Rauri is such a good person, and is really taking care of our pool equipment. We had issues with the new heater that wasn’t working and he went to bat with the manufacturer to replace a that was out of warranty. He has fixed leaking joints on the equipment as well as rework our electrical box so that the pool runs more efficiently than how the original pool company had set up our equipment. He is very courteous, prompt, and really knows his stuff. Highly recommend him.
Kyle G.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Oakland, CA
Had an issue with my Spa leaking from inside. I called him and he came out and took care of the issue right away. Couldn’t have been any nicer of a guy and great to chat with. I’ll be using him for any issues I have.
Christie d.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
Ruari has been a terrific resource. We have used a different pool service and I needed some new equipment/advice. He spent a significant amount of time walking us through different options for our pool — which had some pretty outdated equipment. We decided we weren’t quite ready to invest at the time of our initial conversation. We called him back a year later and he remembered us and was at our house within 2 days. He provided an updated quote and installed new(fabulous!) equipment within 1 week. Amazing service. Totally trustworthy. GREAT find. Thanks Ruari!(If only I could correctly pronounce his name.)
Nicole F.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
I have been highly impressed with Ruari since working with him the beginning of May this year. As a first time pool owner, Ruari took a lot of time explaining all that we needed to know about solar heating, salt conversion, energy savings, and more. He is extremely knowledgable and takes time to address any concerns and questions. He came up with a quote very rapidly that seemed affordable and was able to take care of the salt installation in a very timely manner so we could enjoy our pool for the summer. When I had a problem with the pool cleaner over the weekend recently, he graciously came over to my house on his day off(Sunday) and spent an hour with me trouble shooting until the problem was fixed. He saved us from burning out our pump! I highly recommend Celtic Pool Services.
Jeremy B.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Francisco, CA
High pressure leak draining into the hillside supporting our deck. Time was of the essence. Ruari came by within the hour, immediately diagnosed the situation and identified the valve that needed to be shut off. Success. Then he would not accept payment for such an easy fix. Thanks, Ruairi!
Ilya K.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
Ruairi has done a great job modernizing our pool and fixing the original design issues on the way. He is smart, efficient, flexible and charges a fair price for his services.
Sean M.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Clayton, CA
If you had asked me earlier this year it would’ve been a five. But unfortunately for Ruairi(who we have been using for over five years), he decided to just stop service without telling me because he was pissed off about my installing pool equipment without telling him. I had to call him. I can understand his reaction. But his absolutely unprofessional behavior(acting like my three year old) means that everyone out there(including you four who like him) need to beware. He has no customer loyalty and will let your pool go into disrepair(I spent over $ 200 getting rid of green algae).
Barb W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Berkeley, CA
Finally! A reliable and intelligent pool service person. We recently found Ruairi(pronounced Rory). He is a gem. Really understands pool systems, can figure out problems, is extremely knowledgeable, smart, & full of energy. We have used other pool service companies in the past who completely messed up our system. Ruairi and Celtic Pool Service cleaned it up – Very quickly and concisely. We are very pleased to have found Celtic Pool Service. Highly recommended!
Becky W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
Ruairi and the guys at Celtic Pool are great. While they provide standard pool services in a timely and efficient manner, the real benefit is Ruairi’s knowledge. He helped us figure out which pool fence and gate to get to protect our kids, he helped us figure out how to do a solar heating system, and he’s just knows his stuff so that when I ask him about any issues that come up, he’s got an answer or knows where to find one. He’s smart, reliable, and a good guy.
Warren h.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
Working with Ruairi at Celtic pool has been an overall excellent experience. Ruairi, upgraded our pool in Piedmont to a salt water pool, adding variable speed pumps, computer control and increased the efficiency of our pool plumbing, which incorporates a roof mounted solar water system. The new pumps have dramatically reduced our energy use and costs just as he said they would, and the salt system has kept me away from the pool store, with much less chemicals required to maintain pool chemistry! Ruairi is a wonderful person who is very innovative and really knows his pool systems — he’s always thinking, looking for unique ways to save you money and doing it all while being very cost effective.
Epi C.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Moraga, CA
We had a leak in our pool and couldn’t identify the cause(we were actually hoping the H2O was evaporating faster due to global warming). I just continued to add water and figured that it’s what happens with an older pool. As time went by, it became clear that our solution was expensive and that the problem cannot be blamed on the thinning ozone layer. We called Celtic Pool Service for help. Ruairi was the right man for the job. He was able to diagnose the source of the leak and also solve the problem in a creative and cost-effective way. He saved us a lot of $$. We hired Ruairi to provide ongoing maintenance and have been very happy with the service. We highly recommend this company. Ruairi is knowledgeable, honest, friendly and even our dog likes him. If you need pool repair or service, call this guy!