Artesian (Emerald Isle) pool pricing. Need a reference to go by?

[hoffmans]

Zephan-

The sales lady that sold us ours was Kristen A. Cash.
I think no matter what sales person you get tho, they have great customer service and go above and beyond to make you happy. They are FAST to fix any problems.

Good luck.
~Hoffmans

[zephans]

Thanks. Actually now that I've measured my kids (and posted related thread) I'm thinking 52" is max height pool I should buy... probably the Ultima pool from www.sunenterprises.com.

PLEASE POST TODAY in related thread if you have thoughts/ideas about pool height and kids.

[zephans]

... except "Ultima" ovals are not buttress free . I don't have enough width on my property to have buttresses and 12' wide. Back to Diamond Star and hopefully good technique for keeping depth down ~48" (see related thread).

[zephans]

UPDATE: I purchased the 12'x24'x54" Diamond Star (Wil-Bar) from www.sunenterprises.com. Purchase went very smoothly. I figured out how to get their Web shopping basket to work (click Back button to order additional items), but decided to talk to a human before sending ~$4,500 total.

I was a bit disappointed to find their Sandstone and Ultima models are made by Artisan but the Diamond Star is made by Wil-Bar. I was also bummed to hear the warranty is prorated... but when I checked it has lifetime warranty on pool walls. (I wonder how they prorate lifetime :-)).

Overall I'm happy to move from the research-and-purchase phase (took me >1 year) to the construction preparation. I'll be re-reading lots of construction posts and preparing my site this weekend and next weekend. (Level, level, level.)

[hoffmans]

Ohhh.. Don't be disappointed- Correct me if I am wrong but, Wil-Bar is a Sharkline pool and they are very good top of the line pools.


~hoffmans

[zephans]

Yes, Wil-Bar makes Sharkline. I know the Diamond Star (branded exclusively for Sun Enterprises). We need a separate topic to decode which manufacturers make which model pools (and who carries them).

[NWMNMom]

I have a Wil-Bar pool (Sea Spray) and have absolutely no complaints thus far. We are on our second year. All of the parts and items appeared to be of very good quality, it went together very nicely. Here is a link on TFP that shows how our Wil-Bar went together from ground levelling to swimming http://www.troublefreepool.com/viewt...ighlight=#2667

Enjoy your pool - we will want to see pictures!