Equipment repair
Pool equipment repair and replacement
Sullivan’s repairs and replaces pool pumps, filters, heaters, salt cells, valves and automation across Austin. We diagnose before we quote — a pump that will not prime is often a suction-side air leak rather than a dead motor, and the two have very different bills. Where the part is obsolete or the repair costs more than half a replacement, we say so.
What we are called out for
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Pumps and motors
Pump and motor repair or replacement, including variable-speed conversions.
Diagnosis of the actual fault, not a parts swap.
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Heaters and filters
Gas and heat-pump heaters; cartridge, DE and sand filter service.
Repaired or replaced, with the reason explained before anything is quoted.
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Salt and automation
Salt cell testing and replacement; valve, actuator and automation faults.
Quoted after the fault is found, never before it.
Sullivan’s runs fixed weekly routes rather than covering the metro at random, so the drive times stay short enough for same-week work. See the areas we cover.
The detail, in full
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What this service involves, start to finish
Sullivan’s repairs and replaces pool pumps, filters, heaters, salt cells, valves and automation across Austin. We diagnose before we quote — a pump that will not prime is often a suction-side air leak rather than a dead motor, and the two have very different bills. Where the part is obsolete or the repair costs more than half a replacement, we say so.
- Diagnosis of the actual fault, not a parts swap
- Pump and motor repair or replacement, including variable-speed conversions
- Cartridge, DE and sand filter service, repair and replacement
- Gas and heat-pump heater diagnosis and repair
- Salt cell testing, cleaning and replacement
- Valve, actuator and automation faults
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How long does a pool pump last in Austin?
Eight to twelve years is typical, and heat is what shortens it — a pad in full afternoon sun works its motor harder than a shaded one. Across our service area the median permitted pool is now old enough that first-generation single-speed pumps are reaching the end of their life, which is why we see so many of these in Northwest Hills and Great Hills.
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Should I repair or replace my pool pump?
If the motor has failed on a single-speed pump, replacement is usually the better value, because a variable-speed pump pays back the difference in electricity and is now what most new installations use. If the fault is a seal, an impeller or a suction leak, repair it.
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Why is my pool pump losing prime?
Almost always air getting in on the suction side — a low water level, a dry or cracked pump lid o-ring, a loose drain plug, or a leaking valve. It is worth finding rather than living with, because running a pump dry destroys the seal and then the motor.
These are the questions about pool equipment repair and replacement. Every question we are asked often is answered across the whole site.