Leak Detection

Are you noticing your water bill skyrocket and your pool losing more than half an inch on a daily basis? If you are having any of these problems you might have a leak! Try the bucket test first to see if your pool is losing water due to a leak instead of evaporation.

The Bucket Test for Pool Leaks

• Fill the pool to the middle of the skimmer box.
• Fill a bucket with pool water to about one inch from top.
• Place bucket on first or second step of pool.
• Mark water level on inside of bucket and on the skimmer box.
• Keep the pump running.
• After 24 hours, compare the two levels. If the pool water (outside mark) goes down more than the inside water level, there is probably a leak.
• Try the same procedure with the pump off and take note of the results.

Leaks can be in the pool itself or in the underground plumbing lines and Pool Buoy has all the proper equipment in order to find your leak without digging up your backyard! At Pool Buoy, we test every single part of your pool and equipment in order to make sure that all the leaks are found properly. We use a special piece of equipment called "The LeakTrac" specially designed for finding holes in vinyl liners. It uses an electrical current that places a small charge in your pool that allows the probe mechanism to detect where the electricity is escaping. Once the leak is found it is then fixed with a special vinyl patch that will last the life of the vinyl liner and is not noticeable. This eliminates the need for other companies who spend countless hours swimming in your pool to search for these leaks. So why not call Pool Buoy who can guarantee you accuracy, reliability, and speed with our highly specialized equipment!

If you have an underground plumbing leak we conduct what's called a "pressure test" to test the integrity of your pool's plumbing. If your plumbing cannot maintain a certain amount of pressure for a given amount of time it is safe to say that there is a leak below. Once we determine that there is a leak we use a highly specialized piece of sonic equipment to listen to the ground for where the leak is. With this piece of equipment we can pinpoint the exact location of your leak without having to destroy your deck!