Equipment repair & installation

Pump, motor, and filter repair — installed right.

Equipment problems get diagnosed by the owner who’ll be doing the work. We walk you through repair-versus-replace honestly, quote the part and labor before any wrench turns, and stand behind the install with the manufacturer warranty plus our own. East Valley pool families since 2012.

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Six equipment jobs we do every week.

Every line item below is something we’ve been doing on East Valley pools since 2012 — pump pads in Queen Creek, filter housings in San Tan Valley, in-floor pop-ups in Mesa, plumbing leaks in Chandler and Gilbert. Pricing is published where it’s flat; everything else gets quoted on-site after a proper look.

Service · 01

Pump and motor replacement

Single-speed swaps, variable-speed conversions, full pump-and-motor units. We’ve installed Hayward EcoStar variable-speed pumps where the homeowner saved over 75% in energy costs against an aging single-stage motor — Arizona’s run hours make those numbers real, not marketing.

Service · 02

Filter installation

Cartridge, D.E., and sand — new installs and full assembly replacements when the manifold, grids, or bottom collector are cracked beyond a clean. Filter cleans start at $100 cartridge, $100 D.E., $300 sand; new installs are quoted with the part and labor written on the work order.

Service · 03

In-floor cleaning system service

Pop-up head screen cleaning at no charge during regular service, plus pop-up replacements, control-module repair, and gasket work on failed gate faces. In-floor systems get neglected because most route techs in the East Valley won’t touch them — we do.

Service · 04

Pool drain — $150 flat

Full water replacement on a flat $150 fee. Arizona’s hard water concentrates calcium and total dissolved solids fast; a drain-and-refill every two to three years keeps the chemistry sane and the surface from etching. Pair with an acid wash or chlorine bath ($150+) if the surface is stained.

Service · 05

Plumbing leaks at the pad

Leaking outlet and inlet pipes, cracked pump housings, failed PSI gauges, pump-lid O-rings letting air into the system, Jandy valves that won’t seat, leaf catchers with cracked lids. Small leaks at the equipment pad waste water and air-bind the pump — we find them and fix them on the spot.

Service · 06

Timer and automation

Mechanical timer trippers reset, digital timer programming, Intermatic and Pentair replacements, salt-system wiring checks. Most calls about “my pump won’t turn on” are timer issues, not pump issues — we diagnose the difference before we sell you a motor you don’t need.

How we diagnose

We tell you what you actually need.

Chad explained the pros and cons of the pressure vac that I had versus a suction vac.

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In-floor cleaning systems

The system most route techs in the East Valley won’t touch.

In-floor cleaning systems — Paramount, A&A, Caretaker — push debris toward the main drain through pop-up heads embedded in the pool floor. When they start underperforming, the symptom is almost always “my pool isn’t getting cleaned the way it used to.” The cause is usually a clogged pop-up head screen, a worn gate-face gasket on the control valve, or a cracked lid on the pop-up control module.

We service in-floor systems on every route stop where they’re installed. Pop-up screen cleaning is included in weekly service; replacement heads, control modules, and gate-face gaskets are quoted before we touch a wrench. If your pool came with one and the previous service company quietly ignored it, that’s something we’d rather fix.

Equipment questions

Variable-speed pumps, rebates, warranty, and how fast we can get out.

The five questions homeowners ask before they hire us for an equipment replacement. Phone is the fastest path — (480) 276-7700, a real person from the route picks up Monday through Saturday.

Q.01

Variable-speed versus single-speed — which one should I buy?

For any East Valley pool that runs more than four hours a day, variable-speed pays back the price difference inside two to three summers on power alone. A Hayward EcoStar or Pentair IntelliFlo running at low RPM for filtration moves the same gallons-per-day at a fraction of the wattage of a 1.5 HP single-stage motor. If your pool runs less than three hours a day or you’re a snowbird with the system off six months a year, single-speed is fine and we’ll install one without an upsell.

Q.02

Are there rebates through APS or SRP?

Both utilities have run variable-speed pump rebate programs in recent years; amounts, qualifying equipment lists, and program windows change every season. We’ll tell you what’s currently available on your utility at the time we quote the install, and we’ll point you to the application — we don’t pre-file rebates on your behalf because the homeowner-name-on-file requirement varies between programs.

Q.03

How does warranty work on a new pump or filter?

Manufacturer warranty applies to the part — Hayward, Pentair, and Jandy all run one to three years on residential pumps, longer on premium tier. If a part we installed fails inside the manufacturer window, we handle the warranty claim so you don’t deal with the manufacturer paperwork. Labor on the warranty replacement is at our cost; you cover the trip.

Q.04

How fast can you get out to look at it?

For existing route customers, same week — usually next business day. For new equipment-only calls, we try to look within two to three business days depending on where you are in Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Mesa, Chandler, or Gilbert. If the pump is out and the pool is at risk of going green, we prioritize.

Q.05

Do you handle commercial pools or just residential?

Residential is the focus. HOA spas, small apartment pools, and similar light-commercial work we’ll look at case-by-case if it’s inside our East Valley service area. Large commercial, hotels, and water-feature builds aren’t us — we’d rather refer you to the right shop than overpromise.

Get a diagnosis

Equipment failing? Send us the symptom — we’ll quote the fix.

Tell us what the pump is doing (or not doing), what the filter pressure is reading, what the timer cycle looks like. We’ll come look, walk you through repair-versus-replace honestly, and quote the part and labor before any wrench turns.

Related pool services

Other things we do on the same route.

Equipment work pairs naturally with weekly service, filter cleans, and surface remediation. Same crew, same East Valley dispatch, same published pricing where it’s flat.

Weekly pool service

Brushing, skimming, basket clearing, filter backwash, chemical analysis, timer adjustment — the standard weekly stack, on a route built around the East Valley.

See weekly service

Filter cleaning

Cartridge cleans from $100, D.E. cleans from $100, sand-filter cleans from $300. Cleaned on a schedule that suits Arizona dust — every three months for cartridge, every six for D.E.

See filter cleaning

Green pool cleanouts

Acid wash, chlorine bath, and glass-bead blasting starting at $150. We treat every form of algae and remove the stains the cleanout leaves behind — most pools clear in a few days.

See green-pool cleanouts