Recent content by scainchs

Well the diver was here on Saturday. He plugged both ends of the Mai drain and re-puttied around the light. We have lost about 1 1/2 inches of water since doing so. He told me to mark the water level and plug off the returns. will check the water level again tomorrow to see if the returns may...

No it is off. Not enough water to run it again.

The diver was just here. He plugged both ends of the main drain and put some putty around the conduit of the light. He checked the entire pool liner. After he was finished, we could hear air escaping from somewhere in the pool house. Hoping that we found the leak, but not feeling too...

First time I ever beat anyone at anything and it had to be costly. - - - Updated - - - We purchased 2 of these plugs today and have a master diver coming tomorrow afternoon to plug off the main drain as well as check the light housing. Fingers and toes crossed.

Master diver coming tomorrow. Keeping fingers crossed.

Thank you for your advice. I'll see what we have laying around that might plug it off. I put a metal pot over it one time and it made a huge ring in the vermiculite around the pot. We still aren't sure where the leak is, but we are going to try to plug the main drain. I called a diving...

Our pool has a vinyl liner, steel walls, and a vermiculite floor. It was constructed in 1990.

Thanks everyone. I am going to try to find a diver to try and block off the main drain. The liner is not floating. The corners feel solid. I am at a loss.

Thank you. I will try to find the dye kit. i agree, I should be able to see where the water is leaking but I haven't found it. We have 5 feet of concrete surrounding the pool with an additional 20 foot deck and 10 foot walkway to the pool house that houses the pump and filter.

I did let it drain below the skimmers and returns. When we finally had water hauled it was approximately 20 inches below the skimmers. I do not have a valve to shut off the main drain. I put a plug in the skimmer but that is all that I can do other than seal off the main drain in the bottom of...

I have a vinyl liner 32,0000 gallon in-ground pool. It is 20' x 40', with an in-wall light and steps. The liner is less than 5 years old. I have a 1 1/2 hp Hayward pump and DE filter. I have 2 skimmers and 3 returns. My skimmer inlet and MD are in the same skimmer. The pool is 8 1/2 feet...