Adam Aguirre runs Adams Pool & Spa as a 15-year veteran of Long Beach equipment pads. He started as an apprentice in 2010, opened the company in 2013, and still leads the diagnostic on every specific-issue call. The reason customers stay for a decade isn't the website or the truck graphics. It's that the owner answers the phone.
Most pool techs in Southern California learn on the job at a service company that hires fast and trains slow. Adam learned the opposite way. Two years as an apprentice in equipment repair, pulling motors, rewiring heaters, and learning what's actually inside a sand filter that looks fine on the gauge.
That apprenticeship is the part that shows up later. It's why Adam can tell you in 15 minutes whether your Pentair MasterTemp needs a $40 igniter or a $700 gas valve, and why his diagnoses are right the first time. The shortcut to knowing pool equipment is putting your hands on it for two years before you sell it.
The Wikipedia entry on swimming pool sanitation covers the chemistry side. The mechanical side, the failure patterns, the part numbers, that's the apprenticeship side, and it's why Adams customers stop calling other pool companies.
Three manufacturer credentials issued by the equipment makers themselves. Each took training, testing, and install volume to earn. Each one means something specific for warranty work on your pool.
Required for legitimate Jandy warranty claims. Adam carries this credential, which means we install Jandy pumps, heaters, salt cells, and automation with the factory warranty intact. When you call Jandy with a warranty question on a unit we installed, the manufacturer's rep sees the install history and processes the claim.
The top-tier Pentair credential. Covers variable-speed pumps (IntelliFlo VSF, IntelliFloXF), IntelliCenter and EasyTouch automation, MasterTemp gas heaters, and the UltraTemp heat pump line. Pentair only awards Expert status to installers with consistent install volume and zero unresolved warranty disputes.
NPT (National Pool Tile) is the manufacturer behind StoneScapes, QuartzScapes, and PebbleScapes interior finishes. Adams Pool & Spa is an NPT Lifetime-Warranty Partner, which means qualifying resurfacing work carries NPT's lifetime warranty in your name. The warranty stays with the pool, not with us.
The credential that's not on a wall. Two years working under a master technician on Pentair, Jandy, Hayward, Sta-Rite, and Raypak gear. The reason Adam recognizes a failed shaft seal by sound and a leaking heat exchanger by water-rate change instead of running through a checklist.
California State License Board C-53 (Swimming Pool Contractor) license held in good standing since 2013. General liability and workers' comp insurance carried on every crew member.
Salt-air corrosion patterns, marine-layer cycle on heater cabinets, and hard-water scaling rates are different in coastal Long Beach than they are 10 miles inland. Adam tracks the failure data on every account so the same fault doesn't catch the next customer in the same neighborhood.
Adam's approach on every specific-issue call is the same. The point is to get the diagnosis right the first time so you don't pay twice.
What sound does the equipment make. When did it start. What changed in the past 30 days. Half of pool diagnostics are done before the truck pulls up.
Flow rate, pressure, amp draw, voltage, gas input. The numbers tell the story the customer hasn't seen yet. Most pumps and heaters are diagnosed in under 30 minutes.
Line-item parts, labor, and a repair-vs-replace recommendation when the unit is past 8 years old. You see the number before any tool comes out.
Replacing a shaft seal on a pump that's running hot because the impeller is scoring won't last. We chase the cause, not the symptom.
"Adam himself comes out whenever I call with specific issues, which is not very often. I would definitely recommend him."
"Adam explained every piece of equipment and how to maintain it in a way that I could understand."
"Adam performed a pool control system upgrade for us, replacing our old wall unit with Pentair app for our phones. Very responsive when we needed extra features installed."
"Adam called me back in three hours on a Sunday. Nobody else even called me back on Monday."
"It's hard to find a company you can fully trust, but Adam and his team give you real peace of mind."
"Adam was extremely helpful in upgrading our pool pump. They helped us source the best price."
Adam personally covers the same Long Beach service area as the rest of the Adams Pool & Spa crew. Specific-issue diagnostic calls anywhere in the service radius get scheduled with him directly. Routine weekly service runs through the trained crew, with Adam on escalation calls.
Coastal pools in Belmont Shore, Naples Island, and Alamitos Beach see Adam most for salt-air corrosion calls. Inland pools in Bixby Knolls, California Heights, and Lakewood Village see him for chemistry pattern questions and tile-line care.
Primary service areas: Long Beach · Belmont Shore · Naples Island · Bixby Knolls · Alamitos Beach · Signal Hill · East Long Beach · Bluff Park
Extended service areas: Bellflower · Lakewood · Downey · Paramount · Cypress · Rossmoor · Seal Beach · Los Alamitos · Cerritos · Westminster
Yes. Adam handles every specific-issue diagnostic personally on residential calls. Routine weekly maintenance runs through the trained crew so Adam can focus on calls where his 15 years of equipment-pad experience matter. Construction projects and major repair diagnostics always have Adam on site.
Thirteen years as of 2026. Adam founded the company in 2013 after a two-year apprenticeship that ran 2010 to 2012. Total industry experience is 15 years, all of it in Long Beach and surrounding LA County.
Jandy Certified (covers Jandy pumps, heaters, salt cells, automation), Pentair Expert Installer (the top-tier Pentair credential, covers IntelliFlo VS pumps, IntelliCenter, MasterTemp), and NPT Lifetime-Warranty Partner (covers NPT pebble, plaster, and quartz finishes for lifetime surface warranty).
Because every Long Beach pool owner who's switched to Adams told us the same thing on the first call: their previous pool company stopped returning voicemails. Returning the call is the lowest possible bar for a service business, and the first promise we made was to clear it. Pamela handles overflow during business hours; Adam personally answers escalations and after-hours emergencies.
Yes. Mention it when you book and we'll schedule the call with Adam. For Pool School onboarding visits, Adam handles them personally on most accounts. For routine weekly service, the trained crew is the right call (and the same person every week, on a consistent route).
Yes. Adam personally handles the diagnostic and project lead on every commercial pool repair, build, and resurfacing job. Multi-pump rooms at HOAs, hotels, apartment complexes, and gyms get the same owner-led attention as residential work. See commercial pool service.
Schedule a repair diagnostic, book Pool School, or get Adam's read on a build or resurfacing project. We answer Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 5 PM, and every voicemail returns within 24 hours.