We test it before we quote it
Pool Repair in Sarasota, FL
Leaks, dead pumps, heaters that won’t fire, cracked tile, worn-out plaster. Tell us what your pool is doing and we’ll come out, find the cause, and give you a written price before any work starts.
- Written price before any work starts
- Concrete, fiberglass and vinyl-liner pools
- Sarasota, the keys and south to Venice
Rather talk it through? Call (941) 239-3375
Pool repair services in Sarasota
Everything between the water and the equipment pad. If it holds water, moves water, heats it or lights it, we repair it.
Leak detection & repair
Pressure testing, dye testing and shell, fitting or plumbing repair once the leak is found.
Pump & motor repair
Seals, bearings, capacitors and impellers, or a variable-speed replacement when a rebuild won’t pay off.
Filter repair & replacement
Cartridge, sand and DE filters: cracked tanks, bad valves, worn grids and laterals.
Pool heater repair
Gas heaters and electric heat pumps that won’t start, short-cycle or can’t hold temperature.
Tile & coping repair
Loose or missing waterline tile, cracked coping and failed expansion joints reset and sealed.
Pool resurfacing
Rough, stained or delaminating plaster stripped and refinished in plaster, quartz or pebble.
Salt systems & automation
Salt cells, control boards, timers and valve actuators diagnosed and replaced.
Pool light repair
Leaking niches, tripped GFCIs and burnt-out fixtures swapped for LED.
Not sure what’s wrong? Start with what you’re seeing.
Most repair calls in Sarasota begin with one of these. Here is what each usually points to.
The water level keeps dropping
More loss than evaporation explains usually means a leak at the shell, a fitting, the light niche or underground plumbing.
The pump hums, screams or won’t prime
Worn bearings, a failed capacitor, a clogged impeller or air getting in on the suction side.
Weak jets and high filter pressure
A filter that is overdue, damaged inside, or a valve that is no longer sealing.
The heater won’t fire or shuts off
Often a flow or pressure switch, an igniter, or a heat exchanger scaled up by hard water.
Tiles popping off or coping cracking
Water getting behind the tile line or movement at the top of the pool wall. Worth catching early.
A rough, stained or flaking surface
Plaster near the end of its life. Small areas can be patched; widespread wear means resurfacing.
How a repair goes
You tell us what’s happening
Send the form or call. A sentence about the symptom and your address is enough to start.
We diagnose it on site
We test instead of guessing, show you what failed, and put the price in writing.
We fix it and prove it
The repair is done, the system is run and checked with you there, and the pad is left clean.
What pool repairs cost here
Real ranges for Sarasota County, not a single teaser figure. Every number on the full cost page carries the source it came from.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic visit, credited against the repair | $95–$175 |
| Leak detection: pressure, dye and listening | $275–$650 |
| Pump repair · full replacement | $150–$900 · $700–$2,500 |
| Heater repair · full replacement | $250–$1,800 · $1,500–$5,500 |
| Resurfacing, plaster through pebble | $4,000–$18,000 |
These prices are estimates. Pool repair is priced on what actually failed and how hard it is to reach, so the only number that counts is the written one you get after we look at it. Resurfacing and tile quotes are free; for equipment and leaks, the diagnostic visit comes off the bill when we do the repair.
Where we repair pools
Based in Sarasota and working across the county, from the barrier islands to the neighborhoods east of I-75.
- Sarasota
- Siesta Key
- Lido Key
- Longboat Key
- Bird Key
- Palmer Ranch
- Gulf Gate
- Bee Ridge
- Fruitville
- Lakewood Ranch
- Osprey
- Nokomis
- Venice
Pool repair questions
How do I know if my pool is leaking or just evaporating?
Try a bucket test. Set a bucket of pool water on a step, mark the water line inside the bucket and on the pool wall, and check both after 24 hours with the pump running as normal. If the pool dropped more than the bucket, you are losing water somewhere other than the surface. A quarter of an inch a day is normal evaporation here, and closer to half an inch at the height of summer.
How much does pool repair cost in Sarasota?
It depends on what failed. A diagnostic visit runs $95–$175 and is credited against the repair; leak detection is $275–$650; a pump repair is $150–$900 where a full replacement is $700–$2,500. The cost page breaks every job down with the source behind each figure. Either way you get a written price before deciding anything.
Does the pool have to be drained?
Usually not. Equipment, most leak repairs and many tile repairs are done with water in the pool. Resurfacing and some structural repairs do need it drained, and that takes care in Sarasota because the water table sits high enough west of I-75 to float an empty shell if the hydrostatic valve is not handled properly.
Should I repair or replace my pump or heater?
We price both when it’s a close call. A single failed part on newer equipment is worth fixing. The rule of thumb across the trade is to replace once the repair passes about half the cost of new, or once the unit is into its mid-teens in years and failing repeatedly.
How soon can you come out?
Most repair visits happen within a couple of working days. A pool that is losing water fast, or an electrical fault on a light or pump, gets moved up, tell us that when you call and we will say honestly whether we can get there sooner.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. We hold Florida pool and spa contractor license CPC1458889, and the insurance certificate is yours to see before any work starts.
About Sarasota Pool Repair
We’re a Sarasota pool repair company, and repair is all we do. That keeps the work simple: find what’s broken, show you what failed, fix it properly and price it in writing before anything starts.
Florida pools run year-round, so the equipment works harder here and the sun and salt air are hard on tile and plaster. We see the same failures every week and know what holds up. More about how we work is on the about page.
The company has been owner-run since 2015, and the owner has called Sarasota home for over four decades. Our techs are factory-trained on Pentair and Hayward equipment, and we work on Jandy, AquaCal and Built Right units just as readily, so nobody steers you toward one brand.
