Álvaro Santos, pool technician on the Costa del Sol. Complete installations for new-build pools —pipework, filtration, salt chlorination and heat pumps—, breakdowns and weekly maintenance. If you build the pool, I get it running. Free quote and direct contact — always the same person.
Santos Pools & Garden · Marbella
Real work in villas and communities across the Costa del Sol: plant rooms built from scratch, breakdowns fixed and green pools brought back to swimmable water.
Green pool
Shock treatment
Pools on maintenance
Before and after
Finished pool
Plant room
Filter and valves
Salt chlorinator
Electrical panel
Valve manifold
Pipework in the trench
Labelled valves
Complete installations, breakdowns and maintenance. No subcontractors, no middlemen: everything to do with the pool except building the shell — the builder does that, and I take care of the rest.
Complete pipework and plant room: pump, filter, valves and electrical panel. A tidy installation, sized to the real volume of the pool, commissioned and running.
View serviceN.º 02Supply, return, skimmers and main drain set out and installed before the concrete goes in. Regular work for builders who put up the shell and leave the installation to me.
View serviceN.º 03Installation and servicing of salt chlorination: fewer chemicals, softer water and a lower running cost.
View serviceN.º 04Heating the pool to extend the swimming season. Installation, commissioning and servicing of the unit.
View serviceN.º 05Weekly visits all year round: water testing, chlorine and pH, cleaning the floor and baskets, and checking the filtration equipment.
View serviceN.º 06Faults with the pump, filter, multiport valve or electrical panel. Diagnosed on the visit and repaired with branded spare parts.
View serviceN.º 07A green or cloudy pool back to crystal-clear water in two days: shock treatment, flocculation, brushing and continuous filtration.
View serviceN.º 08The sand compacts and the filter stops filtering. We replace the media, check the laterals and leave the filter like new.
View serviceN.º 09Regrouting the mosaic tiling, sealing joints and treating rust on ladders and fixings. A sound pool again.
View servicePlenty of construction firms build the pool, but the pipework and the equipment are a different trade. That part is mine: the pre-installation of the pipework before the concrete goes in and, once the shell is finished, the full plant room, the salt chlorination, the heat pump and the electrical panel. From an empty hole to a pool that is full and running.
Garden maintenance, new gardens and palm tree pruning in Marbella and the Costa del Sol. If we already look after your pool, the garden goes into the same visit: one point of contact for the whole outside of the house.

Lawn, hedges, shrub pruning, irrigation and clean-up on regular visits, on their own or together with pool maintenance.
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New gardens from start to finish: ground, automatic irrigation, lawn, Mediterranean planting, paths and lighting.
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Dead fronds, clusters and fruit removed from Canary Island, date and Washingtonia palms, working at height and taking all the waste away.
View serviceDirect contact with Álvaro from start to finish. The person you speak to is the one who builds the installation, fixes the breakdown and looks after the pool. No middlemen.
The person you speak to is the one who builds the installation and the one who comes to the pool every week. You always deal with the same person.
Water testing, chlorine and pH, cleaning the floor and baskets and checking the equipment. Every week, not just when something breaks.
This isn't a side service inside a gardening company: Álvaro works on pools and nothing else.
Salt chlorinators and heat pumps from leading brands, sized to the real volume of your pool.
Álvaro Santos · Santos Pools
Four steps. No middlemen, no endless forms, no "we'll call you back".
Tell me by phone or WhatsApp what's wrong with the pool. I'll come and assess it with no obligation.
I measure chlorine, pH and salt and check the pump, filter and pipework. If it's an installation, I take measurements and work out the equipment the pool needs.
I tell you what needs doing and what it costs before starting. The price you accept is the price you pay.
I do the work and check the water again afterwards. If you take on maintenance, every week.
Every job is backed up in writing. If anything isn't as agreed, we come back.
On annual contracts the pool is checked every week, including outside the swimming season.
Pumps, filters, salt chlorinators and heat pumps from recognised manufacturers, with their warranty.
The quote you accept is what you pay. No last-minute extras, no surprises at the end.
Can't see your question? Message us on WhatsApp and we'll reply within 2 hours.
I don't build the concrete shell. Everything else, yes: the pre-installation of the pipework before concreting, the full plant room, the salt chlorinator, the heat pump, the electrical panel, the filling and the commissioning. From an empty hole to a pool that's ready to swim in.
Yes — it's a good part of my work. I work with construction firms that build the pool and leave the pipework and the equipment to me. I fit in with the site schedule: the pre-installation before concreting and the rest once the shell is finished.
Pumps that won't start or lose flow, filters that no longer filter, multiport valves sending water to waste, leaking valves, electrical panels and timers. Diagnosis on the visit and repair with quality replacement parts.
If you use the pool often, yes: it cuts chemical consumption a lot and the water is gentler on skin and eyes. It does need maintenance — the plates scale up — but the annual cost comes down.
It depends on the unit, the volume of the pool and whether there's a thermal cover. With a properly sized pump the pool is usable well beyond the summer. What doesn't pay off is fitting an undersized unit to save money: it ends up running flat out and costing more. I'll tell you what your pool needs before you buy anything.
A weekly visit with a water analysis, chlorine and pH adjustment, cleaning of the floor, walls, baskets and skimmers, filter backwash and a check of the pump and valves. If I spot a fault, I tell you before touching anything.
Yes, and without emptying it in most cases. With shock treatment, flocculant, brushing and continuous filtration a green pool is back to crystal clear in about two days.
Yes, and that's when it makes most sense. Winter is the time for sand changes, regrouting, repairs and new installations too: you reach May with everything done instead of a green pool and a waiting list.
Marbella, San Pedro de Alcántara, Nueva Andalucía, Estepona, Fuengirola, Mijas, La Cala de Mijas, Benalmádena and Calahonda. If your urbanisation isn't on the list, just ask.
Western Costa del Sol, from Estepona to Benalmádena. If your urbanisation isn't listed, just ask — I usually cover it.
Free quote, no obligation. Reach me on WhatsApp or by phone.
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