Pool Care & Repair Resources

Plain explanations to help you understand what's going on before you talk to a contractor.

• Pool Losing Water in Tucson: Leak or Evaporation? — Why Tucson pools lose so much water to evaporation, how to tell a leak apart, and what to check before calling a leak detection specialist.
• How to Do a Bucket Test — The simple bucket test for telling pool evaporation from a leak: what you need, step-by-step instructions, how to read results and common mistakes.
• Pool Pump Humming but Not Running: Causes — Pool pump hums but won't spin? The common causes (capacitor, seized bearings, jammed impeller, voltage), what's safe to check and when to call a pro.
• Variable-Speed Pump: Is It Worth It in Arizona? — Is a variable-speed pool pump worth it in Tucson? How they work, why Arizona run times matter, federal rules, rebates to verify, and what to ask.