Ethan Redick

Man, if you've ever added a big scoop of soda ash to bring your pH back up after the water got too acidic—maybe from a ton of evaporation, kids splashing nonstop, or just forgetting to check for a week—and then walked out the next morning to find your pool looking like someone poured in grape Kool-Aid powder, you're not losing your mind. That purple haze or those weird purple blotches and grit everywhere is super common, and it's almost always the same story: metals in the water freaking out...

Common Causes and Solutions for Bakersfield Pools in 93314, Fruitvale, Seven Oaks, and Beyond At SplashTech Pool Service, we hear this exact scenario every week from homeowners across 93309, 93312, 93314, Olive Drive, Seven Oaks, and Fruitvale: “The water looks flawless, but it’s causing red eyes and itchy skin. What’s wrong?” Rest assured—it’s a very common issue here in Bakersfield and almost never means there’s “too much chlorine” (the most frequent misconception). The Most Common Causes...

Summer in Bakersfield is brutal on pools—110° days, hard water, and kids cannonballing 24/7. Out here in the 93309, 93312, and 93314 zip codes we’ve been running nonstop on repair calls from Olive Drive all the way over to Seven Oaks and Fruitvale. Here are the five pool repairs we’re seeing the most right now (and how to catch them early). Pump Motor Burn-Outs That screaming noise coming from your equipment pad? Usually a seized bearing or a capacitor that finally gave up. With the heat we...