Tav Pools And Water Kingdom

Swimming Pools, Spas & Hot Tubs
Oshawa ON L1G 4X1
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Mark in Ajax
Mark in Ajax
1 review Whitby, ON
10/10

Purchased pool equipment and chemicals for our pool

We were looking to purchase new pool equipment for our new house in Whitby. We went around the local pool shops and were not happy with the confusing information and not so good pricing quotes we received. Our fence guy told us about Tav pools and we decided to drop by for a visit. We finally received the honest answers we were seeking regarding the pool salt system we wanted to get. Tav and his staff was very knowledgeable and friendly with us and we immediately felt the difference between Tav and the other competitors in the area. We purchased all our pool equipment from TAv and continue to go back for all our annual pool needs. We will gladly recommend Tav pools to anyone looking for friendly honest and good prices on any pool stuff.

Approximate cost of services:
$9,000.00
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Jasmine Taylor in
Jasmine Taylor in
1 review Oshawa, ON
10/10

Greattttttttttttt

I buy my chemicals for my pool from Tav Pools in Oshawa for 4 years now. Tav is great guy, always helping with good advice, very friendly, knowledgeable, It's my pleasure to be served by the best. Thank you Tav

Approximate cost of services:
$50.00
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Terry Vail in Oshawa
Terry Vail in Oshawa
1 review Oshawa, ON
10/10

Pool vacuum, pump & filter repair

I opened our pool today but ran into some pump and filter water leak issues. Went to Tav Pools for advice and chlorine container refills. Tav himself showed me how to change pump diverter gasket and filter head seals/gasket in his store at no charge. Last summer,
I purchased a Kodiak pool cleaner valued at $700.00 with Visa card
rebate of $150.00. This cleaner works as advertised. Store staff have been extremely helpful with each visit. Bottom line, I would highly
recommend shopping at Tav Pools

Approximate cost of services:
$700.00
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Ana Trajkovska in
Ana Trajkovska in
1 review Oshawa, ON
10/10

The best pool company in GTA

My husband and I choose Tav Pools to install our in-ground pool last summer, our friend Jerry highly recommended Tav and Carolyn for the job. This is the best pool place in GTA. They went way above and beyond to help us make our dream come through. They have great prices, very professional, friendly, committed, very honest. I will never deal with any pool company, but Tav Pools and Water Kingdom and I will highly recommend them to anyone. I will like to thank you Tav for your outstanding help and commitment and for the job well done.

Approximate cost of services:
$55,367.20
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Oshawa, ON
10/10

Swimming Pool sales, Installation and service

While this post may seem a little unorthadox, I just couldn't let a few of the reviews and comments herein go unchallenged. I am speaking on behalf of myself as well as the entire staff at Tav Pools. Having worked in the pool industry for a number of years, The name Tav Scovino had become known to myself as well as most people in the business and, he has always been highly regarded for his honesty and integrity. A pool company is certainly not difficult to find in Durham Region. They are plentiful to say the least. A pool company with the moral conviction to actually turn down work when it is in the best interest of the customer is rare. I've personally witnessed Tav walking away from jobs that could easily yield $30,000.00 and more because the ground conditions in and around the customer's property would likely develop into future problems for that homeowner. I've personally witnessed Tav send a crew of workers to customer's homes to fix, repair, and in some cases, even replace components on their pool at no charge. Even when it was not the responsibility of Tav Pools to do it. Simply because of his deep belief in "Whats Right". In this city where pool companies seem to "spring up on every street corner", One has to ask how Tav Pools became the success story it is. We respect and value our customers. We appreciate their patronage. Because, without the support of our customers, we wouldn't be here. And, without the level of service and integrity we offer, I highly doubt we'd have that support. When I first applied for a position with Tav Pools, He told me "Say what you mean and mean what you say".. Sometimes the truth hurts. Sometimes Tav won't tell a customer what they might want to hear but, I can assure you, what he tells you.....You can take to the bank! In addition, Tav is human. He will welcome criticism. He will listen to complaints, and, if possible, he will address them but, he is human. He doesn't "push", but I can assure you he'll "push back". Those who truly know Tav are invited to join me in this response.

Approximate cost of services:
$1.00
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This customer has a beaded winter cover that someone duct taped in 4 or 5 places to the sides of her pool instead of putting it in the track. Instead of water bags, we found this pool to be weighted down with 12" ceramic tiles which I promptly told her to never put around a pool for weight again. Because the pool wasn't closed properly, the winter cover was sunk in the pool and we had no way of retrieving it except to pull it out of the pool. There was no debris laying on top of the pool, and all these steps were explained to her and to her son during our extraction of cover and cleaning process. We clean all pool covers with a disinfecting agent that is designed to be put away wet. Any pool company will tell you this information. For some reason this customers filter system was taken apart in the winter closing and never put together again. Our pool opening does not involve reassembling the customers equipment after someone else has taken it apart. The pipes were all connected as we do with any opening. The pool was shocked and algaecide put in. The service that this customer wanted would be a 3-4 hour dedication and that would be a service team coming after being booked by customer and paid for, as nobody works for free. This customer and her son spent 1 1/2 hours at the store talking to Tav and to Paul about how to run their pool and after we spent this time trying to help them, they still came back to same point "When are you going to come and open pool properly?. This customer needs to call around and find out what exactly is involved with a pool opening. There are companies that offer maintenance programs but we do not offer that service and our work order with this customer was specifically for a "pool opening".

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Oshawa, ON
0/10

Negligent and Irresponsible

We hired Tav pools to close our pool in 2016. Upon opening our pool we discovered several issues that resulted from the pool being closed incorrectly. When we contacted Tav pools the owner was dismissive, argumentative, and blamed us. Since Tav would not except any responsibility for his negligence and wrongdoing, we were forced to seek legal advice. We are fortunate that we retained all of our receipts from day #1 (inspection and closing). I highly recommend that everyone avoid this pool store!!

Approximate cost of services:
$250.00
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Company Response

In the fall of 2016 this customer booked a pool inspection for their pool, then immediately canceled it. We have no prior history with this customer or with their pool so this type of action rises suspicion on our part. We close all pools with plugs and equipment supplied by customers which is common practice with all pool closings. This customer called us Saturday April 15/17 around 3pm. (after opening their own pool) to tell us that one of the plugs had fallen out of their jets into the pool which could very well have happened. The plug would not have fallen into the pool until spring thaw time which would make the plug shrink and fall out (also common). As far as the customer saying Tav was being rude and aggressive, that is not true. Tav had to tell this customer and their father who kept yelling in the background to calm down. Tav instructed them to get the equipment hooked up and everything running and give us a call. We have not heard from them until this review which brings us back to the question of why a pool inspection was ordered and then canceled and then a pool closing ordered. It would take a day or so to hook up equipment, bring water level up, run system for a day or so, to determine water loss. This review was done Saturday, the same day the customer called the store. Luckily for Tav Pools and Water Kingdom, our staff keep all our work very well documented.

Harold from Whitby
Harold from Whitby
3 reviews Whitby, ON

First Review

10/10

Pool Service

Tav Pools is the epitome of customer service! Every question, every issue - they go out of their way to help, and then call back later to make sure everything is all right. They will talk you through minor repairs you can do yourself to save you money - rather than paying them to do it! Fabulous group!

Approximate cost of services:
$250.00
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