Pool service in Arlington

HomeGuide's national figures (September 2025):

• Weekly or bi-weekly cleaning: $80 to $150 a month, about $960 to $1,800 a year
• First-time cleaning visit: $150 to $350
• Pump motor repair $50 to $300; pump replacement $150 to $800

Pool maintenance is taxable in Texas at homes and businesses, and that includes a self-employed pool cleaner. The Texas pool service guide covers pricing in more detail.

TDLR says a Residential Appliance Installer License holder may install or replace pool pumps, motors, heaters, underwater lights, GFCIs and automation on the load side of the control center. A dealer or manufacturer, or someone they authorize, may repair pool electrical devices using same-type, same-ampacity parts. If the job needs a new line circuit, only a licensed electrical contractor with a master electrician may offer it; call an Arlington electrician for that part.

Arlington pool water and sprinklers

A city article from April 2026 says Arlington ordinance bans sprinkler watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and the city suggests watering no more than twice a week in summer. Those rules are written for sprinklers. Before a full drain-and-refill, ask Arlington Water Utilities whether any limit applies to filling a pool.

If the same company also services your irrigation, Arlington Water Utilities and the Tarrant Regional Water District offer a free sprinkler evaluation every year at mysprinklereval.com. Request one if a high water bill points to the yard rather than the pool.

Hiring a pool service in Arlington

Ask for the company's sales tax permit, since pool maintenance is taxable, and for the license number of anyone who will touch the pump, heater or lights. Get the visit schedule, what chemicals are included and what counts as an extra in writing. If the service is for an HOA or apartment pool, ask whether state rules treat it as a public pool and who serves as its certified operator.

Texas DFPS counted 88 child drownings in Texas in 2025, in backyard, apartment and community pools as well as bathtubs. Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children under five, and DFPS says a child should never be left unsupervised around water.

For apartment complexes and HOA pools, Texas law requires an enclosure at least 48 inches high, with gaps that won't pass a 4-inch sphere. That law doesn't cover ordinary single-family backyard pools. Texas public pools and spas must be run under a trained, certified operator, and since December 19, 2008 public pools and spas have needed anti-entrapment drain covers.

See the Arlington local services page for city rules, or compare pool service in Fort Worth.