Pool Automation in Las Vegas: What You Can Control From Your Phone
Pool Equipment
Key highlights
- One app runs your pool pump speeds, pool heater, spa, lights, valves and water features.
- Heat the spa from your phone on the way home, then turn on the lights when you get there.
- Automation runs your variable-speed pool pump at the right speed for each job, which keeps power bills down.
- We install and repair Pentair IntelliCenter, Hayward OmniHub and other systems, plus chemical automation for commercial pools.
Pool automation is a control system that sits at your equipment pad and connects your pool pump, pool heater, lights, valves and more to one app. Instead of walking out to the pad and flipping switches, you tap your phone.
It’s most useful in fall and winter, when you want a hot spa on short notice and the lights on before you step outside.
What you can control
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Pool pump speeds
Low speed for filtering, higher only when a job needs it.
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Pool heater & spa
Heat the spa from the car. Switch between pool and spa.
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Lights
Colors, shows, dimming and sunset schedules.
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Valves & water features
Spillovers, fountains, deck jets and pool cleaner lines.
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Salt & chemistry
Salt cell output, and pH and chlorine on systems with chemical control.
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Freeze protection
Runs the pool pump when the air nears freezing.
A winter day with automation
Here’s how a typical December day might run at a Las Vegas pool with automation:
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8:00 a.m. · Filtering starts
The variable-speed pool pump runs at low speed, the cheapest way to filter.
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11:00 a.m. · Cleaner boost
The pool pump speeds up for an hour so the pool cleaner can do its job, then drops back down.
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12:00 p.m. · Pool heat pump runs
If you have a pool heat pump, it heats during the warmest hours of the day.
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4:45 p.m. · Spa on from your phone
On your way home, tap “Spa.” Valves switch, the pool pump goes to the pool heater’s speed, and the pool heater fires.
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Sunset · Lights on
Pool and spa lights turn on in your favorite color.
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Overnight · Freeze watch
If the air drops near freezing, freeze protection runs the pool pump to keep water moving.
Pro tip
Every pool heater needs a minimum water flow to fire. Automation can link the two, so the pool pump always speeds up when the pool heater turns on. That one setting prevents a lot of “my pool heater won’t light” calls. See our pool heater warning signs guide.
Pentair and Hayward systems we install
Pentair
Pictured: Pentair IntelliCenter pool and spa control system.
IntelliCenter
Pentair’s pool and spa control system.
- App
- Pentair Pool app
- Controls
- Pool pumps, pool heaters, lights, valves and water features
- Relays
- 5, expandable to 10
- Works with
- IntelliFlo3 pool pumps, MasterTemp pool heaters, IntelliBrite lights
Best forPools and spas with Pentair equipment that want everything on one touchscreen and app.
Hayward
Pictured: Hayward OmniHub pool and spa control system.
OmniHub
Hayward’s smart add-on pool and spa control.
- App
- OmniLogic app, plus Amazon Alexa
- Controls
- Up to 3 Hayward variable-speed pool pumps, pool heaters, lights, valves and water features
- Relays
- 1, expandable to 3
- Works with
- Hayward equipment and most other brands
Best forAdding smart control to an existing equipment pad without replacing everything.
Fresh & Clear job
Hayward automation install
Fresh & Clear job
Pentair automation install
Chemical automation for commercial pools
For HOA, apartment and hotel pools, chemical automation is the other half. A controller reads the water’s sanitizer level (ORP) and pH all day and feeds chlorine and acid as needed. It keeps the water steadier between service visits, which helps when the Health District inspects.
Steady chemistry, all day.
Commercial pH and ORP controller we installed and maintain.
Frequently asked questions
Can I add automation to my existing pool equipment?
Usually, yes. Systems like Hayward OmniHub are made to add on to existing pads and work with most brands, and Pentair IntelliCenter works with Pentair pool pumps, pool heaters and lights. We check your equipment and recommend the right system.
Can I heat my spa from my phone?
Yes. With automation, you can start the spa from the app. It switches the valves, sets the pool pump speed the pool heater needs, and fires the pool heater.
Does pool automation save money?
It can. Automation runs a variable-speed pool pump at low speed most of the day and only speeds up for jobs that need it, like the spa, pool heater or cleaner. It also makes sure equipment isn’t left on by accident.
Does automation protect my pool on cold nights?
Most systems include freeze protection that turns on the pool pump when the air gets near freezing. We make sure it’s turned on and set correctly.
Do you install chemical automation?
Yes. We install and repair chemical controllers that monitor and feed chlorine and acid automatically, especially for HOA, apartment and hotel pools.