Hi, first time pool owner, we opened the pool back in May and topped it off since then it has lost about 2 inches of water. Is this normal evaporation? Its been exactly a month since opening. Sorry if this has been covered, I tried searching but found nothing.
Water loss whats normal?
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There really is no standard water loss rate since it all depends on temperatures and humidity. But two inches of loss in a month isn't much at all.
I'm losing on average about an inch a day, from a relatively small pool.
Gotta love that Vegas heat!
Gotta love that Vegas heat!
Here in Phoenix, I was losing 1-2 a week in the middle of summer. Now that I fixed my autofill, I never see the loss. Not sure where you are located but 2 inches since May does not seem like much.
Here in Norhtwest Indiana, near Chicago, I have been losing about 1/4 to 1/2 in a day due to no rain, cool evenings and wind..........
DeeMac said:
Far north suburbs of Chicago, and I'm looking at about the same. Finally, some rain tonight....
Just an update, I've still been loosing about an inch or more a night. Pool service came out to replace my three way valve and took a quick look found a return plate was cracked. They replaced it but I'm still losing water. I think its coming from somewhere in the skimmer line since when it is on skimmer only it is creating a lot of air bubbles in the filter housing. Could it be the skimmer housing itself? what else can I look for?
Skimmer leaks are probably the most common. You can use leak detection dye to see where the leak is. You just run it along the edge until you see the dye running into the side of the pool.
Ok, thanks a lot I'll run up to the pool store tomorrow and grab some dye see what I can find.
The test i did was kind of inconclusive. The dye swirled around the skimmer housing and didn't seem to get sucked in anywhere. I felt around the housing and noticed what appeared to be a crack. I circled it in red here:
Is this a common leak area or am I missing something else?
Is this a common leak area or am I missing something else?
Between the kids and the 100F days, 1-2 inches every week or two is normal at my place.
Right now I'm at about an inch per night, and I'm in upstate NY. Its been hot but not that hot for the past week and a half or so.
tcat
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I have the opposite problem, I seem to gain about half inch per day. I have an auto-fill valve, but even when it appears to be full (I actually ratcheted it down a half inch), water seems to keep rising (but does stop about 2" above where I think it should be). I turned off the valve 2 days ago and have not gained or lost anything in 2 days. About 320 sq ft (10K gallons). Well shaded.