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How to Know Leakage in Swimming Pool?

Author: Anirban Bhattacharya

Owning a good swimming pool is simply great. Besides much talked about health benefits, a swimming pool can be a great venue to enjoy a memorable get-together. However, many people do not realize that having a pool is not enough; a pool owner has to take good care of his or her proud possession to enjoy a life-long service.



A regular maintenance and check-up of your pool help in detecting a big mishap. It will improve the life of the pool and you will get the better service every time. In this article, we'll discuss few important factors that may help you to detect leakage in your swimming pool:

* First of all, a user has to check his pool thoroughly. Have a close look every where at the filter, pump, heater and the pipe valves. See, if there are any wet areas in the pool.

* Marking the water level at the swimming pools can be a good indication of leakage. You can use a plastic tape or grease pencil to put a sign that indicates that the level of water should not go below the marked sign. Check it everyday and you will notice a leak if any.

* Take the bucket test. In this test, you need to place a bucket filled with water on the pool step. It is important to mark the water level outside as well as inside the bucket. You need to monitor the level; any change may indicate a leak in your swimming pool.

* If you want to locate the exact area of leakage in swimming pools, you can turn off the filtration system and see where the water stops dropping. You will easily notice the area and can take immediate action to revive it soon.

* Calling a professional pool designer could be a worth solution for people who could not identify the exact problem in their pools.

A good swimming pool needs regular maintenance and care. With a little effort, you can enjoy the pleasure of relaxing and refreshing bath for long.

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Comments

  1. Neonzeus says:

    How do you find a contractor for inground pool removal?
    We’re in Western PA, and have a steel 16X 32′ inground pool with a vinyl liner that’s about 16 years old. Between replacing the liner, water under the liner, broken heater, movement of the concrete surrounding the pool, replacing the electrical box, the cost of opening and closing the pool, chemicals, fencing repairs, etc. it’s a bottomless money pit. I’d like to get a price for having the whole thing just taken out and going back to grass. A realtor friend said that the pool doesn’t add much value, especially with utility prices going higher. (Our town has also built a great community pool). Our pool guy and the pool store say they don’t know who removes pools. Any suggestions?

  2. CHRIS says:

    You could have been describing the pool at our house, and with two small kids, safety was the the pool’s death nail. Demo started yesterday! The guy who cared for the pool, when we bought the house last year gave us a price, and we also got a price from a local excavator. The excavator had the better price, and I would guess it was because he owns the required equipment and had experience with removals. It’s not cheap, but there are a few important steps.
    Our town required a building/demo permit.
    The actual removal involves demo of the surround deck surface, steel bond beam, liner and plumbing, pump, filter, wiring, cover, etc.
    All this goes into a dumpster.
    Access to our rear yard is limited so a bobcat is being used to haul the junk out and to bring the fill in.
    A relatively large amount of clean fill (145 yards) is needed and it is important to have it compacted in 1 foot levels. Otherwise it is likely to settle quite a bit. That is just to get rid of the hole.
    We are going with lawn and adding 72 yards of top soil over the pool area to bring the area back to grade. Gardens or planting beds would need deeper soil depths.
    This is just a snapshot of our project, but thought it could be useful. Good luck.

  3. Mitch says:

    What’s the lowest safe temperature for a pool?
    It’s an outdoor, inground pool, and our heater’s been broken for the past two years. Rather than get it fixed, which would be expensive in addition to running it all summer, we’ve been letting the sun warm the water.

    We just opened the pool and were hoping it would warm up quick enough for this weekend.

  4. uncledjm14 says:

    Go with a standing pilot unit. The simpler the better. If you’re in no hurry, you might be able to find a used one, but this is the wrong season to be looking.
    I’m curious as to what died. If the heat exchanger sprung a leak, it can be expensive to replace, but other than that,there’s not too much to repairing them. $1400 sounds a bit pricey, sounds like the discount catalog is still listing retail prices.
    Hope this helps.
    Used to be a Hayward service rep.
    20+yrs HVAC tech.

  5. Neonzeus says:

    Pool heater died – need help selecting a replacement please!?
    We’re in Western PA, and have a 16 X 32 inground pool (steel with vinyl liner). Our 8 yr old Hayward natural gas pool heater died. Our pool guy said we need a new 150,000 BTU heater. The gas pilot heater is $1850 + tax and an electric ignition version is $2,150 + tax installed. We plan on living in the house for at least another 3 yrs. I don’t know what brand he’s recommending.

    A 150,000 BTU Hayward H-Series heater from a discount catalog is $1,400 with a pilot light and $1,550 with an electronic ignition. I haven’t gotten installation prices yet.

    Do you recommend pilot light or electronic ignition? Anything else I should watch out for? My inclination is to try to go as cheap as possible.

  6. T C says:

    They are not very hard to install, companies have made them very self explanatory, and with the exception of the length of piping to the roof {which is fairly in expensive} everything is included; there are extras that can be purchased, but the basics are included.

    The one thing that must be checked first is to see if there are any CCR’s {Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions} (if applicable) that would prevent you from putting this system on your roof.

  7. academicjoq says:

    Contrary to another answer, the RULES for swimming competition include that the water must be 78-82 degrees F. You can swim in very cold water however, you’ll not be able to stay in very long. If the water was down around 72 degrees, you’d not likely stay in much more than a few minutes and ONLY if it were really hot outside. Most people won’t last long in water below 76 and, again, that is when it is hot (over 90) outside.

  8. Bob Chancy says:

    Can I swim year round in FL in a heated pool?
    Hi, just bought a home in Florida, and am shopping for an inground pool to be installed this summer. If I get a solar heat pump for the pool, will I be able to swim year round? I’m in mid-FL, on the west coast. I think if I keep it running and put a pool cover on it during the night I might be able to do it, what do you think?

    Also, I have read that solar pool heaters run about $4,000. Sound right?

  9. gtggaddis says:

    Yes,
    You can swim year round anywhere if you have a heated pool.
    I would do a search on the net to see who has the best prices on the heaters.

  10. L=]] says:

    are the solar pool heating systems for inground pools good? are they hard to install?
    maybe like this one
    http://www.inyopools.com/Products/11900013039244.htm?CS_010=39244&CS_003=905978
    i dont want one thats like a blanket to put over the water that you have to put away f you wanna swim. thats too much. im trying to convince my parents that a solar heater is so much easier than spending money every day on heating the water. my dad says he doesnt have time to install it. is it really that hard?

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