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Pool service in Greenwich

Pool servicing in Greenwich

Outdoor pool equipment bay with a heat pump beside a cartridge filter and a variable-speed pump inside an acoustic enclosure

Acid washing, equipment installation and pressure testing in Greenwich. Older pools and steep driveways both change what is practical, so Andy looks before quoting.

Acid washing and equipment installation are the two jobs that come up most in Greenwich, and both trace back to age. The peninsula between Gore Cove and the Lane Cove River holds some of the oldest housing in the Lane Cove Council area, and a fair share of the pools reflect that: concrete and pebblecrete surfaces that have been in the ground a long time, and equipment on its second or third replacement.

Two conditions come up often enough here to be worth planning around. On the streets that fall steeply toward the water, getting equipment to the plant room is a genuine constraint on what is practical. And on the properties closest to open water, salt in the air is hard on heater casings, pump housings and any exposed metal fitting. Both are worth checking, neither is true of the whole suburb. Plenty of Greenwich is level, well back from the water, and no different to service than anywhere else.

What Andy does in Greenwich

  • Acid washing for older concrete and pebblecrete surfaces
  • Equipment quoted around the actual access route, and sited clear of the salt air
  • Seasonal shutdown and start-up
  • Leak detection and pipe pressure testing

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Andy did an amazing job refurbishing our pool - he was honest and did the work at an amazing price. Highly recommend Aqua Andy
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Pool questions from Greenwich

My pool is decades old. Is it worth restoring or should it be replaced?
Far more often it is worth restoring. An acid wash on a sound concrete or pebblecrete surface takes the finish back close to new for a fraction of the cost of resurfacing, let alone replacement. The deciding factor is the condition of the surface underneath, which Andy checks and tells you honestly before quoting.
How much does access affect the cost of an equipment install?
Enough that it is worth settling before ordering. Where the plant room is down steps or along a narrow side path, some units are ruled out on size and the install takes longer. Andy walks the access route during the quote so the number you get is the number it costs.
What can I do to make pool equipment last near the water?
Site it out of direct salt spray where the layout allows, keep it under a cover or in an enclosure, and rinse exposed metal down with fresh water occasionally. None of that is dramatic, but on an exposed deck it adds real years to a heater or a pump.

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