Yes. A pool and spa with compatible equipment can be controlled entirely from your phone — heating the spa on your drive home, setting the pool lights for a party, or turning on a waterfall from the kitchen. It requires a pool automation controller on the equipment pad, which can then be tied into your whole-home system so the pool lives in the same app as your lights, music, and shades.

What you can control

Once a pool is automated, most of its systems become manageable from a phone or a wall keypad:

• Heating — warm the spa or pool remotely so it is ready when you arrive.
• Pumps and filtration — run variable-speed pumps on efficient schedules and adjust them on demand.
• Lights — switch pool and landscape lighting on, off, or to color scenes.
• Water features — control fountains, waterfalls, and spillways.
• Cleaners and spillover — start cleaning cycles and manage spa-to-pool spillover.
• Monitoring — on newer systems, check water temperature and chemistry at a glance.

What it takes

Two pieces have to be in place. First, the pool equipment needs a compatible automation controller — the major systems are Pentair, Jandy, and Hayward. Second, that controller is integrated into your smart-home platform, such as Savant or Control4, so the pool is not a separate app but part of the whole home. If your pool already has one of these controllers, adding phone control is usually straightforward.

New pool versus existing pool

On a new build or a remodel, automation is designed in from the start and is the simplest path. For an existing pool, the question is what is already on the equipment pad. Many pools built in the last decade already have a compatible controller that simply has not been connected to the home system. Older setups may need a controller and, sometimes, updated pumps or valves — worth an on-site look before assuming either way.

Why integrate it with the whole home

A standalone pool app works, but the real value comes from bringing the pool into the rest of the system. An "Evening" scene can warm the spa, set the pool lights, and start the landscape audio together. Away from home, everything answers to one interface rather than a separate login you have to remember. That unifying layer is exactly what our smart home intelligence work provides.

The short answer: if your equipment is compatible, yes — and the best results come from making the pool one part of a single, coordinated home. Contact Ermine to see what your pool and spa can do.