I think I sprung a leak

[Metalman23]

So I recently filled my pool, then I noticed it was a not quite high enough after a couple weeks, I figured evaporation was causing it, so I filled it up a a couple of inches, sometime earlier this week, and it's been cloudy most of the week and raining for 2 days, and now it's back down to the original level at which I thought was too low,

So it seems I have a leak, now there are some cracks I can see in the skimmer assembly, I've attached a picture highlighting the cracked area, I also patched an area near one of the return jets,

Now the skimmer cracks could be fixed relatively easily I think, I'd just have to drain to just below the skimmer opening, dry it out, then seal with marine sealant, (that's my idea at least)

How can I check which area is leaking?

Who knows maybe it's somewhere else.

 

[IceShadow]

Turn off the pump, put some food dye with a medicine dosing syringe you’d use to give medicine to infants by the suspected leak. See if the food dye gets sucked into where you believe the leak to be.

 

[Texas Splash]

How can I check which area is leaking?

Have you tried some food coloring?

 

[Metalman23]

I'm currently looking for dye of some sort,

 

[PoolStored]

Don't need to drain. Pool Putty to the rescue!! I had two cracks and Pool Putty was MAGIC! Shop a bit, you may find a better price.

https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Epoxy-Pool-Putty-Set/dp/B0002Z0NBY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3W3O68P9Y8ZXJ&keywords=pool%2Bputty&qid=1654397191&sprefix=pool%2Bputty%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-3&th=1

 

[Metalman23]

Wow that was quick, I used pink dye it sucked it right into the crack in the skimmer

I have that marine 5200 that is moisture curing, I'll use that, at least it was an easy find thanks for the suggestions

 

[Metalman23]

Don't need to drain. Pool Putty to the rescue!! I had two cracks and Pool Putty was MAGIC! Shop a bit, you may find a better price.

https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Epoxy-Pool-Putty-Set/dp/B0002Z0NBY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3W3O68P9Y8ZXJ&keywords=pool%2Bputty&qid=1654397191&sprefix=pool%2Bputty%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-3&th=1

Hey that's cool, I'll check it out, thanks!

 

[PoolStored]

Hey that's cool, I'll check it out, thanks!

Yeah, I think you will find a hard seal, pool specific will perform better than the 5200. Nitrile gloves and some smoothing, you don't even see it.

 

[Metalman23]

A Test to see if my pool info shows up under my name

 

[PoolStored]

YEP! See your logs!