Pool Service FAQs in Gilbert, AZ

Pools differ more than people expect. Most average-size pools land between $130 and $180 a month for weekly service, and where yours falls comes down to the pool itself. A bigger pool simply takes longer, start to finish. A pebble finish isn't cared for quite like plaster. A pool that's been sitting needs catching up before the weekly routine can start. Tell us the size, surface and condition, and we'll give you your number. The breakdown is on our weekly pool cleaning page.

It can. A spa, a salt cell, an automation panel or a water feature each add to what we check on every visit. That extra time can move you higher in the range. When you get in touch, tell us what's on your equipment pad. If you're not sure what's out there, describe it as best you can and we'll sort out the rest.

Each one gets its own price, and you hear it before any work starts. A repair comes down to which piece of equipment failed, what went wrong inside it and the parts it takes. A green pool depends on how dark the water is and how long it's been sitting. An acid wash depends mostly on pool size and how heavy the staining is. Our pool repair and green pool cleanup pages list what moves the cost.

Monday through Saturday, 6 AM to 6 PM. Weekly cleanings happen inside those hours, and so do one-time jobs like a filter cleaning or a repair. We set your weekly service day when you sign up, based on our route and the other pools we take care of. If something comes up with your pool between visits, call or send the form and we'll get back to you.

Mostly a way into the backyard. Give us the gate code or tell us which gate gets locked, and let us know about any dogs that stay out back. It also helps to hear what equipment you have, such as a heater, salt system or automation panel, and anything that's been acting up. If the water is green or cloudy right now, say so. A green pool cleanup comes first in that case.

You'll hear about it. Say the pump is running louder than last week, or there's a drip at a fitting on the pad. We tell you what we saw and what fixing it would take, and then it's your call. Small problems caught on a weekly visit tend to stay small. When something does need fixing, our pool repair page covers the equipment we work on.

We test and balance the water on every weekly visit, and we keep a close eye on calcium hardness. East Valley tap water starts out hard, and every day of evaporation leaves more of those minerals in the pool. On a salt pool, we also look at the salt reading and the salt cell. Catching a slow climb early is a lot easier than taking scale off the tile later. If buildup has already set in, see tile and calcium cleaning.

How hard the water is working to get through the filter. A clean filter sits at its own normal reading. As dust, dirt and calcium pack into the cartridges, the needle creeps up and the flow back into the pool gets weaker. We read the gauge on each visit. When it's well past normal, it's time for a filter cleaning. A reading that stays high right after a cleaning points to a different problem, and we'll look further.

Yes. A spa adds to what we check on each weekly visit, and we clean spa tile along with the pool's tile line. Pool and spa repair are both part of the work, so a spa heater that won't warm up is something we can look at. Mention the spa when you ask for a price, since it can move your monthly number. For equipment that's past fixing, see equipment upgrades.

Eight more, all in the East Valley: Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Apache Junction and Fountain Hills. Gilbert is home base. Whether we can add your pool depends on where your street sits next to our other stops. Send your cross streets with the contact form and we'll check.

No. The town doesn't set the price. Your pool does. A Fountain Hills pool and a Queen Creek pool with the same size, surface and equipment get priced the same way. In every town on our list, weekly service is $130 to $180 a month for most average-size pools. Repairs and one-time jobs follow the same approach everywhere we work, with the price given before anything gets done.

The weekly work is the same everywhere. The water and the local rules aren't. Queen Creek lists its tap water at 6 to 17 grains of hardness, a measure of the minerals dissolved in it. The south end of Scottsdale runs 22 to 25. Cities also set their own rules on where drained pool water can go. Every town we cover gets a page of its own, with its water numbers and, where the city publishes one, its draining rule. Start from our service areas page.