Leaks
Water disappearing, wet spots, a level that never holds. We pressure-test lines, check fittings and find the leak before it becomes a rebuild.
Independent technician · reefsidecairns.com
Pool technician. Cleaning on request.
Leaks, gear that won’t run, a handover if you just bought the house — and weekly or monthly cleans if you ask. Cairns and the whole Far North.
- Diagnose first
- Far jobs, small call-out
- Chemicals extra, cheap
- Fully insured
The work
The job is the problem. Cleaning if you want it.
Reefside is a Cairns-based pool technician. The job is leaks, plant that won’t start, water that won’t come good, and walking a new owner through the box in the corner they inherited with the house.
Cleaning exists — weekly or monthly, on request. Chemicals are never bundled into the visit. They’re billed extra, and we keep them cheap.
What we do
Fix first. Clean if you ask.
Gear that won’t run
Dead pump, no pressure, noisy motor, salt cell that’s given up, chlorinator in fault. Diagnose first, then repair or replace — no upsell theatre.
New-home handover
Just bought the house and the pool is a mystery. We walk the plant, test the water, and tell you what to do, how often, and what can wait.
Green, cloudy, after the wet
Algae, swamp water, cyclone silt. Shock, floc, vacuum-to-waste and balance until it’s swim-ready. We say how long before we start.
Salt & chlorine systems
Cell clean, chlorinator setup, pH probes, acid dosing, sanitiser faults. The box has to work — pretty water doesn’t last otherwise.
A second look
Someone told you to dump a bucket of this and hope. We test, explain what’s actually wrong, and leave you a simple list — not a lecture.
Weekly or monthly cleans
On request, not by default. Skim, vacuum, brush, baskets, water test. Chemicals are billed extra and kept cheap — you only pay for what the water needs.
Holiday houses
Empty for weeks, guests on Friday. A one-off rescue or a clean on the roster if you want one. Same rule: chemicals extra, priced low.
New owners
Just bought. Don’t know the pool. That’s normal.
Settlement dumped a pump, a chlorinator and a body of water on you. We come out, walk every bit of plant, test the water, and leave a list you can actually follow: what to do this week, once a month, and when to call someone back.
No franchise script. No “sign up for weekly or else.” If you want to run it yourself after that, good. If you want a clean roster later, also fine.
Green to glass
Drag the handle. That’s a few days’ work.
Wet season, empty house, or a pump that died in February. Most backyard pools are swim-ready in two to four days. Chemicals for the recovery are billed extra — green water drinks a lot, and we don’t hide that in the visit price.
Rescue a green pool
Callouts
The job, a handover, or a clean if you want one.
Chemicals are never included. They’re billed on what the water needs, and we keep them cheap.
Diagnose & fix
Main workQuotedon the job
The main work. Leaks, dead plant, water that won’t come good.
- On-site diagnosis
- Repair or a clear next step
- Photo and a plain-English note
- Chemicals extra, kept cheap
Handover
One visitnew owners
Just bought. Don’t know the pool. Leave knowing what to do.
- Walk the pump, filter, chlorinator
- Water test and what it means
- What to do weekly, monthly, never
- When to call a tech back
Cleans
from $79per visit
Weekly or monthly — only if you ask. Chemicals extra.
- Full clean + water test
- Weekly or monthly roster
- Chemicals billed cheap, not bundled
- Cancel with a week’s notice
Service area
Palm Cove to wherever you are.
Cairns is home. We cover the whole Far North. Jobs a long way out of town pick up a small call-out — that’s the only extra.
Northern Beaches
Palm Cove · Clifton Beach · Kewarra · Trinity Beach · Yorkeys Knob · Holloways
Cairns & suburbs
CBD · Edge Hill · Freshwater · Redlynch · Smithfield · Edmonton
South
Gordonvale · Babinda · Innisfail · Mission Beach · Tully
North & Tablelands
Port Douglas · Mossman · Kuranda · Mareeba · Atherton · Yungaburra
Type a suburb. We cover the Far North. A small call-out only if you’re a long way from Cairns.
How it works
Diagnose. Fix. Explain. Clean on request.
01
Tell us what’s wrong
A photo of the water, the box, or the leak. Suburb and a callback number. We pick up any hour, seven days.
02
We diagnose on site
Ute, test kit, gauges. Cairns or a long way out, same diagnosis. Far jobs pick up a small call-out. You get the truth before the invoice.
03
Fix it
Leak, pump, cell, green water. Then a note in plain English. Chemicals, if needed, are billed extra and kept cheap.
04
Clean only if you want
Weekly or monthly if you want it. Plenty of people just want it fixed and to run it themselves.
On the tools
The Far North, in the water.
Clients
Fixed. Explained. Not upsold.
“Just settled in Edmonton. Didn’t know a salt cell from a skimmer. One visit, a list on the fridge, and I can actually run the thing.”
“Pool was dropping overnight. Two other blokes wanted to start digging. He found the fitting, fixed it that afternoon.”
“Chlorinator in fault all wet season. He rebuilt the cell, explained why it kept dying, and didn’t try to sell me a weekly clean.”
Questions
Straight answers.
Book
Tell us what’s wrong.
Call any time — 0493 955 764. Monday to Sunday, 24 hours.
