mail - [email protected]. Additional Contact name - Lazaro Iglesias.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Residential and commercial swimming pool & spa leak detection, dye testing & pressure test for plumbing system.
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Three weeks later I still had a leak and made appointments to come to me 4/22, 4/25 and no one showed up. Even Eddie the owner did not show and I never received a call. Eddie finally came and patched it (not with the hydraulic cement I paid for). Since he did not use Hydraulic he gave me a written warranty until 1/17.
The leak started again and Eddie sent Ray on 2/8 to fix the leak with Hydraulic cement. When Ray came he did not even have the equipment to fix the leak. He simply glanced over the pool skimmer, used a needle with a colored liquid, and within 5 minutes said there was no leak but will do another leak test for $325. I said no and spoke with Eddie requesting he either properly fix it or I'll have another pool company do a test and he would pay for the leak test and fix it if in the same area. Eddie said the company must be licensed, in business for 10+ years, and have pictures taken. I agreed and he later insisted he be there and I pay him $350 to be there to watch the other pool company test for the leak so it would cost me $675. Afer thinking about it I said there was no need for him to be there since I would hire a Company per his specifications. He would not agree to another leak test or to fix the leak unless I paid him the $350. Eddie told me "YOU CAN'T TRUST ANY POOL LEAK COMPANY IN SOUTH FLORIDA". He then said since I previously filed a complaint with the BBB he would do nothing.
While I was initially quite satisfied when Florida Pool and Leak Specialists came to diagnose my pool leak in January, 2015 and fixed it a couple of weeks later with a Hydraulic repair ($595.50 total), and I wrote good reviews on their behalf, I have been extremely disappointed and dissatisfied ever since.
The leak returned approximately 3-4 weeks later and they sent someone to look at it. He indicated that he was only able to epoxy the skimmer area but IT SHOULD HAVE A HYDRAULIC CEMENT REPAIR, which I paid for. I called the Company and the said the epoxy should work and I negotiated a two year warranty.
About three weeks ago I called the Company to advise them that I performed the ?bucket test? they prescribe and I was losing water at the rate of one tile length (4-5?) per week. They said it could be another leak but I explained the background and they said they would send someone but if it was not in the same area I would be responsible for the costs. Anyway I agreed to have them come out since I was confident that the leak was in the same area anyway.
They were busy and made an appointment for about 10 days later to come between 9 and 10 AM Thursday 4/23/15. On 4/22 they called to indicate the service person couldn?t make it. I had to call them back twice to get a new date which was 4/25/15 between 10 AM and 1 PM. No one showed up by 12:45 PM so I called the Company (received a voicemail), left them a message and sent them an email about the situation.
On Monday 4/27/15 their President, Eddie, called and after attempting to make a few excuses like new people, etc.; indicated the epoxy should have done the trick and the person they sent out did not know about pool repairs so wasn?t in a position to say it needed hydraulic cement (don?t know why they sent out a person who doesn?t know about pool repairs to fix my leak). Anyway, Eddie said and reinforced that he would come out personally between 2:00 and 4:00 PM today (4/29/15) to view the repair himself. I?M STILL WAITING FOR EDDIE TO SHOW UP AND IT?S 9:00 PM???EVEN EDDIE DIDN?T HAVE THE COMMON COURTESY TO CALL. At this point I strongly suggest you do not use this company!!!!
The technician who replaced the skimmer was also very professional. He did a excellent job of replacing the skimmer and retiling the area around the skimmer with tile we supplied him. The only problem was punctuality. We were initially told that the job of replacing the skimmer would take around one and a half days, but it actually took about a week. If we were told that he would be at our house at 9:00 am, he would show up in the afternoon or the next day. Since it was work being done to our pool in the wintertime, the amount of time it took and when the work was done was not that important. We were very pleased with the work performed and would use them again.
DIANE MADE THE APPOINTMENT , NO PROBLEM.
TONY PROVIDED THE SERVICE, ON TIME WITH EXPERT CARE.
OVERALL A SMOOTH EFFECTIVE VISIT.
HOPE THE LEAK STAYS FIXED.
IF NOT I'M CONFIDENT THEY WILL RETURN TO FIX IT.
We developed a very serious leak in our swimming pool, and technician Tony was able to come out within 24 hours (other companies were telling me 1 week). Finding the leak was more involved than typical due to the size and complexity of our installation, but they put in the extra effort required to get the job done, without any complaint or increase in the quoted price. It was obvious that Tony is a conscientious and professional person, and that the company backed him in his commitment to do the job properly.
I manage a large estate here in Miami Beach, and as a result I do business with many local contractors. Without question Florida Pool and Leak ranks as one of the best groups that I've had the pleasure to work with. I would confidently recommend them, and they will be my first and only call in the future.
As it turned out, we didn't have a leak and should have performed "bucket test" to check levels of evaporation. We were very sure there was a leak and very mistaken, as we discovered after the checks and the belated bucket test that measures levels of natural evaporation.
Would certainly use this company again should we develop a real problem.
It should be noted that if punctuality is VITAL, 1st or early morning appointment helps with on-time arrival. Their business involves unanticipated delays. Had they found a minor leak in my pool, they would have immediately repaired it. Something more major would have taken longer. Their scheduling is based on the laws of average, and unlike our doctors, they do don't intentionally overbook.
They did a thorough job looking for the leak and were able to find it. Provided a reasonable estimate to repair.
On the day scheduled for the repair, came in to see what tools they needed to do repair, and rescheduled for another day.
Finally came in and did repair.
I was here all the time, and the rescheduling did not pose a problem.
If I had taken time off for work to be here during the inspection and repairs, it would have been a major problem.
I am very pleased and wished i would of call them earlier!!
First of all, despite the negative comments I'm going to list, I would still hire the company again because the bottom line is they found the leak and it is fixed. Unfortunately, the experience is not as they picture it in the company video. The first technician arrived in a beat-up van. There was no company lettering on the side of the truck and he did not wear a shirt with the company name. When I received the estimate for the repair the owner called me and gave me an amount over the phone. The company video stated you would get a written estimate of all work to be performed, and I prefer this in case there is a misunderstanding. He told me it would be a couple days to get me the estimate in writing. As I mentioned above- when I requested licensing information I was faxed an expired Dade county license (which is current- I was faxed the wrong copy). If you use them outside of Dade county I would recommend checking the license. As far as I could see, they are not licensed in Broward.
The repair technician called me at the time he was due to arrive and told me he'd be to me in an hour. That was fine- at least he called. I figured I'd definitely see a company employee for a $700 repair. No, this one arrived in a beat-up Amigo that could barely hold his tools and supplies. He was very nice, but it was obvious he was a sub-contractor, not a company employee who would have a company shirt and a prepared vehicle full of what is needed to do the job. The repair ended up taking 7 hours total, but that was because he had to leave to find supplies.
I understand paying a bit more money when an employer pays for vehicles, tools, uniforms, payroll tax, etc. Yet in this case I felt I hired a middle-man (one with very good subcontractors) to fix my pool. If anything major had gone wrong I don't know how well I would have been covered. I can't complain- the work was done and done to my satisfaction. I just feel it was overpriced considering all the other factors.
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