Services
Pool Services in Los Angeles
Two ways to work with us: an ongoing Maintenance Membership that keeps the pool right week after week, or a one-time specialty service when something has gone wrong.
There are only two kinds of pool work. Ongoing care — a weekly route that keeps the chemistry right and the equipment watched — and one-time work, which fixes something that has already gone wrong.
The rule for telling them apart is about the condition of the pool, not the size of the budget: if the pool is swimmable today, what you need is ongoing care. If it is not, the one-time job comes first and the route starts after it.
Which one are you looking for?
People are usually clearer about the problem than about which service it maps to.
Ongoing care
A pool in reasonable condition does not stay that way on its own. Chlorine burns off, pH climbs, phosphate feeds algae and a pump runs against a blocked basket until something gives.
One to two visits a week, every week of the year — Los Angeles pools get no closed season — against the same checklist every time.
One-time work
A pool that has gone green, a surface that has stained, a pad with something dead on it, or a shell that has just been replastered. Jobs with a start and an end, priced on the job rather than on the month.
Each is quoted after we have seen it, and each is usually what has to happen first: starting a route on a pool already in trouble spends the first month undoing the last year.
Four questions that settle it. Walk out to the pool and answer them in order. The first problem you hit is the one to deal with first.
- Can you clearly see the floor of the deep end? If not, the water needs a green-to-clean recovery.
- Is the plaster one even colour, without stains that brushing will not lift? If not, look at an acid wash.
- Does everything on the pad run — pump, filter, heater, salt cell, lights, automation? If not, start with equipment repair.
- Has the pool been replastered in the last month? Then it needs a new plaster start-up, now rather than later.
None of the four applies? The pool is fine, and weekly maintenance is the whole answer. Not sure? Describe it on the quote form and we will tell you which it is — including when the answer is “nothing yet”.
The five services
Everything we do falls under one of these.
Weekly Maintenance
The ongoing one. Full chemical panel, netting, vacuuming, brushing, baskets and an equipment inspection, one to two times a week. Pools and spas on the same plan.
How weekly service worksGreen to Clean
Algae recovery without draining the pool. The filter is cleaned two to three times during the process, and the water is normally swimmable in about two days.
Green pool recoveryAcid Wash
Also called a drain and clean. The plaster is washed with acid cut 50/50 with water, taking off the discoloured top layer. It removes plaster, so it is rare rather than routine.
What an acid wash doesEquipment Repair
Pumps, heaters, filters, salt generators, lights, plumbing, electrical components, time clocks and automation. Diagnosis first, then a repair-or-replace call.
Equipment repairNew Plaster Start-Up
The four weeks after a replaster: seven days of daily attention, then three more weeks of close chemical control. Get it wrong and the finish shows it for the rest of its life.
The start-up programmeRepair, by the part that failed
If you already know what has stopped, go straight to the equipment.
Pool pump repair
Loud, leaking at the seal, losing prime, tripping the breaker, or silent.
Pool heater repair
Will not fire, short-cycles, runs cold, or throws a code on the display.
Filter cleaning
High gauge pressure, weak return flow, cloudy water that will not clear.
Salt system repair
No chlorine production, low-salt warning, a scaled cell, a dead board.
Pool light repair
Dark, flickering, colour stuck, or a fixture that has taken on water.
Automation repair
Valves not turning, schedules ignored, app offline, panel unresponsive.
The five services side by side
Where a duration depends on what we find, it says so rather than guessing.
| Service | When you need it | Ongoing or one-time | How long it takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Maintenance | Pool is in good condition and you want it kept that way | Ongoing | One to two visits a week, every week of the year |
| Green to Clean | Water is green or cloudy enough to hide the bottom | One-time | Around two days to swimmable, without draining |
| Acid Wash | Plaster is stained or blotchy and brushing will not lift it | One-time, and rarely | Scheduled around the drain and the weather; set once the shell has been seen |
| Equipment Repair | Something on the pad has stopped, leaks, or throws a code | One-time, though most owners need it more than once | Set after diagnosis — depends on the part and on parts availability |
| New Plaster Start-Up | Pool has just been replastered, or acid-washed with a full drain | One-time programme | 7 days of active phase; 28 days in total before salt goes in |
One-time work is quoted on the job. Published Los Angeles market rates are collected on the pool service cost page.
What we do not do
- One-time routine cleanings
A single clean on a pool nobody is looking after buys about a fortnight. If a pool needs one big clean, it usually needs a green-to-clean or an acid wash — different procedures, different prices, and both of those we do.
- Building pools
We service and repair pools; we do not construct them. Excavation, shell work, decking, coping and remodelling belong to a pool builder. Once new plaster is on the wall, that is where we come in.
Where we work
Thirty-five communities across the Foothills and the Los Angeles neighbourhoods next to them, run as routes rather than as a radius on a map. Route density is why weekly service works at a sensible price, and why we say no to work outside it.
Questions people ask about pool services
What does a pool service include?
A weekly visit from us covers four things. Chemistry: pH, alkalinity, free and total chlorine, TDS, cyanuric acid, phosphate, calcium hardness and salt, tested and adjusted. Cleaning: surface netted, floor vacuumed, tile and walls brushed. Circulation: baskets emptied, pump run times and time clocks set for the season. Equipment: automation, pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, chlorinators, blowers, lights, auto-fills, actuator valves and automatic cleaners inspected. Full checklist.
Which service does my pool actually need?
Work through the four questions above. If more than one applies, the order is usually equipment, then water, then surface — there is no point clearing a pool the filtration cannot hold. If none applies, weekly service is the whole answer.
Can I book a single visit instead of ongoing service?
Not for routine cleaning. The one-time services we do sell are specific procedures — green to clean, acid wash, equipment repair and new plaster start-up — and you can book any of them without becoming a weekly client. Members get 20% off them and priority scheduling.
Do you look after spas as well as pools?
Yes, on the same weekly plan. A spa is a second body of water with its own chemistry, heater and often its own automation, so it is genuine extra work — one of the reasons two quotes for “the same pool” can differ. What moves a quote.
How much do these services cost?
Weekly service is priced monthly and depends mostly on volume, tree cover, whether there is a spa and whether chemicals are included. One-time work is quoted after we have seen it. Published Los Angeles rates and the seven things that move a price are on one page, with no form.