Equipment
Pool pump, filter and heater repair in St. Mary's County, MD
Pool pumps, filters and heaters repaired, so the water keeps moving, stays clean and holds the temperature you swim at.
The three machines behind every clear pool
Behind a clear pool sits a short chain of machinery on a concrete pad. The pump pulls water through the skimmer and the drain. The filter takes out what the pump brings in. The heater, if the pool has one, brings the water to a temperature people actually want to swim in. When one link weakens, the others pick up the strain, and the pool tells you in small ways: a hum that has turned into a whine, a pressure gauge that creeps up, water that takes all day to warm.
Pool pumps, filters and heater repair are a service of their own for us, and the repair work covers everything from pumps to heaters. The same goes for bigger jobs, from heat pumps to filters, so the range runs from a backyard pad to a hotel or gym.
For homes in California, Leonardtown, Hollywood and Lexington Park, that means equipment trouble has one phone number.
Close view of a pool filter multiport valve and pressure gauge beside a pump motor on a wet pad
Reading the pad before touching it
The first job on any equipment call is to listen and look. A technician watches how the pump starts, checks the seals and unions for weeping, reads the filter pressure and sees whether the heater lights and holds. A loud noise can mean a worn bearing, but it can also mean air pulled in through a loose fitting, and the repairs are not the same.
From there the work follows the fault. A pump may need a new seal or motor. A filter may need cleaning, a new cartridge or a closer look at the valve that directs the flow. A heater that won't fire needs its controls and heat exchange checked before anyone talks about replacement. The aim is a repair that holds, not a swap of parts until the noise stops.
The visit is made by certified and trained specialists. If you're unsure whether you need a repair, Moonlight can come out and inspect it first.
Keeping the equipment from becoming an emergency
Most equipment failures give warning. A rusting clamp, a damp pad or a pump that sounds different at start-up is a small repair today and a dead motor in the middle of the summer. Moonlight's maintenance visits include inspecting the equipment and recommending repairs, which is the earliest time to learn something is wearing out.
Spring is when the pad is most likely to show winter damage, so openings are a natural time for an equipment check as well. The pump, filter and heater get started up and watched before the pool is used.
If your pump is noisy, your filter pressure keeps climbing or your heater has stopped keeping up, call (410) 610-8036. Tell them what the equipment is doing and which town you're in.
Moonlight Pool & Spa Service, Lexington Park, MD. Certified and trained specialists serving California, Leonardtown, Hollywood and Lexington Park. Call (410) 610-8036.
What each machine does on the pad
Pump
Moves the water. Noise, leaks at the seal and weak flow are where it shows trouble.
Filter
Catches what the pump pulls in. Rising pressure and cloudy water point to a filter that needs cleaning or repair.
Heater
Holds the temperature you swim at. A unit that won't fire or won't hold heat needs a closer look.