Zodiac Pools

by John
(Hawthorne, N.J.)

Dear Pool Pro, I have recently come across a "brand new, in the box", Zodiac palladium pool at what seems to be a reasonable price.

I researched the company and found out they do not make pools anymore. What is your opinion of the quality of the pool as compared to other mfg's and would replacement parts be to hard to come by? Thank you for your time.


Hi John. Zodiac is a well respected name and they make a lot of pool products. The pool is probably just fine. I would expect two things from the seller. I would want a good price, since problems down the road might be hard to deal with. I would want to inventory the pool before I paid the money. If there were parts missing, I would pass on the deal.

It seems to me if they wanted to sell the pool, they would do so under the condition all the parts were there.

If all the parts are there, and if the price is right, buy it. It should be many years down the road before you should even begin to think about needing replacement parts. The parts that usually wear out can be replaced with other brands. Other parts that may get damaged in some way can usually be fabricated.