Fontana Pool Builders provides professional pool automation & smart controls in Fontana, CA for residential and commercial properties across the Inland Empire. Pool automation in Fontana is what turns your Title 20 variable-speed pump from a legal requirement into an actual saving, because a variable-speed motor only pays back if it runs long and slow rather than short and hard, and nobody manages that with a mechanical timer.
A modern controller schedules the pump at the correct RPM for each task, switches valve actuators between pool and spa, fires the heater from your phone, runs the cleaner, and handles the light shows.
There is a second reason automation pays here that matters more in the Inland Empire than almost anywhere. Time-of-use electricity rates make the difference between filtering at 4pm on a 108-degree August afternoon and filtering overnight a genuinely large number across a season.
A controller lets you shift the bulk of your run time into off-peak hours automatically, which no timer clock and certainly no human is going to maintain by hand.
Pentair IntelliCenter, Hayward OmniLogic, and Jandy iAquaLink are the three platforms we install most, and the right answer is usually whichever brand your existing pump, heater, and salt system already speak, because mixing manufacturers adds relays and cost for no functional gain.
Chemical automation with ORP and pH probes is the next tier.
In hard local water where pH climbs steadily and intense sun burns chlorine off fast, automated dosing genuinely stabilizes water that would otherwise swing hard between weekly service visits, and on a pool with heavy family use in July that is the difference between clear and cloudy.
Our advice for a first pool, and it costs us the upsell sometimes: automate the pump, heater, valves, and lights, live with it a full year, and then decide about chemical dosing. Plenty of homeowners find weekly service plus basic automation is everything they need.
We also retrofit controls onto older pools, which normally means new valve actuators, a subpanel, and a relay board rather than discarding serviceable equipment.
With 15+ years of experience, our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — custom 3D pool design, gunite and shotcrete shells, C-53 licensed pool construction, Lytle Creek alluvial cobble excavation, pebble, mini-pebble and quartz interior finishes, glass and porcelain waterline tile — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Fontana and nearby communities including San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Pomona.
What We Handle
Everything our pool automation & smart controls in Fontana covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of pool automation & smart controls work in Fontana, CA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- pool automation Fontana
- Pentair IntelliCenter installation
- Hayward OmniLogic controls
- Jandy iAquaLink system
- smartphone pool control app
- automatic chemical feeders and ORP control
- pH and chlorine dosing automation
- valve actuators and pool spa switching
- automation retrofit for older pools
- variable-speed pump scheduling
- pool light and feature scheduling
- energy cost and off-peak scheduling
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Fontana services.
Materials, equipment and how we do pool automation & smart controls
The difference between pool automation & smart controls that lasts and pool automation & smart controls that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with custom 3D pool design, gunite and shotcrete shells, C-53 licensed pool construction, Lytle Creek alluvial cobble excavation, 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 Fontana 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 the Inland Empire 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 pool automation & smart controls outside Fontana
Fontana Pool Builders covers Fontana and the surrounding communities of the Inland Empire. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County, population 222,000
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in Ontario, CA — San Bernardino County, population 175,000
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in Rancho Cucamonga, CA — San Bernardino County, population 174,000
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in Pomona, CA — Los Angeles County, population 151,000
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in Rialto, CA — San Bernardino County, population 104,000
- Pool Automation & Smart Controls in Chino, CA — San Bernardino County, population 91,000
Start on the Fontana Pool Builders homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Fontana Chooses Fontana Pool Builders
- ✓Over 15 years designing and building pools across the Inland Empire
- ✓C-53 Swimming Pool and Spa Contractor licensing, CSLB regulated
- ✓3D design first, so you walk the pool before anyone breaks ground
- ✓Cobble and alluvial excavation quoted as an honest range, not billed later
The standards behind pool automation & smart controls
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The pool automation & smart controls work we do in Fontana 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 pool automation & smart controls project in Fontana gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. 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 (844) 511-2320 for a free pool automation & smart controls free estimate in Fontana, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.