A homeowner once called a leak detection service and said, “I’ve got a leak in my pool.” He calmly responds, “Go ahead!”
Does your automatic water leveler always seem to be running? Is there air in your pump basket? Do you have excessive settling in one area by the pool? These are some common signs that you may have a leak.
To save some money and give you peace of mind before you call a leak detection company, you can perform a simple test to verify a leak.
Take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it with pool water and set it on the first or second step. Have it be the same level as the pool water, or clearly mark the water level inside and outside of the bucket. Be sure to turn off your automatic water-leveler. After waiting 24 hours, compare the water level inside the bucket compared to the pool. If the evaporation rates are the same, you don’t have a leak. If the pool water dropped lower than the bucket water, then you know you have a leak and you can call a reputable leak detection service to find it and fix it.