Pool Repairs & Stain Removal
Pump, filter and plumbing repairs plus stain diagnosis for coastal water. Metal staining needs a sequestrant, not more chlorine — we test before treating.
Two different problems live on this page because they are usually the same call: something is not working, or something looks wrong.
Repairs
Pumps, filters, valves, plumbing, heaters and lighting. Diagnosis first, written quote second, work third — in that order, every time. If the honest answer is that a repair will do and a replacement would be wasting your money, that is the answer you get.
The most common failures we see locally are pump seals, sand in the returns from a failed lateral, and pressure creep from a filter that has never been deep-cleaned.
Stains — diagnose before you treat
Most pool staining is treated wrongly because it is diagnosed wrongly. Broadly:
- Organic stains (leaves, algae shadow) are usually green-brown and lift with chlorine.
- Metal stains are rust-brown, grey or purple-black, and chlorine makes them worse.
That distinction matters more here than in most of the country. Brunswick County’s public water is lime-softened specifically to strip excess calcium and iron out of well-sourced supply, and private wells across the region commonly carry iron and manganese. Top a pool up from a well, then shock it or let the pH climb, and the dissolved metal drops out of solution as a brown stain on the plaster.
The fix for that is a metal sequestrant and corrected chemistry — not more chlorine. We test before recommending anything, because the two treatments work against each other.
We cover Wilmington, Leland, Southport, Oak Island, Carolina Beach and the surrounding area — see our service area, or read more about pool service in Wilmington.