Pool Maintenance
in Horison
Weekly, fortnightly, and monthly pool maintenance for Horison homes. Ridd's Aqua Centre is on Ontdekkers Road, in Horison itself. Free water testing on every visit. Trollip family running pool care across the West Rand since the late 1990s.
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The Horison shop is at 227 Ontdekkers, in Horison itself. The van is on your street in minutes.
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Water testing on every maintenance visit, and any time you walk into the Horison shop with a sample.
50+ yrs
Pool industry experience across the Trollip family team. Local advice that holds up under West Rand conditions.
Services We Run in Horison
Five core services, all running out of the Horison shop on Ontdekkers Road. Same staff, same vans, same chemicals across every job.
Pool Maintenance
Weekly, fortnightly, or monthly service routes through Horison. Chlorine, pH, vacuum, brush, backwash, equipment check. Free water test on every visit.
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Pool Cleaning
One-off deep cleans, post-storm cleanups, and event prep. WhatsApp a photo and we quote the same day. All chemicals included in the price.
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Free Water Testing
Bring a 500ml sample to the Horison shop. Five minute lab test. We tell you the exact chemicals, dose, and order to add them in. No charge, ever.
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Equipment Repair
Pump, filter, chlorinator, automation. We repair on site in Horison or in the workshop on Ontdekkers. Kreepy Krauly, Pentair, Quality, Baracuda parts in stock.
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Green Pool Recovery
Pool turned green? Same-day callouts in Horison. We shock, run, brush, and rebalance. Most pools swimmable again inside 72 hours. From R1,500.
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What a Horison
Pool Actually Needs
Horison sits in the middle of Roodepoort on hard JHB municipal supply. The water comes in with calcium and a high alkalinity reading on most days. Established homes in the suburb often have older filtration setups, sand filters that have not been re-bedded in years, and Kreepy Krauly cleaners that have done a decade of work.
Highveld summers hit Horison hard. Afternoon thunderstorms dump leaves, grit, and pollen into the pool, and the chlorine residual drops in a couple of hours. Mature trees on a lot of the older Horison properties add a constant leaf load. Winter is dry and cool, the pool can stay neglected for weeks, and the spring opening usually catches owners off guard with a green or grey tint.
We dose, brush, and schedule for Horison conditions. Calcium-hardness checks every visit. Stabiliser top-ups before summer. A heavier brushing rotation in spring. Filter media inspection at the start of each summer. The same routine across every Horison pool we maintain.
"Let us think about Swimming Pool Maintenance as a three legged bar stool. In order for it to stand, all three legs need to be in place. Should one of the legs be removed the stool will fall over. Just the same for a swimming pool, by approaching a pool problem by addressing the three critical issues, there should be no reason why we cannot solve any problem."
From Ridd's Pool Care Manual by Mervyn Trollip, 2008.
The three legs: sanitisation, filtration, water balance. Every Horison pool we maintain gets checked against all three on every visit. One slipping leg is the difference between a clear pool and a green one a fortnight later.
Six Reasons Horison Pool Owners Stay with Us
We have been on Ontdekkers Road since the Trollip family took over in the late 1990s. Most of our Horison customers have been on the books for years. The reasons rarely change.
The shop is in Horison
227 Ontdekkers Road sits in the middle of Horison. The van is on your street in minutes, not hours. Same-day callouts are normal for us here, not a favour.
50+ years pool industry experience
The Trollip family has run pool businesses since the late 1990s in Nelspruit and Roodepoort. Combined depth across the team is over 50 years. Mervyn Trollip wrote a pool care manual that still trains our staff.
Free water testing every visit
Other services charge you for a test, then sell you the wrong chemicals. We test free, on every maintenance visit and any time you walk into the Horison shop. The differentiator is built into the business.
We supply and we service
No middleman markup on chemicals or parts. The Kreepy Krauly that needs a new diaphragm is fixed with a part off our own shelf, not ordered in from a supplier three days away.
Flexible schedules
Weekly for the busy household, fortnightly for the careful owner, monthly through winter. Cancel or pause any month, no contract lock-in. Horison routes run Tuesday through Friday.
Highveld conditions, local know-how
Hard JHB municipal water, summer thunderstorms that dump leaves and dirt, dry winter air that drops levels fast. We dose for what Horison weather actually does to your pool, not a generic template.
227 Ontdekkers Road, Horison
The shop is opposite the main Ontdekkers commercial strip in Horison. Walk in with a 500ml water sample, walk out ten minutes later with the right chemicals and a clear plan. Most of our maintenance vans depart from this same address.
Ridd's Aqua Centre, 227 Ontdekkers Road, Horison, Roodepoort, 1724
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We Run Maintenance Routes Across the West Rand
Horison is where the shop sits, but the vans run through the rest of Roodepoort and the broader West Rand every week.
Florida
15 minutes east of the shop. Older homes, smaller pools, mature trees.
Pool maintenance in Florida →
Constantia Kloof
12 minutes north. Premium estates, automated systems, fibreglass pools.
Pool maintenance in Constantia Kloof →
Ruimsig
18 minutes north-west. Large erven, big pools, smallholding lifestyle.
Pool maintenance in Ruimsig →
Pool Maintenance in Horison FAQ
How often does my Horison pool need professional maintenance?
Weekly through summer (October to April), fortnightly through autumn, monthly through winter. Horison summers run hot with regular afternoon thunderstorms that knock chlorine flat and dump leaves. Weekly visits keep chemistry stable and stop algae before it starts. Monthly winter visits prevent the slow drift that costs you a green pool recovery in spring. We can tailor the schedule to your pool size, tree cover, and how often the family swims.
Do you charge a callout fee for Horison addresses?
No. The shop is on Ontdekkers Road, in Horison itself, so there is no driving distance to recover. Maintenance pricing is a flat per-visit rate whether you live two blocks from the shop or on the Florida side of the suburb. Other services build a callout premium into West Rand rates. We do not, because we do not have to.
What is included in your weekly maintenance visits?
Test the water, balance chlorine and pH, brush the walls and waterline, vacuum the floor, empty the weir and pump baskets, backwash the filter if needed, and run an equipment check. All routine chemicals are included. You get a short report after each visit showing what was done and added.
Can I just buy chemicals from you and do it myself?
Yes. Walk into the Horison shop with a 500ml water sample, we test it on the spot for free, and we tell you exactly what to add, how much, and in what order. We stock HTH, Africhem, Quality, and our own Ridd's Pool Accessories range. Most Horison DIY pool owners spend less than R400 a month on chemicals using our advice. We do not push the maintenance plan if you do not want it.
How quickly can you come out for a green-pool emergency in Horison?
Same-day in most cases. Send a WhatsApp photo to 073 894 8248 with your address, we will quote and book within the hour. Standard residential green pool recovery in Horison runs R1,500 to R3,000 depending on pool size and severity. We bring all chemicals, shock the pool, manage filtration, and visit daily until the water is clear. Most Horison pools are swimmable again inside 72 hours.
Do you maintain pools at small estates and complexes in Horison?
Yes. We service body corporates and small estates around Horison and the broader Roodepoort area. Estate work is typically a combined contract with consolidated billing and one dedicated technician across the visits. Send us the trustee or managing agent details on WhatsApp and we will quote a multi-pool monthly rate that beats individual owners booking separately.
What brands of equipment do you stock and service?
Kreepy Krauly, Pentair, Baracuda, Quality, HTH, Africhem, Cemcrete, Baileys Adhesives, and our own Ridd's Pool Accessories range. We are authorised dealers for the major brands, which means warranty work is done in-house. Spares for most common pumps, filters, and automatic cleaners sold in the West Rand over the last twenty years sit on the shelf at the Horison shop.
How do I book maintenance in Horison?
WhatsApp 073 894 8248 with your address and pool size, or phone the Horison shop on 011 763 1130 between 08:00 and 17:00 on weekdays. Saturday mornings 09:00 to 13:00. We confirm a route slot the same working day. First visit is usually within a week, often sooner for Horison addresses since the van runs through the suburb most days anyway.
Your Pool. Sorted.
Whether you need chemicals for a green pool, a new pump, regular maintenance, or advice from someone who has seen it all before. Ridd's Aqua Centre has been the Trollip family's business for over 50 years. Two branches. Free water testing. Everything but the water.
Walk in. Call. WhatsApp. We're here.