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Purchasing Your Inground Pool In 2014

The purchase of a swimming pool is a huge investment. Buying a pool is not like buying a car; it is more like adding on an addition to your home. Very seldom will you find an article in our blog that is about Rintoul Pools and Hot tubs; the reason is because we are more interested in educating you about swimming pools in general. But last year and the year before we ran into a couple of problems and hopefully this article will help alleviate that this year. Due to our growth as a swimming pool company we are starting to fill the months of May and June much quicker and therefore those who are hoping to have their pool installed by Canada Day will call us in March or April and want to get on our schedule. The problem was that the last couple of years we were booked into the end of June and early July at that point. This meant that they would not be swimming until the middle of July or early August.

This year we are exceptionally busy and we are now filling our May, June schedule. This means that for those of you who are wanting to swim in June may want to consider contacting us now. By the end of February if we keep the pace we are on now we will booked into the end of June or even July. We are working on ways to install more pools this year but we will not compromise quality of work for volume so please bear with us. Keep in mind if we start your pool in June or early to mid July you should be swimming in July if all things go right. But to make that schedule you will probably need to set something up in January to meet with us.

Last year Rintoul Pools and Hot Tubs had a customer who waited and was not happy that we could not put in his pool in the time frame that he hoped for. He decided to go with another company and they gave him all the promises and then did not come through. He cancelled his contract and called me back and I told him I was now into August which again was unacceptable, but lucky for him he had a smart wife who told him her instincts said we were worth the wait. They had a beautiful pool installed in August of 2013. We do not over promise; we just want you to be aware of what you need to do if you wish to swim early this season. The early bird gets the worm.

Thank you for taking the time to read our articles and have a safe fun summer in 2014.

How Do I Find A Reputable Pool Contractor?

This is a good question. Why? The contractor you entrust your backyard with to install a swimming pool will make or break this whole process. Many people think that the manufacturer of their pool (i.e. - Barrier Reef, Viking, CPC, San Juan, Trilogy, Leisure, Blue Hawaiian, Dolphin etc, etc.) is the biggest factor in the longevity of the pool. But after consulting with literally dozens of fiberglass pool customers from all around the world over the past decade I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of the inground pool industry. All of my experience regarding contractors can be summed up in these two statements:

A great contractor can install a bad pool, and he will often stand behind it if it fails.

A poor contractor can royally screw up a perfect pool, and will leave you abandoned to fend for yourself.

Frankly speaking, there is little difference between many of the manufactured pools on the market today, but this is not the case when it comes to contractors. You don’t have to look hard on the internet to find horror story after horror story about shady pool contractors. This is a smudge on the face of our industry, and why this is clearly your biggest decision as a consumer. This is also why it’s critical to have at least a base understanding of the installation process before your project begins…so you can know what a quality installation looks like and what questions to ask.

Before going into how to find the right contractor, I wanted to discuss two reasons people often choose the wrong contractor: Price and Installation time

I’m not sure what makes some folks lose their mind when the temperature gets up to the 80's, but regardless of how hot it is, or how loud the kids are screaming, please do your due diligence when choosing your pool contractor. Don’t simply go with the cheapest price or quickest installation time because despite what you may be thinking right now, you probably will be tempted to do so at some point. Yes, of course these two factors should be considered. You don’t want to be gouged from a price standpoint, and you certainly don’t want to wait 9 months for your pool, but hasty decisions lead to regret and personally, I wouldn’t want to spend $35,000 to $80,000 in my backyard only to end up with regret. A few short tasks can help insure you’ve found the perfect contractor plus protect you against buyer’s remorse.

Thank you,

Phil Rintoul

Now is the perfect time to own a Beachcomber Hot Tub and vacation in any season for the rest of your life. Beachcomber lets you relax, connect and improve your health by relieving stress by soaking in warm water. Rintoul's Pools and Hot Tubs will help you find the magic in one of fifteen hot tub models that best suits your budget and lifestyle.

THE PACE OF LIFE TODAY IS FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE. The common things in our lives that were made to save us time like smartphones, TVs, tablets, and computers, are now taking over our lives and leaving us little margin to relax and unwind to relieve that mental stress. It's tough to find the right place in our busy schedules to slow down long enough to spend some time with the people we love or care about the most.

That's why a Beachcomber Hot Tub is perfect place to create the mood you want. With special, inviting lighting ( digital Eclipse Lighting), you have ready made "candles" to set the mood just right. Good feelings are evoked when you are enveloped by warm, massaging waters of a Beachcomber - conversation flows and you share your dreams and aspirations with your loved ones. And with mood lighting like this, it becomes a relaxing, romantic vacation getaway that you can enjoy and escape to, just a few feet from your back door, anytime you need it. There is no lugging to worry about, no tickets, and no crowds when escaping to a Beachcomber - just you, your loved ones, and good feelings in warm, massaging water.

Since 1978, Beachcomber designers have been blending light, along with hydro therapy using air, water and heat. Subtle design for human comfort makes it easy to enjoy - that design works together with the best human ergonomics in form, the best in building the right fit, and the best in usability with function. That's why it feels so good to enjoy the comfort of Beachcomber design with the perfect blend of romantic lighting, hydrotherapy and human ergonomics.

Escape and get away from it all, improve your health and well being, and enhance your relationships with the people that are closest to you.

A BEACHCOMBER HOT TUB beautifully blends into any environment; as seen here placed along the strong design of architecture that Henry Yorke Mann created in the Totems mountain cabin,or a imagine setting located in your own home anywhere in the world. Beachcomber's founders Keith and Judy Scott placed a Beachcomber 321 model next to their mountain cabin located in Canada's Pacfic Northwest Rainforest. It blends in perfectly with the principles of form, fit and function, yet does not take away from the natural beauty of the landscape. This magnificent cabin is situated near Whistler Mountain Ski Resort in Canada where the 2010 Olympics took place.

A Beachcomber Hot Tub is a beautiful sculpture in your backyard with magical lighting and relaxing, ergonomic, deep comfort to relieve stress daily. Our Beachcomber Hot Tubs come in fifteen great designs in the most popular color choices; however, we know the importance of perfect color matching and provide even more choices with our Tailor Made Customization Program. To make sure you find the right hot tub that will complement your lifestyle, select from over 200 different combinations of colors, finishes, sizes and designs to create your deck/backyard into a paradise to visit.

From our lowest priced round 321, to our largest executive 750 SLB model, you can rest assured that your Beachcomber Hot Tub will enhance your lifestyle in your backyard in ways you would not have imagined.

Beachcomber. Durable. Reliable. Economical. Beauty!

"We love to love Hot tubs"

You never took chances with your children's safety when they are growing up, teaching them all the ways in which to stay safe and street smart. Now that they are a little older, why would you take chances when they are home alone?

Knowing with certainty that your children are safe when your not home is what Smart parenting and safety secure covers for your pool is all about. With reliability you'll never have to worry about! See for your self!

THERE ARE MULITPLE REASONS for bromine's dominance as a hot tub sanitizer, but the most important is the fact that bromine is more active at higher pH range than chlorine.

Chlorine exists in two different forms - free chlorine (HOCI, hypochlorous acid, the good and powerful sanitizer) and hypochlorite (OCI -, the much less effective ion). At a pH of 7.5 there's about 50 percent of each.

That 50/50 situation occurs higher up the pH scale (where hot tubs tend to opperate) for bromine. As a direct comparision, at a pH of 7.5, bromine (HOBr), active to inactive.

In a hot tub enviroment, with higher temperatures and agitation from jets, pH tends to rise into the 7.8 -8.2 range. At that level, bromine produces much more active sanitizer than chlorine, which loses its effectiveness at higher pH.

See the chart below:

Keith Scott started with a simple goal: "to build a better hot tub." In the mid -  seventies, at the start of the spa industry, the lack of quality products that Beachcomber was receiving for resale prompted us to provide our customers with something better. We started by manufacturing our own Beachcomber Hot Tub shells and putting together a package of pumps and plumbing parts allowing retail customers to put the pieces together themselves at home, but this process was still unsatisfactory. Next in the early eighties we built portable hot tubs with the equipment inside the cavity allowing for little or no insulation, a process that most spa manufactures still use today. We still do not agree with this type of spa construction. In 1983 we came up with a better idea and insulated all 4 walls and cab forward the power equipment outside the water vessel. To this day, I am still committed to this construction method of Beachcomber Hot Tubs because it confirms my first goal, "it's a better quality hot tub." 

Flash Back

Keith Scott learned from his family that looking after your customers and providing them with a good product and service builds customer loyalty. After working for ten years and building swimming pools, Keith saw an opportunity to start into a new industry of hot tubs. Using the skills he learned from his family and working in the work world he jumped in and began Beachcomber Hot Tubs. 

We build the best quality and most comfortable hot tubs in the world- and our family of exclusive distributors strive to treat every customer with the same care and respect we treat the people closest to us - our families. Our ultimate goal is to reduce stress, relax, and enjoy therapeutic health and wellness, with the recuperative healing powers of a Beachcomber Hot Tub for you.

Phil Rintoul learned during his youth, working in their family business, giving him the opportunity to learn the basics of running a good business; quality products and outstanding customer service create quality customers. Growing up in a home where honesty, love, hard work and caring for our fellow man were as natural as part of life as breathing. Rintoul's Pools and Hot Tubs has built their business by taking care of our customers, one customer at a time. And they, in turn, recommend us to their family and friends. Visit us today for more information and education on your backyard getaway.

Beachcomber's Genuine Quality Versus Glitz & Gimmicks !

The Rintoul Family run a hands - on family business along with a likeminded executive team of free thinking people that have made them the quintessential brand in the hot tub industry. Beachcomber has steered away from the bells and whistles from day one! The hot tub industry has  gotten themselves into trouble with gliz, big insignias, sass and a dollop or two of ostentation. Beachcomber's three price levels with the 700, 500, and 300 series all convey a more unassuming, efficient brand competing in a young, fierce, global hot tub market. Since 1978, our own customers have shown us that our value, economy, usability and durability have raised us to the top in the 1970's, 80's, 90's and now competing our fourth decade of leadership with the Beachcomber Hybrid 3 Edition Hot Tub. We are proud to say that when you see a Beachcomber, it calls for nothing fake! Beachcomber Hot Tubs takes a 'long life' approach, not the 'gimmick' factor that was so prevalent in the auto industry of the past. " We do not want the flashy effect, where you buy a hot tub/spa that lasts only for a few years, and then throw it away; we want our hot tubs to work for 25 years. Our goal is to take the quality we have through all of our 15 hot tub models and be the leader in greener technologies. We see that people want quality and energy efficiency in all hot tub model sizes and price points." Our thinking is to always have our leadership technology and quality at every Beachcomber price level. Create a little paradise in your backyard today by coming in and visiting Rintoul's Pools & Hot Tubs to see the difference quality, expert advice and customer service make in the Pool and Hot Tub / Spa industry.

Industry Reports Reveal Customers Want And Need Quality!

Breaking Industry News

Did you know that Beachcomber's customer referral rating is 98.4% versus the industry's 50% in recommending another spa sale to a friend? This low industry approval referral rating comes from their dissatisfied hot tub owners that have experienced poor quality and after sale service problems that they found were not looked after properly by the store and / or by the brand manufacturer.  Beachcomber has built our business on referrals from satisfied owners and will not participate in these low or average industry customer referral ratings. We provide the highest level of quality, value and after sale service for our Beachcomber customers by listening to their needs and are dedicated to providing the best hot tub experience. Our Customer Satisfaction Index online survey provides us with feedback which we have used to establish the highest customer approval referral rating. One of the key survey questions setting the benchmark for quality experience customers expect from the premium Beachcomber brand is " Would you recommend a Beachcomber Hot Tub to a friend?" Beachcomber Hot Tub owners rank us with a 98.4% approval rating to refer us to their friends and family! We are nothing like the industry standard.

Please see us first. We have plenty of floor models and Beachcomber hot tub spa models  to clear starting at $3,997.00 and some factory seconds that have been reduced as well, while stocks last. We have the best selection of spas or Hot Tubs, coast to coast. We offer free water testing. Canadian made Beachcomber Hot Tubs and are very high quality and made with the greatest attention to detail. They are affordable with easy financing.

Take advantage of our FREE water test lab. Simply bring in a sample of your hot tub water and your dirty Beachcomber filter and we will send you home with a complete report including recommendations on what is required to get your hot tub water balanced and a clean micro filter. Have your water tested and filter exchanged as often as you like.

We have a Beachcomber Hot Tub for just about any budget…

Let’s cut directly to the point – the fall of 2008 has quite simply proven that Beachcomber is the best from top to bottom of all hot tubs. Yes, we understand perfectly, well that is bold and heavy – duty statement. We feel justified to make this claim as all three hot tubs, our small, medium and large models, passed with flying colors well ahead of the spa industry standards under the independent energy and performance tests. Since 1983, it has been Beachcomber’s journey to maximize performance while minimizing usage costs and we have achieved this by our continued investment in providing 100% Cavity Filled Insulation, a sealed hot tub cover rim, quiet circulation filtration flow, minimizing jet motors, having 98% water heat sink, heat recovery, LED lighting and digital control panels managing the cleaning and heating.

With the tests in 2008 it made us proud as now we finally have written proof of just how brilliant our hot tubs are, right from the bottom 321 plug in model to our executive 750 SLB model. In short you can feel comfortable about purchasing a Beachcomber, the cream of the crop, at any price level. Think about what our customers say, “For the cost of one two week holiday vacation, you can have a stress – relieving Beachcomber Hot Tub forever.” With Beachcomber’s complete quality price ladder I’m not talking about mortgaging the house – yet you will receive a year round vacation, relaxation, comfort, enjoyment and the health benefits needed with our magical Britewerx Flex Jet massages anytime of the day whenever it’s needed. Finally, I want to give you my Guarantee of Knowing the hot tub business; since 1978, we have specialized in nothing else.

These three leading energy saving design features must be in every Hybrid3 hot tub to lower the energy costs, as confirmed by independent testing laboratories. The yellow line depicts the needed 1fi) % Cavity Filled insulation Package. The green line depicts the needed cab forward Energy Saver Management System. The blue line depicts the needed SafeAxiss Steps. Together, these three features perform the three essential Hybrid3 tasks: First, maximizing the amount of insulation in the hot tub cavity to sustain the water temperature is a must! Second, lowering the use of horsepower and the number of motors, which is mandatory to reduce the total hot tub operational costs. Third, giving you a safe and easy way to enter and exit your hot tub with a quality, handmade step.This cab forward construction shown below, with the Energy Saver Management System (ESMS) gives Beachcomber an exclusive position; at the touch of a button, you have the ultimate in the most professional massage in every seat in the hot tub. This is All Active Seating".

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Hybrid 3 Feature #1

100% Cavity Filled insulation Package Perfecting the four wall insulation method started back in 1983 as Protec; in 2008, we tested against the spa industry energy standard and are proud to say Beachcomber passed with the lowest energy use. Our Energy Saver rated 100% Cavity Filled insulation, with a high R value of 3,6 per inch seals 100% of the hot tub cavity which is confirmed to be the single most important factor affecting energy efficiency. Government tests verified that maximizing insulation in the cavity is critical.

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Hybrid 3 Feature #2

Energy Saver Management System Digital computerized programming, with up to the minute water flow, reduces power usage and maintenance while providing clean, fresh water. Our R&D design team focuses on hydrodynamic water flow to reduce horsepower and lessen the number of motors needed, while creating the ultimate body massage in every seat. Increasing water pressure, while minimizing electricity usage and saving you money has been our goal at Beachcomber since 1978.

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Hybrid 3 Feature # 3

Giving the hot tub owner the ultimate in comfort is paramount to Beachcomber. The SafeAxiss Steps allows the user to access the hot tub from any angle with ease; while multiple tiers provide easy entry and exit. Made with non-slip surfacing, this custom made step accessory
provides safety and ease of use for anyone from children, to the elderly.

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Feedback makes the Hybrid3 Hot Tub better... the 100% Cavity Filled Insulation Package, the Energy Saver Management System, and the SafeAxiss Step identified above make up a Hybrid3 Hot Tub. These three features combine to make an energy efficient hot tub with low cost maintenance and the ultimate in massage. All of our other features were chosen by Beachcomber's engineers, our retail store owners, and the retail customers that use hot tubs. For more information and education, visit us online at: www.rintouls.ca

Simply put, people are traveling less and spending more time at home. And as we all know, the more we find enjoyment through staying home, the more money we save on the natural expenses that come with any type of travel.

That being said, I've come up with a list here of the top ways swimming pool ownership can improve one's happiness, health, and family. Although many pool shoppers may be aware of most of these benefits, I think it's important that each is considered and recognized as an incredible benefit to such a worthy investment. So here goes:

Family Time: I can personally attest to this benefit of pool ownership maybe more than any other. With all the new technology of the information age, families are being constantly pulled apart by a mountain of activities and ‘distractions'. Whether it's TV, computers, cell phones, etc.; it can be tough for a family to truly share quality time. Such is the beauty of swimming pool ownership-no distractions. Only smiles, games, and the sound of laughter. I can definitively say that my family has a stronger relationship because our swimming pool brings us together.

 Fitness: Although many adults buy swimming pools for the fitness component, most don't realize that their children will likely benefit much, much more in this area. Every summer, the children undergo a physical transformation from the end of spring to the end of summer. This is because they've usually gained a little bit of extra weight due to being inside so much during the winter and then they find themselves playing in the pool 3-5 hours a day once the summer is in full effect. Instead of being bored and looking for a snack in the pantry, they instead turn their focus to creating new and exciting games and activities in the pool. And the beauty is that EVERY activity they do in the pool involves exercise of some shape or form.

Stress relief: When customers debate over whether or not a pool will be a good investment, they need look no further than the fact that being in and around a pool is easily one of the most natural stress relievers in the world. There have been many times when people been under pressure from the typical stresses of daily life has shed away as I relax and enjoy the family as they splash into the water.

Aquatic Therapy: Similar to fitness, aquatic therapy can be a major benefit of pool ownership. In fact, swimming pools have blessed the lives of many with such issues as fibromyalgia, cerebral palsy, as well as other illnesses to mention only a few.

Home Improvement Value: The National Association of Realtors recently came out with an article discussing the fact that inground fiberglass and concrete pools increase the value of homes on average 5%. In other words, on a $500,000 home, a swimming pool will typically add about $25,000 worth of value. I mention this because some people think that pools will deter from the value of a home. Although this can be true in some cases, it is generally not the case.