Over the winter months our swimming pool’s pump developed an issue.
It stopped working – possibly caused by the freezing temperatures.
I tried changing le condensateur but it still didn’t work.
Then one day the pump gave up the ghost with a little plume of smoke.
I spoke to the landlord about replacing it and he said it was our responsibility. I told him I didn’t think that was fair as we had only been here for two years and the pump was 15 years old.
In the end he agreed to pay half the cost of a new pump – not exactly fair but il est tellement radin.
I got a quote from our local friendly handyman – €1300!!
I sought out des autres devis and found a pisciniste who would do the job for €680. And what’s more he could come the next day.
When he arrived, he got straight on with taking out the old pump and put the new one in. Within 30 mins it was done.
When I told him someone else had quoted me €1300 for the same job he said:
Il gagne bien sa vie
So now we have a new pump and la piscine looks blue again.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 