Tartan Pools repairs pool pumps, filters, heaters, plumbing, automation and salt systems in San Tan Valley. Our office is in Queen Creek, a short drive from San Tan Valley, and our records show 224 equipment repairs completed in San Tan Valley in the 12 months to 11 October 2026, each one quoted and approved before work started.
Every repair starts with a diagnostic service call, $95 to $165, and a written quote. Nothing is replaced until you have approved the price, and when the job is done you get a photo report of the work. Tartan Pools is a licensed Arizona contractor, ROC #349378.
✔ Pumps and motors: no-prime, air leaks, seal failures, tripped breakers, loud bearings and burned-out motors. We repair where it makes sense and replace, often with a variable-speed unit, where it does not.
✔ Filters: cracked tanks, torn cartridges, broken DE grids, failed manifolds and pressure problems that cleaning alone will not fix.
✔ Heaters and heat pumps: ignition faults, sensor and board failures, flow switches, and heat exchangers scaled up by hard water.
✔ Equipment leaks: drips and sprays at pump lids, seals, unions, valves and filter clamps on the equipment pad, fixed before they waste water or burn out a pump.
✔ Plumbing: cracked PVC, failed unions, stuck or leaking valves and suction-side air problems.
✔ Automation: controllers, actuators, relays, timers and app connections that have stopped doing what the display says they are doing.
✔ Salt systems: scaled cells, flow sensor faults, dead boards and power centers, and cells at the end of their life.
Most repair calls in San Tan Valley come down to three things. Hard, mineral-heavy water scales heater exchangers and salt cells. Monsoon dust and debris from the open desert around town packs filters and works into pump seals from July through September. And summer heat keeps pumps running long hours while every fitting on the equipment pad bakes in the sun.
We look after 216 pools in San Tan Valley on weekly service (as of 11 October 2026), so our technicians are in most neighborhoods several days a week and often already know the equipment before a repair is booked.
Water on the equipment pad or a water level dropping faster than evaporation explains.
Pump sounds different, will not prime, or shows air bubbles in the basket lid.
Filter pressure that climbs back up within days of a cleaning.
Salt system showing low salt or no flow when the water tests fine.
Heater that clicks but never fires, or shuts down after a few minutes.
Automation running the pool on a schedule you did not set.
Text or call with the symptom. A photo of the equipment pad helps us bring the right parts.
Diagnostic visit, $95 to $165. You get a text when the tech is on the way, and the stop is GPS-logged.
Written quote. Parts, labor and the reason, in plain words. You approve it before anything is ordered.
The repair. Done by our own technician, with a photo report of the finished work in your portal.
If you are a weekly service customer, the diagnostic is usually faster because your technician already knows the equipment pad and has the history in your portal. Small fixes are often handled right on the route.
In San Tan Valley we see Pentair and Hayward equipment in roughly equal numbers, plus some Jandy. We quote the straight repair and, where it makes sense, an upgrade such as a variable-speed pump side by side, so you can choose with the numbers in front of you.
If the pool has turned green rather than broken down, start with our green pool cleanup service.
All of San Tan Valley, including Pecan Creek, Trailside Village, Ironwood Crossing and Encanterra, across zip codes 85140, 85142, 85143 and 85144. We also repair pools in Queen Creek, Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler.
For everything else we do in town, see the San Tan Valley pool service page.
Call (480) 999-9226 or text a photo of the problem. We answer calls and texts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you can also reach us through the contact page. Tartan Pools is a licensed Arizona contractor, ROC #349378, and is rated 4.9 from 358 Google reviews.
Current offers are listed on the specials page, and our plan prices are on the pricing page.
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A diagnostic service call is $95 to $165. The technician finds the fault, explains it, and gives you a written quote for the repair. You approve the quote before any parts are ordered or any work begins.
Repair trucks are routed by area, and San Tan Valley is on our regular repair routes. Text a photo of the problem to (480) 999-9226 and we reply with the next available diagnostic slot.
Pentair, Hayward and Jandy pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems and automation. We install name-brand replacement equipment and register the manufacturer warranty for you.
No. Every repair is quoted first and approved by you, in writing, before work starts. If the technician finds something else once the work is underway, they stop and ask. That is the rule on every job, large or small.
Yes. Tartan Pools Cleaning & Repair is licensed by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, license ROC #349378. You can look it up at roc.az.gov.
