Full Valet
Most popularSkim · brush · vacuum · backwash · test & balance · equipment report.
- Weekly
- $39.00 + chemicals
- Fortnightly
- $47.00 + chemicals
- 3-weekly
- $55.00 + chemicals
- Monthly
- $65.00 + chemicals
For 23 years, James Cross has kept Auckland pools blue — painting, plumbing, dive-repairing, and valeting them between Torbay and the bottom of the Bombays. Auckland Pool Services is the personal, owner-run alternative to the franchise route.
James Cross has worked on Auckland pools for over twenty-three years — painting them, fitting their heat pumps, diving in to fix them when something goes wrong below the waterline.
He founded Auckland Pool Services in 2012 after years with bigger pool companies, frustrated by how impersonal the service had become. Today it's still a small operation by design: one specialist who knows your pool, your equipment, and the colour of your water before you do. When something needs fixing, he can often dive in and do it underwater — no draining, no week-long wait, no fuss.
Nine services covering valet, repair, recovery, heat and paint. Each one priced or free-quoted up front — and all of them done by the same person who picks up the phone.
Water tested, chemicals balanced, surface skimmed and walls brushed, leaf strainers emptied, pool vacuumed, filter backwashed, equipment inspected and reported on.
Water tested, chemicals balanced, surface skimmed and walls brushed, leaf strainers emptied, filter backwashed, equipment inspected and reported on. Vacuuming not included.
Entry-level valet: water tested, chemicals added, and a written report on what your pool needs. For owners who do the cleaning themselves but want the chemistry handled by a specialist.
Water tested, chemicals balanced, cartridge filter cleaned, vacuuming as required, written report. Drain & refill recommended every two months — we'll handle it.
Pool recovery for neglected or algae-green pools. We bring it back to clear blue water — fixed price regardless of how many visits the job takes.
Going away? Need a single visit before guests arrive? Pick a date — we'll keep an eye on the pool while you're gone or get it party-ready in a single visit.
Filter sand replacement, salt chlorinators, pump rebuilds, leak detection, liner repair and replacement, pump & filter installation, solar heating, spa repairs, renovations — and underwater dive repairs when possible.
Supply and install of Oasis and Sunlover heat pumps. C Series tops the range — automatic reverse-cycle defrost, runs below 0°C. We help you size the right unit for Auckland conditions.
2-part epoxy pool paint with 30+ years of proven performance. Sand or soda blast prep, 2–3 coats, 15 colours to choose from. Painting pools Auckland-wide.
Tell James about your pool — size, age, what it's doing or not doing — and you'll get a free written quote, often within 24 hours. All work guaranteed.
Every valet is priced per visit, plus the cost of any chemicals added on the day. Lock in a regular slot and pay less per visit — and after ten valets, the eleventh is on us.
Skim · brush · vacuum · backwash · test & balance · equipment report.
Skim · brush · backwash · test & balance · equipment report. No vacuum.
Water tested, chemicals added, written report. Cleaning's on you.
Test & balance · cartridge filter clean · vacuum as required · written report.
A simple thank-you for sticking with a local specialist. We stamp the card, you keep getting clear water, and every eleventh visit is free. No fine print.
Where possible, repairs happen underwater. No draining, no fortnight without your pool, no excavator hire — just James in a mask, fixing the leak while the kids are at school.
No need to drain the pool — repairs done in-situ wherever the job allows.
Tracking down where the water's going and stopping it — quietly and quickly.
Patching tears, wrinkles and worn liner before they become full replacements.
Full liner replacement with proper preparation and a clean finish.
Diagnosing, repairing or rebuilding pool pumps — keeping the circulation honest.
New plant supplied and installed, sized for your pool's volume and turnover.
Tired filter sand swapped for fresh — small job, big difference to clarity.
Salt cell installs and repairs for low-chemical, soft-water sanitisation.
Solar heating repairs and new installations — extending the swim season for free.
Pumps, heaters, jets, controllers — spa diagnosis and fix-up.
Full pool freshen-ups — repair, paint, re-plumb, return.
All work guaranteed. Call James on 09 475 9695 or send the details by email.
Request quote →Heat pumps pull warmth out of the Auckland air using electricity — no gas, no flue, no consent headaches. Choose between Oasis or top-of-range Sunlover C Series and we'll fit the unit that suits your pool, your budget and your power bill.
Reliable Australian-designed pool heat pumps. We supply, install and commission — sized for your pool's volume, surface area and orientation.
Top of the range. Automatic reverse-cycle defrost lets it run below 0°C — the difference between a swim season and a swim quarter.
Designed for residential decks, not a plant room.
Corrosion protection for coastal Auckland air.
Ozone-friendly working fluid.
High-efficiency titanium core — built to last.
Water sampling and a time clock — set and forget.
Easy install — drains away with no mess.
Captures ambient heat — runs on electricity only.
Reverse-cycle defrost for sub-zero operation.
James has been painting pools for over twenty years. The system is 2-part epoxy pool paint with 30+ years of proven performance — properly prepped, properly applied, properly cured. Auckland-wide.
2-part epoxy pool paint — the same chemistry James has used and trusted for decades.
Sand or soda blast surface preparation. The paint is only ever as good as the surface beneath it.
Two to three coats depending on surface condition — chosen from 15 pool paint colours.
Free quote. All work guaranteed. Painting pools Auckland-wide.
“I started Auckland Pool Services in 2012 because the bigger pool companies had stopped doing the small, personal things. We still do them — the same person picking up the phone, doing the work, and standing behind it.”
Call James directly, send an email, or send a message — and you'll hear back, not from a call centre, but from the person who'll do the job.
North Shore based — Torbay, Browns Bay, Mairangi Bay, Albany, Devonport — and across greater Auckland for pool painting and heat pump installations.