What Does Weekly Pool Service Include?

What do I get if I hire a pool guy? With weekly pool service, you expect more than someone who skims leaves off the surface. Not every pool company includes the same services. Transparency helps you avoid unexpected charges.

At Shasta Pools, our weekly service includes pool cleaning and water testing. Plus, receive a detailed digital report with photos. Some services, such as filter cleanings, phosphate treatments, storm cleanup, repairs, and replacement parts, are performed only when needed and may require an additional charge.

In this guide, we explain exactly what is included in Shasta's weekly pool service. We share what costs extra, and how our Shasta Cares and Shasta Elite service plans differ. So, you can find the right service plan that meets your needs.

Table of Contents

• What Do You Get with Weekly Pool Service?
• What's the Difference Between Shasta Cares and Shasta Elite?
• Finding the Right Level of Pool Care

What Do You Get with Weekly Pool Service?

A professional weekly pool service helps keep your pool clean and balanced. At Shasta Pools, every weekly visit follows a consistent service routine that includes cleaning, water testing, equipment inspections, and detailed digital reporting. Both the Shasta Cares and Shasta Elite packages include weekly visits that include holiday weeks.

Pool Cleaning and Debris Removal

Your pool technician removes leaves and debris, brushes pool surfaces as needed, vacuums when necessary, and empties the skimmer and pump baskets. These maintain proper water circulation.

Leaves and organic debris can clog baskets that reduce circulation. Poor circulation contribute to most water quality problems. The Cares Package also includes backwashing the filter when needed.

Water Testing and Chemical Balancing

Weekly water testing helps keep your pool safe and properly balanced. Both Shasta service packages include testing and balancing the core water chemistry.

Water chemistry changes constantly because of Arizona's heat and your pool's use. During every weekly visit, your technician tests the water and adjusts the basic chemistry as needed. The standard service includes managing chlorine, pH, and total alkalinity. We help prevent algae growth and reduce unnecessary wear on pool surfaces.

Equipment Inspection

Your pool tech checks the equipment pad for visible leaks and other signs that something may need attention. Filter pressure is also recorded during each visit. This allows Shasta to monitor changes over time and recommend maintenance before performance declines. Identifying potential problems early can often help prevent larger issues later.

Digital Service Reports and Photos

One of the biggest advantages of professional pool service is knowing exactly what was done. Shasta sends an electronic service report that includes before-and-after photos, filter pressure readings, water chemistry information, and notes about your pool's condition. If your technician notices something that requires attention, it will be documented. So, you have a complete history of your pool's maintenance.

Shasta Does at Every Pool Cleaning

"There's five things that we do at every stop... you're gonna brush walls, benches, steps, floor if needed. Vacuum if needed. Then we net top and bottom of the pool. We empty all the baskets, skimmers, inline pumps. We cover the chems for chlorine, pH and alkalinity. So anything needed for those that's included in there. Then we inspect the equipment for any sort of leaks or issues. You get the reports every week. If we put in any sort of alerts, you have a portal to log into. You see everything that we put in there as notes wise and picture wise... so you get a full history report of your pool from when we take it on." - Brock Falk, Shasta Pools Pool Care Manager

What's the Difference Between Shasta Cares and Shasta Elite?

Both Shasta Cares and Shasta Elite include weekly pool cleaning, water testing, chemical balancing, equipment inspections, and digital service reports. The biggest difference is that Shasta Elite includes additional water testing and preventative maintenance.

How Involved You Want to Be

"I always tell people it's sort of a break even. Do you want to be more involved where you may do extra or need extra testing and you got to pay for additional services... or do you just want us to take care of it? If you want us to take care of everything, the Elite package is great." - Brock Falk, Shasta Pools Pool Care Manager

What's Included with Shasta Cares?

Shasta Cares provides the essential weekly maintenance most residential pools need.

The Shasta Cares package starts at $155 per month and includes:

• Weekly pool service year-round, including holiday weeks

• Brushing pool walls, benches, steps, and floor as needed

• Vacuuming when needed

• Netting debris from the surface and bottom of the pool

• Emptying skimmer, pump, and inline baskets

• Equipment inspection for visible leaks or issues

• Water testing and balancing

• Chlorine, pH, and total alkalinity chemicals

• Filter pressure recording

• Electronic service report after every visit

• Before-and-after service photos

What You Get with Shasta Elite?

Shasta Elite includes everything in the Shasta Cares package plus expanded water testing and preventative maintenance.

The Shasta Elite package starts at $205 per month:

• Calcium hardness testing and tracking

• Total dissolved solids (TDS) testing

• Cyanuric acid (CYA) testing

• Phosphate testing

• Two professional filter cleanings per year

• Four salt-cell cleanings per year (when applicable)

• Up to two replacement baskets or O-rings per year

• More comprehensive service records and pool history

• Additional time spent monitoring overall pool health