above ground pool leak-HELP
I have an above ground pool that is leaking water. We can see the water on
the outside of the pool in the rocks/dirt around the pool. We have dove and dove and dove in the area the water is on the outside but canNOT find any holes, gaps, splits, NOTHING to explain where the water is coming from. ANY ideas how to find where the leak is? The pool place said there is a dye test but of course they do not carry it. HELP my poor water bill please! THANKS! Kim S. |
above ground pool leak-HELP
"Scott" writes:
I have an above ground pool that is leaking water. We can see the water on the outside of the pool in the rocks/dirt around the pool. We have dove and dove and dove in the area the water is on the outside but canNOT find any holes, gaps, splits, NOTHING to explain where the water is coming from. ANY ideas how to find where the leak is? The pool place said there is a dye test but of course they do not carry it. HELP my poor water bill please! You imply you have to add water to the pool, how much? I've had a lot of pinhole leaks, but they were always visible (with goggles). |
above ground pool leak-HELP
Scott writes:
ANY ideas how to find where the leak is? Very difficult if the leak is slow. There's just not enough hydraulic force to detect easily. Just use the ordinary phenol red pH test reagent bottle for dye testing. Very tricky to get the water still enough for this to work. More of a way to prove a certain suspected spot is leaking. I've also heard suggested using squares of tissue paper, but when I tried this it wasn't very sensitive. Toilet tissue just disintegrates, so you have to use something like Kleenex or wrapping tissue. The idea is that you can test a small area for suction at once, and move systematically to cover a larger area. You'll be wishing for scuba gear. You won't get things calm enough if you have to dive and hold your breath. |
above ground pool leak-HELP
can't help with finding the leak, I've always had visable leaks, but
maybe with the water bill. We had the fire deopartment come out one year and fill the pool for $100, as it was 27" round it was several thousand gallons. most of the time I call the DPW (water department) and tell them I'm filling a pool, they don't charge sewer fees on that which is most of the water bill so you can save alot of money. Empressess #124457 The best Games a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Multiplayer Online Games/a a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Unification Wars/a - a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Massive Multiplayer Online Games/abra href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Galactic Conquest/a - a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htmRunescape/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htmKings of chaos/abr Scott wrote: I have an above ground pool that is leaking water. We can see the water on the outside of the pool in the rocks/dirt around the pool. We have dove and dove and dove in the area the water is on the outside but canNOT find any holes, gaps, splits, NOTHING to explain where the water is coming from. ANY ideas how to find where the leak is? The pool place said there is a dye test but of course they do not carry it. HELP my poor water bill please! THANKS! Kim S. |
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