Welcome to Smart Pool. You made a great choice — and we're genuinely grateful you're here. 🙏
This first guide covers the most fundamental thing: turning your pool, spa, and lights on and off. It sounds simple, but doing it from your phone — or with your voice, from anywhere — changes everything about how you experience your pool.
Your Pool on Your iPhone
When you open Smart Pool, you'll see your pool's live status right on the home screen. Everything your IntelliCenter system controls is right there: pool, spa, lights, waterfall, jets — all in one tap.
Screenshot: Smart Pool Home Screen
Live status, one-tap controls, temperature at a glanceTurning on the Pool
Tap the Pool toggle. Done. Smart Pool sends the command to your IntelliCenter system instantly — the same way the official Pentair app does, but faster and without the extra steps.
Turning on the Spa
Tap the Spa toggle. The spa turns on, the jets activate, and — if you've set a spa temperature — your heater starts working toward your target. You can check back in a few minutes and the temperature will be climbing.
💡 Pro tip
Set your spa temperature in advance. Smart Pool will remember it, so every time you tap "Spa On," it starts heating to your preferred temperature automatically.
Pool Lights
Pool lights are one of the most fun parts of a smart pool. Smart Pool gives you full control of your light color and mode directly from your phone.
Screenshot: Light Color Picker
Choose any color or light show mode for pool and spa lights independentlyYou can set pool and spa lights to different colors independently. Want blue pool lights and white spa lights for a dinner party? Done in two taps.
Control from Anywhere
One of the most practical things about Smart Pool is that it works from anywhere with an internet connection — not just when you're home on Wi-Fi.
This means you can:
- Turn on the spa on your drive home from work
- Check if you left the pool running while on vacation
- Turn the pool off from bed without getting up
- Let a guest turn on the lights from inside while you're still at the grill
Siri & iOS Shortcuts
Already have Smart Pool on your iPhone? You can also use Siri. Add Smart Pool commands to the Shortcuts app and trigger them with a single phrase — or as part of an automation when you arrive home.
Screenshot: iOS Shortcuts with Smart Pool
Automate your pool with Siri and iOS ShortcutsThe Complete Alexa Command List
Every command Smart Pool understands. Say "Alexa, ask Smart Pool to…" then any of the phrases below. Or say "Alexa, open Smart Pool" first — then you can drop the "ask Smart Pool" part and just say the command directly.
Power move: Say "Alexa, open Smart Pool" to start a session. Then just say "turn on the spa" — no full phrase needed. Your Echo remembers you're in Smart Pool until you say "exit."
🏊 Pool & Spa
"Turn on the pool"
✓ Pool turned on.
"Turn off the pool"
✓ Pool turned off.
"Turn on the spa"
✓ Spa turned on.
"Turn off the spa"
✓ Spa turned off.
"What's the pool temperature?"
✓ Pool is 78 degrees.
"What's the pool status?"
✓ Pool is on at 78°, Spa is off at 68°.
🌡️ Temperature & Heating
"Set the spa temperature to 102"
✓ Spa temperature set to 102 degrees.
"Set the pool temperature to 85"
✓ Pool temperature set to 85 degrees.
"Turn on the heater"
✓ Heater turned on.
"Turn off the heater"
✓ Heater turned off.
"Heat the spa to 102 by 8 PM"
✓ Heating to 102° — ready by 8 PM.
"How long until the spa is ready?"
✓ About 47 minutes at current rate.
💡 Pool & Spa Lights
"Turn on the pool lights"
✓ Pool lights on.
"Turn off the spa lights"
✓ Spa lights off.
"Set the pool lights to blue"
✓ Pool lights set to blue.
"Set the lights to party mode"
✓ Lights set to party mode.
"Set the spa lights to white"
✓ Spa lights set to white.
"Set the lights to romance mode"
✓ Lights set to romance mode.
Light colors: blue, red, green, white, magenta. Show modes: party, romance, caribbean, american, sunset, royale. All work for pool lights, spa lights, or both.
⚙️ Pool Features
"Turn on the jets"
✓ Jets turned on.
"Turn on the waterfall"
✓ Waterfall turned on.
"Turn on the blower"
✓ Blower turned on.
"Turn on the spillway"
✓ Spillway turned on.
"Turn on the high speed pump"
✓ High speed pump on.
"Turn off everything"
✓ All features turned off.
🎬 Scenes
"Run Movie Night"
✓ Loading scene: Movie Night.
"Load my Saturday Night scene"
✓ Loading scene: Saturday Night.
"Save current scene as Swim Party"
✓ Saved scene: Swim Party.
"List my scenes"
✓ You have 3 scenes: Movie Night, Swim Party, Bedtime.
"Delete scene Bedtime"
✓ Scene Bedtime deleted.
"Schedule Movie Night for Fridays at 7 PM"
✓ Scheduled Movie Night every Friday at 7 PM.
🎙️
Any Echo device works. Kitchen, bedroom, backyard, car — if it has Alexa, it controls your pool. No phone. No unlocking. Just say it.
💡 Expert Pool Tip
Test your pool water weekly. The ideal pH range is 7.2–7.6. Proper chemistry protects your equipment, reduces chemical use, and keeps swimmers comfortable. A simple test strip takes 30 seconds and can save hundreds in repairs down the road.
🎙️ Also available on Amazon Alexa
Control your pool with your voice through any Echo device — no phone required.
Learn about the Alexa skill →📱 Also available on iPhone
Get full visual control with the Smart Pool app — tap, swipe, and see your pool status live.
Download on the App Store →