Swimming Pool Repairs by Vetted Local Engineers

Switch it off at the isolator and call an engineer. Don’t keep restarting it. A pump that hums without turning needs a qualified person to find the cause, and repeated restarts can make things worse. Tell your technician what you hear and when it started, and send a short sound clip if you can.

Stop and leave it switched off. Don’t keep resetting the trip switch, because the fault needs finding before the pump runs again. Call an electrician or a pool engineer to check it safely. Note when it trips, for example at start up or after a while, as that helps them.

SPATA’s homeowner handbook (via Covers4Pools) suggests two safe checks: make sure the pool is full and the strainer lid is sealed. If the pump still stops, switch it off and call an engineer rather than restarting it again and again. Don’t open the motor or test the electrics yourself.

SPATA’s homeowner handbook (via Covers4Pools) says to try priming for up to three minutes, then switch off. The pool must be full. Never run the pump with the wet end dry, because it will more than likely cause costly damage. If it won’t prime, check for an air leak in front of the pump.

Often a pump can be repaired, but it depends on the fault, the pump’s age and whether parts are still available. The fairest way to decide is to ask your technician to quote for both a repair and a new pump. Then compare the cost, any guarantee and the expected running costs.

Sometimes. Chemsol lists underwater repairs with no drain-down required, so some jobs, such as small liner patches, can be done with the pool full. Not every repair can be done this way. Your technician will look at the fault and confirm whether your pool needs draining before they quote for the work.

It depends entirely on your policy. Cover for pools and pool equipment varies a lot between insurers and policy types, so check your own policy wording and ask your insurer before you book the work. Your technician can give you a written quote and report to support a claim if you make one.

You can’t safely confirm it yourself. If the pump won’t run, hums, trips the electrics or makes a grinding noise, switch it off at the isolator and don’t test the electrics. An engineer can diagnose it properly and tell you whether a repair or a replacement makes more sense.

Revive Pools describes the work as fault diagnosis and repairs to swimming pools and the plant room equipment that runs them. In practice, a pool engineer finds and fixes faults in pumps, filters, valves, heaters and heat pumps, liners, covers and lights. They then explain the fault and quote for parts and labour.

Tell The Pool Cleaning about your fault once, and we’ll pass it to up to 2 vetted local technicians in Surrey, Kent, Essex or Hertfordshire. Our service is free for you. You can also look on SPATA’s website, which has a find a member search for pool businesses.