Regular service through the season: the water balanced to the numbers, the pool cleaned properly, and the equipment checked while I am there. You get a report after every visit.
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Inspections
Know exactly what you are buying, or what you already own.
A full assessment of the pool, its equipment and its water, delivered as a written report with photographs. Built for buyers, for pre-season checks, and for pools that keep going wrong without an obvious reason.
A written report with photographs, severity ratings and clear repair recommendations.
What's included
Every inspection covers this.
Shell and structure
Surface condition, cracks, staining, delamination, and movement at the coping and bond beam.
Waterline tile and coping
Loose or hollow tile, failed grout, scaling, and the condition of the sealant joint around the deck.
Pump and motor
Seal condition, bearing noise, priming behaviour, amp draw, and whether the pump is correctly sized for the pool.
Filter
Media condition, pressure at clean and dirty, internal damage, and evidence of bypass.
Heater
Ignition and cycling, heat exchanger condition, venting, gas supply, and scale damage from unbalanced water.
Salt system
Cell plate condition and scaling, output against the readings, and whether the controller is calibrated.
Plumbing and valves
Visible leaks, weeping unions, valve function and correct direction, and suction-side air ingress.
Electrical bonding
Presence and continuity of the equipotential bond, GFCI protection, and the condition of enclosures.
Safety
Anti-entrapment drain covers and their expiry, fencing, gates and latches, and ladder or handrail anchoring.
Full water panel
Free and total chlorine, pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, cyanuric acid, salt, and saturation index.
How it works
Book a time
Tell me the address, roughly how old the pool is, and whether you are buying or already own it. Inspections are usually booked within a few days.
On-site assessment
Two to three hours on site. Every item on the checklist is worked through, equipment is run through its cycles, and the water is tested properly rather than with a strip.
Written report
Delivered within 24 hours: photographs of each finding, a severity rating, and what it will take to put right.
Walk through it together
A call to go through the report so you understand what is urgent, what can wait, and what is simply worth knowing.
Common questions
I am buying a house with a pool. Is a home inspection not enough?
General home inspectors almost always exclude the pool, or limit themselves to noting that one exists. A pool is a mechanical system with a five-figure replacement cost, and the problems that matter — a failing heater exchanger, a cracked shell, an unbonded light — are not visible in a walkthrough.
How long does an inspection take?
Two to three hours on site for a typical residential pool. Equipment has to be run to be judged properly, so it takes as long as it takes.
Can you inspect a pool that is closed for the winter?
Partially. The shell, structure, safety items and visible plumbing can all be assessed, but the equipment cannot be run and the water cannot be tested. For a pre-purchase inspection in winter I will tell you clearly what could not be checked so it does not become a surprise in May.
Do you fix what you find?
I can, and the report is written so you can hand it to anyone. There is no obligation to use me for the repairs — the point of the report is that it is honest.
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Other things I look after.
Seasonal opening and winterization done thoroughly, because almost every expensive pool failure in the Okanagan traces back to a rushed close in October.
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Pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, plumbing and valves — diagnosed and repaired directly, with a background in mechanical and fabrication work behind it.
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Book an inspection.
Serving Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country and Peachland. Send a few details about the pool and you will get a straight quote back, usually the same day.