Aqua Quip

Aqua Quip: Pools, Spas, and Home Equipment in Puget Sound

Aqua Quip is an American company dedicated to the sale, installation, and maintenance of pools, spas, saunas, fireplaces, and grills. It operates a network of neighborhood stores in the Puget Sound area and also sells through its website. The company states it has been active since 1959 and says its goal is to offer durable products and the technical service needed to extend their lifespan.

Product Catalog

The assortment is organized into several main categories:

• Spas and Hot Tubs: It carries models from Jacuzzi, Sundance Spas, Nordic Hot Tubs, and DreamMaker Spas, as well as cold plunge tubs. It includes accessories, water care products, and a hot tub builder.
• Swim Spas: It works exclusively with Hydropool, a brand whose models incorporate proprietary filtration, heating, underwater lighting, and purification systems.
• Pools: It offers fiberglass, vinyl, and above ground pools, as well as liners, free water testing, and above ground pool equipment.
• Saunas: It distributes traditional and infrared saunas from the Finnleo brand.
• Fireplaces: It carries Regency products, a company that its website describes as a world leader in the design and manufacture of home and heating products. The catalog includes inserts, stoves, and fire tables, with a quote builder.
• Grills: It sells grills and electric griddles from Green Mountain Grills and Current, along with accessories, spices, and recipes.
• Massage Chairs: It offers a variety of Jacuzzi massage chairs.

Water Treatment and Care

The company has a dedicated section for chemicals and maintenance products, divided between spa care and pool care. The spa section includes balancers, shock, sanitizers, non-chlorine products, scents and CBD, cleaners, and solutions for specific problems, as well as testing services. For pools, it includes above ground equipment, salt products, algae prevention, off-season treatments, enhancers, sanitizers, shock, and balancers, with water testing.

Technical and Construction Services

Aqua Quip provides in-person and virtual services. In-person services include hot tub services, pool services, pool construction, fireplace services, and an electrical department. The company says it supports the customer from purchase through the end of the product's useful life. In the virtual section, it offers presentations for hot tubs, swim spas, pool equipment, and fireplaces.

History

The website reviews the company's history since 1959, the year its activity is presented. In 1978, Quint joined Aqua Quip when the company had only one store, focusing on pool product sales and service and repair tasks. The family opened a second location in 1979, a third the following year, and a fourth in 1984. In 1985, hot tubs were added and Mike Genova, founder of Leisure Concepts, was hired to drive growth in that segment. In January 1999, the company merged with Carlson Pool & Spa, reaching eight stores. By 2022, it had eleven locations, a figure the company itself presents as higher than any other pool and spa company in the Northwest.

Store Network and Support

The company operates locations in Bellevue, Covington, Federal Way, Issaquah, Lynnwood, Puyallup, Seattle, Shoreline, Tacoma/Lakewood, and Woodinville. It has separate phone lines for sales and technical service, and offers financing, promotions, and a blog on its website.