Still losing water after...what now

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I’m still losing water. I have changed the skimmer. Changed the multiport handle. Replumbed leaky fittings in the pump house. Didn’t lose water for almost two weeks. Now I loose almost a 1/4” in one night. What could it possibly be now?

 

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Are you sure that's all over night? Why would it be leaking just over night? Any wet areas that shouldn't be? A 1/4 inch is about normal summer time evaporation in 24 hour period.

 

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woodyp said:

Are you sure that's all over night? Why would it be leaking just over night? Any wet areas that shouldn't be? A 1/4 inch is about normal summer time evaporation in 24 hour period.

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It’s not summer temps. We hardly have been getting in the high 70’s. It’s been roughly 15 hours

 

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Wind does more with respect to evaporation than sun. Low overnight temperatures can also contribute.

 

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Wind does more with respect to evaporation than sun. Low overnight temperatures can also contribute.

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So the water loss might be evaporation???

 

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How to Calculate Water Evaporation Loss in a Swimming Pool is an interesting article about how to calculate evaporation loss.

 

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poolboy00 said:

So the water loss might be evaporation???

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Do you cover the pool at night? We put our solar blanket on at night after we are done with the pool. That helps prevent some evaporation.

 

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I recommend the evap loss teat as well, as it will give you a better idea on the loss. I have noticed that my pool loses most water when evening temps fall quite a bit lower than the the pool water temp, even with the cover

 

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It was the skimmer faceplate gasket. I did repairs to the it and didn’t lose any water last night.

 

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