troubleshooting and safety tips

Water Loss Diagnostic Sheet



Diagnostic

If your pool is losing water you will have to ascertain where the leak is before it can be fixed; i.e. is it the pipes, the main drain or the liner or shell of your pool?

The following procedure is intended to help you isolate the leak with a minimum of cost.

Fill pool to halfway up your skimmer opening and mark level on skimmer face.

Observe change in water level over 24* hours while your pump is running.

Refill the pool to halfway up skimmer face plate opening after 24* hours and shut pump off for 24* hours to observe water level change again.

* If you have a very slow leak you might have to wait 48 hours between observations.


Results

RESULT A:

If your water loss stops or there is a significant decrease in water loss when pump is turned off, your leak is probably in the piping to or from your pool.

RESULT B:

If water loss does not change significantly with your pump turned off your leak is either in the liner or shell of the pool or in your main drain.


Solutions

SOLUTION A:

Arrange to have your lines pressure tested by your Pioneer Family Pools Service Technician.

SOLUTION B:

First arrange for a main drain isolation test of your pool. If the leak is not found in the main drain a diver will have to be employed to check you liner for leaks if you have a vinyl pool, or in it's shell if you have a concrete pool.



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