Pool Cleaning Services

Every Wednesday morning, our trucks roll through Corona del Mar and Crystal Cove before the marine layer burns off. Pool cleaning in Orange County isn’t like inland areas – we battle salt air that eats metal, marine layer that feeds algae, and those eucalyptus trees that drop leaves year-round.

Our weekly pool cleaning covers everything your OC pool needs. We skim debris (those jacaranda flowers in May are brutal), brush tile lines where calcium builds up from hard water, vacuum floors where sand somehow appears even miles from the beach, and empty baskets packed with palm fronds. Takes about 45 minutes for standard pools, longer for those infinity edges overlooking the canyon in Laguna Niguel.

Pool Maintenance

Orange County pools face unique challanges. That salty ocean breeze? It corrodes everything metal. June gloom? Perfect for algae growth. Santa Ana winds? Your pool becomes a debris collector. And don’t forget those random 95-degree days in February that throw off your whole chemical balance.

Pool maintenance here means adapting to coastal weather patterns. Learned this after a client in Newport Coast had their heater fail because nobody noticed the salt corrosion starting. Now we inspect equipment for rust every visit, adjust chemicals based on marine layer forecasts, and increase service during fire season when ash falls.

Season	OC Focus Areas	Common Problems
Spring (Mar-May)	Jacaranda cleanup, algae prevention	Purple flowers everywhere, pollen clouds
Summer (Jun-Aug)	Marine layer algae, vacation prep	Morning fog feeds algae, heavy use
Fall (Sep-Nov)	Santa Ana debris, fire season ash	Ash in water, leaves everywhere
Winter (Dec-Feb)	Storm cleanup, equipment protection	Heavy rain dilution, cold damage

Chemical Balancing

Your pool chemistry in Orange County changes with the weather. Marine layer mornings mean moisture that dilutes chemicals. Santa Ana winds bring dust that spikes pH. Beach proximity means salt in the air affecting everything. Had a customer in Balboa Island whose pool needed completely different treatment than one in Anaheim Hills.

Chemical balancing isn’t just chlorine tabs and hope for the best. We monitor pH shifts from ocean air, calcium buildup from SoCal’s notoriously hard water, salt creep even in non-salt pools, and phosphates from all that landscaping runoff. Each factor affects your water diferently – ignore one and your pool goes sideways fast.

Pool Equipment Repair

Pool equipment in Orange County faces constant assault from salt air. Pumps develop rust, heaters corrode, automation systems fritz out from moisture. We replace more o-rings and gaskets here than anywhere else – that ocean air degrades rubber fast. Last month alone, fixed 12 pumps with salt damage in Corona del Mar.

Most common repair? Pump seals leaking from salt degradation. Ignore that small drip and you’ll need a new pump motor. We stock Pentair, Hayward, and Jandy parts on every truck because waiting for parts when your pool’s turning green isn’t happening. Just yesterday, saved a Laguna Beach customer’s weekend by having the right Pentair seal on hand.

Pool Filter Cleaning

Orange County’s combination of hard water and salt air destroys filters. That white crusty buildup on your filter? Calcium and salt deposits. One good Santa Ana windstorm fills filters with ash and dust. We clean more filters here October through December than most companies clean all year.

Pool filter cleaning means more than a quick rinse. DE filters need acid washing to remove calcium scale. Cartridge filters require enzyme treatments to break down oils from sunscreen (beach crowd brings lots of that). Sand filters need regular backwashing plus annual sand changes because our hard water cements the sand together.

Filter Type	OC Cleaning Schedule	Special Considerations
DE Filters	Every 3 months	Acid wash for calcium annually
Cartridge	Monthly in summer	Enzyme soak for sunscreen oils
Sand	Backwash bi-weekly	Change sand every 3 years

Green Pool Cleanup

Woke up to pea soup instead of pool water? Happens all the time here. June gloom creates perfect algae conditions – cloudy, humid mornings that algae loves. Add a pump failure or forgot chlorine before vacation? Welcome to the green lagoon. Cleaned 38 green pools last May alone when marine layer stuck around for two weeks straight.

Green pool cleanup requires shock and awe tactics. First, we test to see how bad things are (sometimes it’s just barely green, sometimes it’s full swamp). Then comes the chemical assault – triple shock treatment, algaecide that actually works, clarifier to drop the dead algae. We brush everything (algae roots into plaster), run pumps 24/7, and return daily until it’s crystal clear. Usually takes 3-4 days, but had one in San Clemente take a week after being ignored all winter.

Commercial Pool Service

Managing HOA and resort pools in Orange County means dealing with heavy use and strict health codes. We service 18 HOAs from Irvine to San Juan Capistrano, plus hotels in Laguna Beach and Dana Point. These pools get hammered – summer vacation means 100+ people daily at some properties.

Commercial pool service requires military precision. Health inspectors don’t care that last night’s party had 200 people. We test chemicals twice daily at busy properties, maintain detailed logs for surprise inspections, and respond to emergencies within an hour. One HOA president in Aliso Viejo called us their “pool lawyers” after we handled a difficult health department situation.