Mike the Poolman

Title 20 Pool Information

Swimming Pool Energy Law

California Green Pool PumpsThe California Energy Commission’s Title 20 Efficiency Regulations require new or replacement filtration pumps for residential pools to meet certain energy efficiency standards. Specifically, pump motors used to filter pool water that were made on or after January 1, 2006, must operate at two or more speeds and such pumps may not be split-phase or capacitor start. The most common replacements are variable speed pumps due to their impressive energy savings. The Great Seal of the State of California

Title 20 Energy Law Specifics

Why?

California has over 1.5 million private residential, in-ground swimming pools.

When?

On January 1, 2008 all pool filtration pumps in California with a “Toal Horsepower” of 1.0 (HP x Service Factor) or larger must be a two-speed or variable speed pump.

Rebates

Unfortunately, rebates have sunsetted and are no longer available

Energy Audits

Mike the Poolman is a Certified Aquatic Equipment Installer with the State of California.
Contact Us to set up your swimming pool energy audit.

Variable Speed Pump Information and Installation

Visit our The Return on Investment page and Variable Speed Pumps page for information, statistics and videos.

Customer Testimonials

All testimonials are written by actual real-life customers

  • I was made aware of Mike's pool company by seeing one of his service trucks in my neighborhood and thought to give them a call. I recently moved into a new home with a pool that had been neglected over the past few years, and needed advice on how to ...

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  • I've had pools serviced in various places I've resided; Davis, Encinitas and Folsom; Mike The PoolMan (Mike Stinson) has been the best service provider that I've experienced. Mike's made complete repairs that most Pool Servicers won't touch. Mike is...

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  • I can't say enough good about Mike the Poolman.  When he came to my house to evaluate my pool issue, he first did a thorough review of my pool physically, looked at my pool controller settings, made several recommendations to me about how ...

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  • Julie EllingsonMeticulous Workmanship

    I am very happy with my experience with Mike the Poolman. He was responsive to my emails and went into depth to help me choose the rail ultimately installed in my pool.

    While there was a wait for the custom rail to be made and shipp...

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  • We bought a spa heater and had Mike install it. Mike is great to work with. He’s very knowledgeable and takes care of his customers. He is a hard worker and did a great job for us. We would recommend his services and will use him again. Thank yo...

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  • I cannot say enough good things about Mike! We had him install a new pump and controller and he was upfront and honest every step of the way. He gave us lots of good options for our needs and the quality of work was top notch. Most importantly, I fel...

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  • Thank you for the AMAZING pool service you and your team provide us. Your customer service is top notch. I really appreciate the attention to detail on our pool and the quick communications anytime you guys detect the slightest of issues with our poo...

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  • We needed a hand rail installed in our older pool.  Mike was consistently very responsive.  He offered a fair price and was always punctual.  He was especially helpful when we ran into a challenge installing the hand rail due to ...

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  • Mike and his company did a great job installing our swimming pool hand rail. Super responsive, very professional and true to his word!

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