Repair
Pool leaks, equipment and deck repair
Troubleshooting first, then the best fix, for pools in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton.
Leaks, tired equipment and broken decks
Three problems account for most repair calls. A pool that loses water faster than evaporation explains. Equipment that runs loud, hot or not at all. A deck that has cracked, lifted or settled where the ground moved under it.
They look unrelated and they often aren't. A pump starved for water can look like failed equipment when the real fault is a leak on the suction side. Call Camp Pool Builders at (843) 683-2862 and describe what you're seeing, and we'll start with the question and not with a quote.
Screened outdoor kitchen and pool with stacked stone, 248 Good Hope, Hilton Head Island
We troubleshoot first, then tell you the best fix
If your swimming pool is leaking, equipment needs to be replaced, or the deck needs to be repaired, give us a call. We will troubleshoot the problem and advise you of the best possible solution. That order is deliberate. Diagnosing first means you replace a pump only when the pump is the problem.
Equipment is something we know well because we install it. The pump, the cartridge filter, the skimmer and main drain plumbing, the pool sweep and the valves that tie them together are the same components we set on every pool we build, so there's no guessing at what's behind the pad.
Deck damage gets the same treatment. Whether a section needs patching, resurfacing or replacing depends on why it failed, and that's worth knowing before money is spent.
Equipment basics you can watch yourself
The pressure gauge on top of the filter is the easiest early warning you have. Note the reading when the filter is clean. When it climbs 8 to 10 PSI above that clean reading, the filter needs cleaning or backwashing. Keep the pump basket clear too, because a clogged basket starves the pump and can burn it up.
Your pool also has separate main drain and skimmer valves, with a 3-way valve at the equipment, so you can shift flow between them. Closing the main drain while a suction cleaner runs is one small habit that protects the pump.
Owners tell us the help doesn't stop at handover. As The Bare Feet Beach Retreat wrote in a Google review, “Even years after the pool was installed I would call (well email) Kevin and Rick and they would give me helpful advice, from cleaning it, to replacing a light to the opinion about the best robot cleaners.”
Tell Kevin what the pool is doing. Call (843) 683-2862 and we'll work out the best solution.
Know your equipment before it fails
The pump, filter and valve instructions Camp gives its own clients are written out in full.
- Pool equipment guide
Pump, filter and sweep, step by step.
- Renovation
When repair turns into a refresh.
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