PITTSBURGH — A lot of families are looking forward to taking a dip in their pool this holiday weekend, but some will have to wait because there’s a pool service backlog.
“It’s hundreds and hundreds of people waiting for us,” said Matt Zanin, the manager of Alpine Pools Inc. in Allison Park.
Alpine Pools Inc. in Allison Park has about 25 crews working quickly to open pools ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
‘This is our busiest season. Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the busy weekend for the pool industry,” said Zanin.
But since the pandemic, there’s been a higher demand for backyard pools, which means the demand for service has gone up drastically.
“The demand went up 300%, so we can’t hire guys and train guys quick enough to keep up with the demand,” said Zanin.
Now several families are having to wait longer than usual, a couple of weeks, to get their in-ground or above-ground pools serviced.
Pool companies are running into other problems that are causing the delay too such as a material shortage, especially of chlorine, is happening due to limited supply, price increases and bad weather.
Alpine Pools Inc. is doing everything they can to get area pools ready to go for the summer.
“It’s the busiest I’ve ever seen it, and I’ve been here for 25 years,” said Zanin.
The pool company also has a major backlog for those building a backyard pool. The wait list for an in-ground pool is next summer. For one above-ground, it’s at least July.
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