Photo log / North Valley routes

Pools on the route, in the frame.

These are pools from Lakeside’s weekly routes across Paradise Valley, Scottsdale and Carefree: the ones that stay in order, the ones that came in green, and the equipment pads behind the fence.

Each set below is grouped by what the visit was about. The captions name the material in the frame, so you can see the pool deck, the tile or the filter for what it is.

Set 01

Clear water

Infinity edges, a raised spa and travertine decks across the valley. This is the water the weekly list is written to keep: brushed walls, skimmed surface, emptied baskets, balanced pH and chlorine.

Infinity-edge pool at a hillside home with a raised spa and Camelback Mountain beyond
Infinity edge, raised spa, Camelback beyond
Flat pool water mirroring a storm sky
Flat water mirroring a storm sky
Turquoise vanishing-edge pool with a skimmer net and pole on the deck and the valley below
Vanishing edge, valley below
Infinity edge under storm clouds with the valley below
Infinity edge under storm clouds
Raised spa with black tile, a travertine deck and a mountain horizon
Black tile spa on a travertine deck
Pool with a travertine deck, a skimmer net, an orange lounger and mountains behind
Travertine deck, skimmer net, orange lounger
Set 02

Green to clean, drained to refilled

Work in progress and starting points: a green pool before the cleanup, a pool and spa shell drained for work, and two side-by-side collages. Green pool cleanups and acid washes start from frames like these.

Pool with murky green water before a cleanup
Green, murky water before the cleanup
Side-by-side collage of a drained pool and a pool with green water
Drained pool beside green water
Drained pool and spa shell with a hose lying in it
Drained pool and spa shell, hose in the shell
Side-by-side collage of a clean spa and a green spa
Spa, clean water beside green
Set 03

Equipment pads

Filters, pumps and plumbing, where the weekly visit checks filter pressure and looks for leaks. Pentair, Jandy and Hayward equipment is serviced, repaired and replaced.

Two equipment pads shown together, with a filter, valves and plumbing
Filter, valves and plumbing on two pads
A DE filter and pump mounted beside a block wall
DE filter and pump on a block wall

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