A good pool guy is about as elusive as the Chupacambre. In July we bought a house with a pool. I made an attempt to take care of it myself. I quickly realized that wasn’t working. I asked my neighbor who also had a pool and she sent me here guy. He did a decent job when he showed up, but excuses started getting a little funny. I don’t want to pay someone to take care of my pool when I have to keep calling them to see if they are going to show up. I remembered I had picked up a couple cards at the Pool Warehouse when I asked them for recommendations. I called Alan and another guy. Alan had better pricing and was able to come out that day and get started. He is very reliable and my pool had been sparkling since he has been on the job. Too bad it’s also been too cold to swim. I hope this is useful to someone. I actually started a thread on Unilocal looking for recommendations and got nothing. I recommend Alan to anyone looking for reliable affordable pool service.