Johnny Weissmuller Pools

[drumr]

Just thought I might chime in..I have been in the aluminum extrusion industry for 20 years now. I looked at a Johnny W. pool a few years ago and it was the first aluminum pool I have ever seen. It was a simple interlocking extrusion that made the wall. At one time and maybe still now, Arch Aluminum extrudes for them. We looked at getting into the pool wall extrusion business, but we decided not too because our focus is mainly architectual shapes.
I have a 5 year old 24' above ground steel pool myself and it has been very reliable. We put a new liner in this season and when I checked the walls they were in perfect condition, no rust at all. I think either with steel or aluminum, the pool, if installed correctly will last many years, so if you can get an aluminum pool for the same price as steel I would probably go that route. The aluminum extrusion pool walls metal thickness is greater than a steel pool wall, that is mainly to get that particular shape to run flat when extruded. I believe those pools are painted which I would prefer over an anodize finish (we do both in my plant). Paint will do a better job protecting against oxidation, and if the extrusions are powder coated they will even be more protected than with wet paint.
So either way having the pool installed correctly will be of more importance than the type of metal it is made of.

[JoshU]

Not all of the Johnny/Esther pools are extruded, only the higher end models.

As far as correctly installing the pool: I agree 100% but, it only takes a pinhole liner leak or gasket problem to cause a wall to rust out. Some brands are protected better than others against these problems. But even the most expensive steel pools can run into rust problems. We've sold 1000's of pools over the years and now we're selling mostly aluminum walls because of rust issues with the steel walls.

Josh

[kevkline]

I am having my 15 x 30 Johnny Weissmuller pool installed as I type. It is extruded aluminum. I was confused as which to get also - steel or aluminum. Pool stores didn't seem to be any help whatsoever because obviously, each pool store is going to put down the others product although neither seemed to promote the resin for some reason. Maybe it was the cold Michigan winters....?

Personally, I work in the steel business (bars, not sheet) but know first hand just how easy it is to develop a rust problem with bare steel. So I went with aluminum - nothing scientific - just a personal choice. The pool I bought comes with a 40 year warranty so I felt OK in my decision.

Kevin

[kjmelak]

Thanks for all of your replies!

I purchased a 15' x 25' Johnny Weissmuller pool yesterday. I decided on this because the aluminum seats seemed so much more stronger than the steel ones. Next, finding an installer .....

Kevin