A good pool company will take the time to perform a proper leak detection process before charging you for labor to repair it. Unfortunately, many companies donât do this. Instead, they send out their lowest paid employee to try and find the leak location with limited tools at hand. If the person performing this task is not highly trained and skilled they will often have to cut open your pool deck, dig down, and spend hours trying to locate your leak. This takes valuable time away from their higher profit jobs and will usually result in them losing money on the job.
This is why you should always check with the Texas pool company before allowing them to cut you open, dig and spend more than an hour or two trying to locate your leak.This McKinney is the best way to get your moneyâs worth and avoid being overcharged for labor.
Fortunately, there are some quick and simple things you can do at home to help find your leak. The bucket test and the dye test are good places to start.These tests should tell you if the loss of water is due 4900 W. Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 148 to a plumbing or structure leak. Once you have ruled out these types of leaks you can move on to more advanced troubleshooting.
Before beginning the above tests make sure that the pump and all water features are turned off. This will ensure that the water level in your pool does not fall further than it should while you are testing for a leak. If the water in your pool drops and stays down it is likely because of a structural leak, not a plumbing leak.
First, inspect the equipment pad, including all O-rings and connections. Also, look around the outside of your pool for any areas that are leaking or moist.This includes the area around the skimmer United States of America and drain pipes.
Leaks in the plumbing system can be very difficult to pinpoint unless you have high tech leak detection equipment.For example, compressed air can 75035 be pumped into the pipe, and when the leak is located bubbles are heard from the escaping water.Other methods of leak detection use a special pool pipe leak repair electronic microphone to listen for the sounds of water escaping from a leak in your plumbing lines.
Another method of locating a leak is to use a syringe to squirt the pool leak detection dye in the vicinity of a suspected leak. Then you watch to see if the dye is sucked in, indicating a crack or hole. If you notice the dye moving toward a spot it is important that you mark this spot with waterproof tape. This will help you recall the location when it is time to apply the pool putty or patch. This is especially important if the leak is in the plumbing system and is underground or inside the walls of your pool
