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Weekly pool service in Highland Beach
The oceanfront strip between Delray and Boca. Small town, hard conditions, and equipment that ages faster than anywhere else we work.
Salt air is the whole job
Highland Beach is a mile-wide strip of ocean, condos and single-family homes, and every pool on it is dealing with salt air all day. It's the most demanding town we service, and the one where the difference between a good pool company and a cheap one shows up fastest, usually on the equipment pad.
Chemistry here needs a firmer hand. Wind carries salt and fine sand into the water constantly, evaporation runs high, and pools sit open to the sky with no screen to slow any of it down. We test tighter, dose more often, and check the pad for corrosion on every visit rather than at a seasonal service. On oceanfront accounts we photograph the equipment as well as the water, so you have a record of how it's holding up.
Tap any reading to see its trend
Free chlorine · last six visits
Target 2.0–4.0 ppm| 7 Jul | 2.4 ppm |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 1.9 ppm |
| 21 Jul | 3.1 ppm |
| 28 Jul | 2.6 ppm |
| 4 Aug | 2.2 ppm |
| 11 Aug | 2.8 ppm |
The dip on 14 July was a heavy-use week after the holiday. It recovered on its own by the next visit, so nothing was dosed.
pH level · last six visits
Target 7.2–7.8| 7 Jul | 7.6 |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 7.8 |
| 21 Jul | 7.4 |
| 28 Jul | 7.3 |
| 4 Aug | 7.6 |
| 11 Aug | 7.5 |
Drifting up is normal on a plaster pool. Small acid doses on 21 and 28 July held it mid-band rather than chasing it from one end to the other.
Alkalinity · last six visits
Target 80–120 ppm| 7 Jul | 88 ppm |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 95 ppm |
| 21 Jul | 110 ppm |
| 28 Jul | 104 ppm |
| 4 Aug | 97 ppm |
| 11 Aug | 92 ppm |
Alkalinity is what keeps pH from swinging. Holding it near the middle of the band is why the pH line above stays flat.
Cyanuric acid · last six visits
Target 40–80 ppm| 7 Jul | 58 ppm |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 56 ppm |
| 21 Jul | 54 ppm |
| 28 Jul | 52 ppm |
| 4 Aug | 49 ppm |
| 11 Aug | 61 ppm |
Stabilizer is what stops the sun burning off your chlorine. It had drifted down to 49 through splash-out and rain, so 1 lb went in on this visit.
Service checklist
- Skimmed, brushed and vacuumed
- Skimmer and pump baskets emptied
- Filter pressure checked — 14 psi, normal
- 1 lb stabilizer, 2 tabs added
Note from your technician
“Stabilizer was running low so I brought it back up. Everything else looked good — nothing you need to do.”
What Highland Beach pools need
Equipment corrosion
Heaters, pump housings and light rings corrode fast this close to the water. We photograph the pad on the report so you can see it degrading rather than hearing about it once it fails.
Constant salt and sand load
Open pools this near the beach take on wind-blown salt and sand year round. That moves chemistry between visits, so we test rather than assume.
Condo and building access
Several Highland Beach properties need scheduled access and building coordination. We work to the building's rules and arrive in the window rather than whenever suits the day.
What it costs
Highland Beach is the one town where we usually steer people up a tier rather than down. Salt air means more frequent dosing and closer equipment attention, and the entry plan isn't really built for it.
Weekly plans start at $129 a month, but most oceanfront pools here end up on Halo Complete or Signature. We'll say so at the quote rather than after.
Prices shown are starting prices for a standard residential pool on a weekly route. Every account is subject to a price quote by a technician or at the point of sale - pool size, surface, equipment, screen enclosure and tree cover all move the number. We quote before we service, and the quote is the price.
Pool service in Highland Beach
Do you service condo buildings as well as houses?
Yes. Several Highland Beach properties need scheduled access and building coordination. Tell us the building's requirements at the quote and we work to them.
Why does salt air matter so much here?
Because it never stops. Wind carries salt and fine sand into open oceanfront pools all day, which moves the chemistry between visits and corrodes heaters, pump housings and light rings years earlier than inland.
How much is pool service in Highland Beach?
Plans start at $129 a month, and every account is subject to a price quote by a technician or at the point of sale. Most oceanfront pools here land on a higher tier.
Have us look at your Highland Beach pool
Get a price on the phone
Two or three minutes for most pools. No visit, no callback queue.
(561) 300-05017 days a week, 7am–6pm · On a pool when you call? Leave a message and we'll come straight back.
Other areas we cover
Delray Beach →
Lake Ida to Tropic Isle, beachside to the Avenue. Older pools and a lot of second homes.
Boca Raton →
From the Golden Triangle out to Mission Bay. Screened cages, heavy tree cover and salt systems.
Boynton Beach →
Chapel Hill and the Intracoastal streets through to the newer communities out west.
Hypoluxo →
A small town on the Intracoastal, including Hypoluxo Island. Few enough pools that we know each one.
Lake Worth →
Lake Worth Beach and the neighborhoods around it. Older pools and owners who want straight answers.
Lantana →
Old Florida cottages and Intracoastal waterfront, in one small coastal town.