Recent content by FoothillTom

Will do. So here is a succint of a story as I can tell before I get to my crucial questions. Turns out, I think I have two separate leaks: 1. Pool leaking out to my unused built-in spa (which is covered by a deck, hence didn't know this was happening until looking the other day) 2. Skimmer has...

I'm going to start a new thread as the situation on the ground here is substantially different from where we left our hero. I don't want to bore everybody with the whole story, so I'll start up a new thread asking a crucial question on solving my leak in the best way possible. Thanks for the...

Thanks again for the good info. FWIW, my leak tests are now going into day 5 and the water level has gone substantially below the skimmer entrance. This is a bummer as I was really hoping for a relatively simple explanation and a pretty simple repair. The pace of the leak has come down a bit...

Dang, you're right. It is completely blocked. This seems like a "stop the presses" kind of a moment. Does this imply that the main drains are not connected to the pump if the drain line TEEs into the Skimmer area (as was apparently common in old pools)? This is hard for me to believe as I am...

Ah...ok, I had no idea the water fall had their own ports. Makes sense now. As for the mystery hole, I've never taken the time to notice and now the pool is pretty frigid. I think a wetsuit is in my future before the end of this little saga, so I will confirm how that is behaving under...

Clarifying what I said in my original post about the various gizmos in my pool. I've take a few photos to illustrate what I'm talking about. 1. In the "deep end" photo, I believe A and B are drains. The hole with the "?" is the mystery. There is a hole just like this out of frame on the...

Continuing my tale of woe (but this time with photos). @24 hours: bucket loss 1/8", pool loss 1/2" @48 hours: bucket loss 1/4", pool loss 1 1/16" Water level @ 48 hours is just at/below skimmer opening (see photo). My suspicions are growing around the skimmer connection to the pool. I've...

Yessir. I'll attach a photo of the bottom of the skimmer to confirm. If the T is underground, it's clear that I won't be able to run a suction test effectively shutting off the skimmer side of the house. Plugging the skimmer with threaded plugs would seem to have limited value for isolating...