Construction finished April 2017 and the pool has been dropping water all summer. We were too busy using it and traveling to try and diagnose but that time has come. I've gone through 14 bags of salt this summer and had to refill on a weekly basis....plus lots of CYA. I'll get builder to fix but he lives an hour away and has asked me to try and diagnose.
I've run various bucket tests but need to organize my thoughts and try to go in order to figure this out.
No main drain...just 2 skimmers and 3 returns.
No overflow.
No backwash line. Have a cartridge filter.
Lost about 1/4 inch in the last 12 hours WITH THE PUMP RUNNING.
IF it was in the suction side pipes, I wouldn't lose water....I would only suck air....correct?
I do seem to have a small bubble of air in the pump basket but nothing major (IMO). And I do see tiny bubbles coming out of the returns. Very small though....almost looks like cloudy water.
Even this post seems disorganized. I'm just frustrated and hope someone here can point me in the right direction.
Thoughts?
I've run various bucket tests but need to organize my thoughts and try to go in order to figure this out.
No main drain...just 2 skimmers and 3 returns.
No overflow.
No backwash line. Have a cartridge filter.
Lost about 1/4 inch in the last 12 hours WITH THE PUMP RUNNING.
IF it was in the suction side pipes, I wouldn't lose water....I would only suck air....correct?
I do seem to have a small bubble of air in the pump basket but nothing major (IMO). And I do see tiny bubbles coming out of the returns. Very small though....almost looks like cloudy water.
Even this post seems disorganized. I'm just frustrated and hope someone here can point me in the right direction.
Thoughts?