Type of Pool:
Vinyl In-ground
Equipment Used:
Situation:
Customer reported that the pool was losing water and had a light leak patched a year ago. It was a smaller pool with no deep end.
Solution:
Ran a Leakalyzer test upon arrival which showed a water loss of about ½” per day. Since we knew the light was a suspect area, we checked it right away with the Light Tester dome and it drew dye. After jumping in the pool and opening up the light we were able to pinpoint the leak between the light conduit and light niche with dye. At that point, the family showed up wanting to swim since it was a hot day. Since we had already found and fixed a leak we skipped the final Leakalyzer test… of course we got a call back one week later to let us know that the pool was still losing water.
What could have been a quick job turned into a second trip. The second time at the pool we were able to find a liner leak and a skimmer bowl leak with more thorough investigation. We made sure to run our final Leakalyzer test the second time around after fixing the leaks and didn’t get any further call backs. It’s a good reminder that just because you find one leak doesn’t mean you’ve found them all!
Learnings:
- Must be thorough in leak detection! Short cuts can lead to more time spent in the long run.
- The Leakalyzer is a crucial tool in multiple leak situations.
- When scheduling, make sure the customer understands they can’t swim in the pool during the leak detection!
