Pool Equipment Upgrades and Installation in Clearwater, FL
The old single-speed pump is loud and runs flat out all day. You'd like to swim in March, not just July. You want to run the pool from your phone, or switch from chlorine jugs to salt. Or the filter that came with the house has finally had enough.
Dog Days Pools installs pool equipment: variable-speed pumps, heat pumps, automation systems, salt systems, and filters, sized for your pool and plumbed to fit your pad. A new gas heater means gas-line work, so for that one we'll suggest installers you can interview. And because Larry would rather fix what's fixable, you'll hear it if the equipment you have still has years left in it.
Call call(727) 205-0566 and tell us what you'd like to change.
Upgrades, and what each one changes
Upgrades come down to three jobs: moving the water, heating it, or controlling the whole system. And sometimes the right answer is no upgrade at all: a loud pump with good bearings left, a filter that only needs new cartridges, or a heater with one failed part is a repair, and you'll hear that before you hear a price for something new.
Moving the water: variable-speed pumps and new filters
A variable-speed pump can run for long hours at low speed, rather than flat out, and it's quieter. It needs to be set up properly, with speeds and times matched to your pool. A federal efficiency rule that took effect July 19, 2021, is why new full-size pumps are variable-speed, and a second federal rule, in force since Sept. 29, 2025, covers replacement pool pump motors of 1.15 to 5 total horsepower: those now have to be variable-speed, too. Neither rule makes you replace a pump that works. A new filter, sized to the pump and the pool, is often part of the same job.
- check_circleThe right pump for your pool, sized to it
- check_circleSpeeds and run times programmed
- check_circleFilter matched to the new pump
Heating it: gas heaters and heat pumps
A gas heater warms the water quickly, whatever the weather, which suits a spa or a pool you heat now and then. A heat pump takes heat from the air, so it works best on milder days, heats more slowly, and slows down or stops on the coldest nights. Which one fits depends on how you swim, what's already at your pad, and what it will take to connect it.
- check_circleGas heater or heat pump, explained for your pool
- check_circleSized to the pool, and the spa if you have one
- check_circleA heat pump installed and tested; for gas, installers we can suggest
Controlling it: automation and salt
Automation puts the pump speeds, the heater, the lights, and the pool-and-spa valves on one schedule you can run from your phone. A salt system makes the chlorine from salt in the water, so you stop hauling jugs home. Both need to be set up with care, and both still need the water tested and balanced.
- check_circleAutomation systems installed and connected to the app
- check_circleSalt systems installed, including chlorine-to-salt conversions
- check_circleSchedules and settings walked through with you
How an equipment upgrade works
1. Tell us what you want to change
A quieter pump, a warmer pool, control from your phone, salt instead of chlorine, or a filter that's past it.
2. Larry looks at your pad
The pool's size, the equipment you have, the plumbing, and how you use the pool.
3. Options and prices
What he'd install, why, and what it costs. If a repair makes more sense than an upgrade, you'll hear that too.
4. The installation
Old equipment out, new equipment in, plumbed to fit your pad.
5. Set up and shown
Speeds, schedules, and settings programmed, and a walk-through so you know how it works.
Equipment we install
What equipment installation doesn't include:
- remove_circleWe don't build pools or install equipment on above-ground pools, freestanding hot tubs, or commercial pools.
How an upgrade is priced
Equipment prices change, and every pad is different, so Larry quotes after he's seen yours. The number depends on:
The equipment:The type, size, and model you choose.
Your pad:How much replumbing the new equipment needs to fit.
What comes out:Removing the old equipment.
Setup:Programming a pump or automation system, or bringing a pool up to salt.
You'll see the price before anything is ordered, with no hidden fees. New equipment carries the manufacturer's warranty, handled under that warranty's terms.
What customers say about upgrades
An honest quote on new equipment
“I appreciated his honest quote and was taken care of properly! Great job Larry. Get all your repairs and new installations through Larry!!”
Options explained before deciding
“We recently decided to update our pool and Larry has bent over backwards to help educate us on our options.”
Not everything at once
“rather than take advantage of me by insisting I needed to upgrade everything at once, Larry insisted that his team try to get as much life out of the system as possible to save me money.”
Equipment upgrade questions
?Will a variable-speed pump change anything for me?expand_more
?Gas heater or heat pump: which should I get?expand_more
?Can I control my pool from my phone?expand_more
?Can you convert my pool to salt?expand_more
?Are there rebates for efficient pumps?expand_more
?Will you tell me if I don't need to upgrade?expand_more
Call or request a quote
Tell us about your pool, and we'll get back to you. For anything urgent, like an overflowing pool or a pump that won't prime, call instead.
- callPhone:(727) 205-0566
- scheduleHours:Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- location_onBased in:Clearwater, FL 33761
- verifiedLicense:Florida Certified Pool Contractor CPC1460480, licensed and insured
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