New Orleans Pool Builders provides professional variable-speed pumps & filtration in New Orleans, LA for homeowners across Greater New Orleans and the Northshore. In New Orleans an equipment pad fails from the ground up, not from the motor down. We set variable-speed pumps and cartridge, DE, or sand filtration on pads built for a city that floods, settles, and loses power for days at a time.
Start with height. The water table sits close to the surface here, and slabs poured flat on grade thirty years ago have since tilted with the soil, dragging unions out of square and putting steady strain on suction lines. We rebuild the pad first, raised and pitched to drain, before a new pump ever gets bolted down. New equipment circuits get permitted and the bonding grid stays intact.
Then power. A storm that takes Entergy service out for a week leaves a still pool in warm water, and it turns green long before the lights come back. A variable-speed pump draws little enough on low speed that a modest generator can keep water moving, so we label the circuit with that in mind. If a motor went under in the flood, replace it rather than dry it out and hope.
Federal efficiency rules have made variable-speed the standard replacement for most pumps since 2021, so the real question is not which pump but how many hours you will pay for. Our season runs long and algae pressure never fully stops here, so the pool that stays clear is the one that runs slow and long. Low speed is where the savings on an Entergy bill live.
Humidity does the slower damage. A pad that stays damp under a fence line rusts motor housings, corrodes conduit fittings, and gives wasps and rodents a dry place inside a motor canopy, so we leave air around the equipment and keep debris off it. Cartridge filtration is our default: no backwashing, which matters in a flat city drained by pumps, and you rinse the elements a few times a year.
DE earns its place under live oaks and on any pool coming back from a bloom, and sand is a fair call on a large pool where the backwash has somewhere legitimate to go. We size filters generously, rebuild manifolds and valve sets that grew by accretion over decades, and replace seals, impellers, and motors. Do the pad work before June, not after the first named storm.
With 15+ years of experience, our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — gunite and shotcrete construction, hydrostatic relief valves for a high water table, PebbleTec and quartz interior finishes, travertine and brick coping with glass waterline tile, variable-speed pumps and cartridge or DE filtration, saltwater chlorination — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve New Orleans and nearby communities including Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Harvey.
The Full Scope
Everything our variable-speed pumps & filtration in New Orleans covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of variable-speed pumps & filtration work in New Orleans, LA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- variable-speed pool pump installation
- energy efficient pool pumps
- cartridge filter installation
- DE filter installation and repair
- sand filter replacement
- pool filter cleaning and cartridge replacement
- pump motor replacement
- pump basket and seal repair
- pool manifold and valve rebuild
- booster pumps for pool cleaners
- noisy pool pump repair
- storm damaged pump replacement
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our New Orleans services.
Materials, equipment and how we do variable-speed pumps & filtration
The difference between variable-speed pumps & filtration that lasts and variable-speed pumps & filtration that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with gunite and shotcrete construction, hydrostatic relief valves for a high water table, PebbleTec and quartz interior finishes, travertine and brick coping with glass waterline tile, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every New Orleans job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. 15+ years of pool work in Greater New Orleans and the Northshore means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do variable-speed pumps & filtration outside New Orleans
New Orleans Pool Builders covers New Orleans and the surrounding communities of Greater New Orleans and the Northshore. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Metairie, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 143,500
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Kenner, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 66,400
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Gretna, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 17,800
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Harvey, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 22,200
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Marrero, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 32,400
- Variable-Speed Pumps & Filtration in Terrytown, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 25,300
Start on the New Orleans Pool Builders homepage for a free estimate, or call (833) 997-8112 and describe the job.
Why New Orleans Chooses New Orleans Pool Builders
- ✓Over 15 years building and servicing pools across Greater New Orleans and the Northshore
- ✓Built for our water table: hydrostatic relief valves, dewatering plans, and subsidence-aware design
- ✓Hurricane preparation and post-storm restoration handled in-house
- ✓Licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, insured, and bonded
Want a written variable-speed pumps & filtration estimate in New Orleans?
Call (833) 997-8112 or send the short form — no pressure, same-day reply on most requests.
The standards behind variable-speed pumps & filtration
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The variable-speed pumps & filtration work we do in New Orleans follows published industry standards: Pool & Hot Tub Alliance publishes the ANSI/APSP construction and barrier standards, and American Red Cross water safety sets out the layered-protection guidance every pool owner should read. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every variable-speed pumps & filtration project in New Orleans gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or the whole property. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (833) 997-8112 for a free variable-speed pumps & filtration free estimate in New Orleans, or request a quote on our contact page and we'll get right back to you.