Pool Repair in Clearwater, FL
The pump is humming, but the water isn't moving. The heater clicks and never fires. The salt system is flashing a light you've never seen before. Whatever stopped working at your equipment pad, we can find out why.
Larry has been fixing pool equipment around Clearwater since 1995. Ask him how he decides between repair and replacement, and he'll tell you it isn't complicated: you replace parts that are meant to be replaced, and you repair equipment that can be repaired. You hear what's wrong and what it costs before any repair.
Pick the piece of equipment that's acting up, or call call(727) 205-0566 and describe what you're seeing.
What's broken?
Each card goes to a page that covers that equipment in detail: the symptoms, what we check, and when a repair makes sense.
Not sure what's wrong
The water won't clear, the pool is overflowing, or something just sounds wrong. Start with a diagnosis.
Pool pump
Humming, not priming, leaking, tripping the breaker, or dead.
Pool filter
High pressure, leaks around the tank, or water that won't stay clear.
Pool heater
Won't fire, shuts off, or runs without warming the water.
Salt system
A warning light, low chlorine readings, or a cell that needs cleaning or replacing.
Timer and automation
The pump runs at the wrong times, or not at all, or the control panel stopped responding.
Pipes and valves
A drip at the equipment pad, air in the pump basket, or a valve that won't turn.
Also fixed here: lights, skimmers, and pool cleaners
Pool lights
A light that won't come on can be due to a tripped breaker or GFCI, a burned-out bulb, or a failed fixture. We work out which one before quoting anything, and it's worth checking your breaker panel before you assume the worst.
Skimmers
Cracked lids, broken baskets, a weir door that sticks, and the skimmer line to the pump. A clogged skimmer line starves the pump of water, so it's worth fixing before it takes the pump with it.
Automatic pool cleaners
Suction and pressure cleaners wear out small parts: hoses, diaphragms, feet, and wheels. But a cleaner that misses the same spot every day often isn't broken. Every pool is shaped differently, and the surface, the slope from shallow to deep, where the walls meet the floor, the dead spots, and where the returns push water all change how a cleaner moves. We work down the list of adjustments until it runs its best. We'll also tell you straight when a pool's shape means no cleaner will ever be perfect in it.
How a repair works
1. Tell us what it's doing
Call and describe the sound, the light, or the leak. A photo of the equipment pad helps, and sometimes it's something simple we can talk you through.
2. We look at it
At the pool, we find the cause rather than guessing from the symptom. A pump that won't prime might be the pump, or it might be a clogged skimmer line or an air leak before it. Most pads on our routes run Pentair, Sta-Rite, or Hayward equipment, followed by Jandy and Waterway.
3. You hear the price
You get the repair cost and, when it's close, what replacing it would cost instead. You choose before any of it is done.
4. The repair
We fix what failed. If something is truly done, we'll say so. Our trucks don't carry every basket, lid, and O-ring ever made, so a part that's safe to leave for a week, like a cracked skimmer basket, goes in on the next visit. A part that could run the pump dry gets dealt with right away.
5. Back to running
We check the system runs and filters properly before we leave, and explain what failed and whether anything else is getting close.
What we repair, and what we don't
What we don't repair:
- remove_circleWe don't do leak detection. If you're losing water and nobody can find where it's coming from, we'll coordinate detection with a specialist we trust, and if the leak turns out to be in the equipment plumbing, we can repair it.
- remove_circleWe don't repair decks, pavers, or screen enclosures.
- remove_circleWe don't work on above-ground or vinyl pools, or on freestanding hot tubs.
- remove_circleWe don't take commercial pools.
How repairs are priced
Repairs aren't priced from a chart, because the same symptom can be a small part or a failed motor. Once Larry has seen it, the price comes down to:
The part:A gasket and a motor are very different numbers.
Repair or replace:When the two are close, you'll hear both and choose.
The equipment:What's already at your pad, and whether the right part is still made for it.
The work involved:Some fixes take minutes; plumbing and full swaps take longer.
Coming out to look is free. If a small fix can be done on the spot, Larry prices it there, and if you'd rather not go ahead, there's no charge. There are no hidden fees. If you're not on weekly service, every repair waits until you've heard the price and said yes. Weekly customers have a standing arrangement for small wear parts under $50, like O-rings, baskets, and cleaner parts, which go on the next invoice; anything over $50 waits for their OK.
Pool repair in your community
Each community page focuses on one repair topic and what's local about it, from Lake Tarpon flooding in Lansbrook to Oldsmar's soft city water.
Repairs customers wrote about
Four trips, one charge
“Larry went above and beyond to adjust the kreepy krauly pool cleaner. Came back FOUR times and only charged me once.”
A light that turned out to be a breaker
“Our pool light was not working.Larry came out within the hour to fix it.Turned out to be a breaker issue.”
Service, troubleshooting, and repairs
“Larry and his team have saved me with my pool more than once. Highly recommend for service, troubleshooting and repairs.”
Pool repair questions
?Do I have to be a weekly customer to get a repair?expand_more
?How do you decide between repairing and replacing?expand_more
?Will you tell me if something doesn't need fixing?expand_more
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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
Pool overflowing or a pump running dry? Call (727) 205-0566 instead of using the form.