Home buyer checks
Pool inspections before you buy the house
A multi-point look at the pump, filter, valves, automation, auto leveler, surface and salt cell, so you know what the pool is worth before you close. $200.
What a pool can hide until the first summer
A pool looks the same on showing day whether the equipment is healthy or worn out. Clear water and a humming pump tell you very little about a lid seal that is weeping, a filter near the end of its life, or plaster that has gone rough and thin.
A general home inspection usually gives the pool one line that says operational. That word covers a lot. A pump can run and still leak at the lid. An auto leveler can keep the water topped off and still drip at its fitting. In Surprise heat, those small things turn into repair bills a few weeks after you've moved in.
Pool pump housing and lid on an equipment pad
Nine checks, start to finish
Mountain Ridge goes through the pump function, the filter and how much life it has left, any leaks, the condition of the O-rings, the actuators and valves, the timeclock and automation, the auto leveler and whether it leaks, the quality and expected lifespan of the pool surface, and the salt cell.
O-rings are a good example of why it matters. Rubber dries out in the sun, flattens, then cracks, and a worn one is how a pump starts pulling air or a filter starts weeping. It costs almost nothing to replace when someone has looked at it. It costs a lot more when it's found after the pump has been running dry.
Each item gets a look at how it works today and how much service it likely has left. That second part is the piece a buyer can actually use when deciding what the house is worth.
If something needs work, you hear the options first
When an inspection turns up a worn part, the options and pricing come first, and there is no pressure to decide on the spot. Motor replacements, salt cell cleaning or replacement, filter replacements, water leveler and time clock replacements all fall under repairs and upgrades, so the person who found the problem can quote the fix.
If the house becomes yours, the pool you inherit is already known. Weekly pool service can start with a technician who has seen the equipment pad, and the price stays one all-in monthly number with chemicals, salt and two filter cleans a year, no contract. Call (480) 382-6282 or text photos of the pool and equipment to ask about timing.
Price: $200 for the multi-point pool inspection. Veteran and family owned, with technicians who live in the Surprise area. Call (480) 382-6282 to set one up.
Found something on the list? See repairs and upgrades, or start with a free quote for weekly service on the new pool.