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Losing water constantly, 1-2 inches per week last summer

by aloha288 » Sat 24 Mar, 2007 06:04

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Live in Montreal, Quebec (Canada), temperature could be cooler at night.

Concrete pool 20 years old.

3 new things happened last summer which could...

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Salt water does not evaporate more.

The most suspicious is the drain valve. Hydrostatic valves are a little well known for leaking.

Prove you...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Sat 24 Mar, 2007 17:51
My Leak Problem. Help!

by osmosis » Wed 21 Mar, 2007 02:40

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Here is my basic pool info.:

Size: About 8X4 metres

Age: 4 years old

Filter: Sand

Cleaner: Baracuda G4

Chlorinator: Zodiac Clearwater

Current...

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First step is repeat the bucket test.

This time though test once for 24 hours with the filter system running continuously and then 24 hours...

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Wed 21 Mar, 2007 15:39
Water Level Low

by jmarx » Fri 23 Feb, 2007 10:24

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Newly constucted pool in NE Ohio last summer. It is from Radiant Pools - EPS foam encased in aluminum for the walls. Vermiculite bottom. Safety cover...

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It's evaporation. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

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Mon 19 Mar, 2007 01:11
Losing water

by blue65classic » Sun 04 Mar, 2007 17:57

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New to the forum, Have an inground pool with vinyl liner. Been losing water for the past 2 summers. Can't find any water around the pool, turned...

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My 1st rule in a liner pool is check the liner first. Easily done with a good mask. check all the corners first. then run a search pattern covering...

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Last post by ncspaman
Wed 07 Mar, 2007 19:33
My pool is empty

by Bill » Wed 14 Feb, 2007 14:46

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Last summer I knew I had a leak in my in ground pool some place but had not found it when I closed the pool in the fall. Now it is Feb and in the...

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Sorry, I have no answer, but can only sympathize because the same thing happened to me. I figure it must be the drain because the liner was in very...

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Last post by mary
Wed 21 Feb, 2007 14:23
Sand coming out of the Outlet pipes into the pool

by JonD » Thu 15 Feb, 2007 02:34

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Had no problems for several years, now sand has come from the outlet pipes from the pumpining/filtration unit, and the Barracuda vacuum unit has...

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JanD you have not said your filter is sand. Assuming it is, if the sand is worse after backwashing you most likely have a broken lateral.

A sand...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Thu 15 Feb, 2007 16:01
POOL TOTALTY LEAKED OVER WINTER

by DENA » Fri 09 Feb, 2007 15:07

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APPOX 25 YEAR OLD INGROUND POOL.. HAS A RUBBER LINER, STATED LEAKING FEW INCHES A DAY AND NOW OVER A MONTH ALL IS GONE, NOT SURE WHERE THE WATER HAS...

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PUT ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER IN POOL. SQUEEZE LIQUID FOOD COLORING AROUND ANY HOLES OR VOIDS YOU SEE AROUND MAIN DRAIN. IF THE DYE DISAPPEARS, THERES...

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Fri 09 Feb, 2007 18:04
Unexplained water loss
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by poolnewbie » Fri 19 Jan, 2007 00:25

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Hello,

We have recently purchased an old house with a below ground 4.5mx9m concrete pool. We noticed immediatley that we were losing a large...

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We've just had a leak detector guy repair a pressure leak on the return piping of our pool - it wasn't too expensive, but it is possible to repair...
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Tue 30 Jan, 2007 00:40
Newly built pool losing 1 inch each day

by Lynn » Thu 18 Jan, 2007 05:05

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My new pool is losing water at the rate of 1 inch per day. After approximately 10 days the level stops at halfway across the lights that is below all...

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sounds like leaky light conduit to me. If it was evaporation, water will continue to drop. I would drain partly & stuff piece of plastic inside...

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Last post by Guest
Fri 19 Jan, 2007 00:20
American Leak detection

by kelly from AZ » Thu 28 Dec, 2006 18:35

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Called them they want $450 to find the leak so I'm going to try food coloring with some fishtank air hose attached to a stick so I can put it where I...

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Great you found the most likely source. Now if the fix is as simple you are done.

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Last post by dynamictiger
Wed 03 Jan, 2007 23:24
1/2 to 3/4" per day leak

by Kelly from AZ » Wed 27 Dec, 2006 22:08

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12k gal. play pool made by paddock pools in the early 80's or late 1970's. Looks like the pool has some sort of leak with the pump off now for a week...

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If you suspect the light you could do a dye test around the light.

The reagent pHenol Red is quite good for this. The #2 solution in your test...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Thu 28 Dec, 2006 15:42
leaking drain return line

by stevem » Mon 02 Oct, 2006 18:40

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I have a 40 year old gunite pool that is structurally sound and its surface is in really good shape. I have never been able to effectively balance...

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no one here uses there main drains everyone I know uses some sort of automatic cleaning system like a creepy crawly which basicly becomes a remote...

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Last post by kelly
Wed 27 Dec, 2006 21:59
Leaking grout?

by The Chlorinator » Wed 20 Dec, 2006 22:29

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Is it possible for the grout between the tiles to begin leaking? I've used A+B Putty to seal a few leaks in my spa, along with much of the vertical...

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I used A+B Putty on many of the vertical grout joints in the spa, where the leeking seems to be worst. Also puttied several horizontal joints. In the...

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Last post by The Chlorinator
Wed 27 Dec, 2006 21:15
Air in system

by Lloyd » Sat 09 Dec, 2006 21:43

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I have a concrete pool 1 year old. Air is being sucked into the pump and filling the filter which requires to be bled every hour. Have alternatively...

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Spray some soap solution on all your suction fittings on pump & valves than turn pump on & off real fast, & see if bubbbles up at certain...

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Last post by Guest
Sun 17 Dec, 2006 21:41
Bucket test shows loss of 1 inch a day

by The Chlorinator » Thu 14 Dec, 2006 18:26

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I did the bucket test last night and measured the results today. Once inch of water lost from both the bucket and the pool. Pool is inground, gunite...

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Silly me. It occurred to me the bucket might be leaking after sending the post. I checked and sure enough, it is. However, I did find a few places in...

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Last post by The Chlorinator
Sat 16 Dec, 2006 14:26
Leak @ Multi-port valve, Spider gasket replacement

by miker1755 » Wed 06 Dec, 2006 20:27

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I am trying to replace the spider gasket in my multi-port valve. It was apparently put together with excessive glue and the old gasket comes apart...

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a standard plane headed screwdriver tends to do the job without the expense of a new multiport section. I tend to find just working at it gently but...

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Last post by Ickle
Sun 10 Dec, 2006 16:48
can't locate a pool leak

by Dr Headley » Thu 12 Oct, 2006 18:01

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Could you tell me what is the best way to find a leak?Water is below the light and I got a plug in the drain.I'm still losing water,I checked all...

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Could you tell us what the pool is made of and when you say teh water level keeps going down is it as fast or faster than before?

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Last post by dynamictiger
Fri 01 Dec, 2006 17:31
Leak where the backwash tube goes

by BSos32 » Mon 13 Nov, 2006 16:55

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We've been losing water and then we find out that when the pump engine goes on theres a small water leake outside the pvc pope where the backwash...

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I assume you have an MPV.

In the MPV is a gasket under the change plate which looks like a spider or a wagon wheel. This gasket is most likely...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Fri 01 Dec, 2006 17:29
pressure test for leaks

by kels133 » Sun 10 Sep, 2006 03:41

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Hi,

My 8 month old pool is leaking, I believe.....my patio concrete is discolored...black patches on it on one side of the pool and on the other...

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I can understand why from your post it would be reasonable to assume the pipe work is leaking, and indeed it may be.

I would strongly suggest the...

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Last post by dynamictiger
Fri 01 Dec, 2006 17:11
Air leak

by St. Louis Pool » Mon 04 Sep, 2006 13:54

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We have an air leak in the inflatible ring of our Intex Pop Up Pool. It is a slow leak and we have been unable to find its location. Any good ideas...

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spray soap.

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Fri 01 Dec, 2006 02:11

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