Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

--
John Mulrooney
NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

I bet being with gamblers anonymous will work this time

"JTM" wrote in message
...
Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks


Fill it to 3" ... if it still leaks at least you have reduced area to
inspect ... just watch where it gets wet first ... observation will track it
down.

JTM wrote:
Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

In Tesco they are next to the onions...


I'll get me coat...



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:39:16 +0100, JTM wrote:

Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

Am I missing something? It starts leaking when there's a few inches of
water, have you looked around the outside for a dribble of water?

If it's in the base, keep some water in for a day or two, then empty it,
preferably on a hot sunny day so the thing dries quickly, and look for the
damp patch where the water is seeping back in from the wet ground
underneath.


--
The Wanderer

Statistics show that statistics can't be trusted.

In message , John
Rumm writes
On 07/07/2010 19:39, JTM wrote:
Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

I had a small leak in my frame pool, caused by the ladder feet,
snagging on a wrinkle in the base - took a while to find due to looking
just like a bit of crud on the bottom of the pool.

Although holes are easy to fix once empty, they can be tricky when its
full. I did a temporary patch on mine with some epoxy putty...

Self amalgamating tape and contact adhesive

--
geoff

"JTM" wrote in message
...
Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

--
John Mulrooney
NOTE Email address IS correct but might not be checked for a while.

I bet being with gamblers anonymous will work this time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranine
And search "tracer dye".
And borrow that other guy's uv lamp.

S

S

"The Wanderer" wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:39:16 +0100, JTM wrote:

Hello,
18 ft diameter pvc pool - the type with an inflatable ring
on top. Set it out and started to fill it. When it got to
about 6 inches deep we realised we had a leak.

I've tried to examine the seams and the base as well as I
can and haven't found any holes or slits. There are lots of
seams and it's thick textured pvc. Does the team have any
techniques for finding leaks?

Am I missing something? It starts leaking when there's a few inches of
water, have you looked around the outside for a dribble of water?

If it's in the base, keep some water in for a day or two, then empty it,
preferably on a hot sunny day so the thing dries quickly, and look for the
damp patch where the water is seeping back in from the wet ground
underneath.
--
The Wanderer

Or stand it on some cement powder...

S.