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It sounds like I need to refrain from painting it. Since I’m not going to be using the pool as the house will be sold eventually I’m trying to discern what is the most economical way to put it back to commission. What kind of expense it is to get it replastered or to have the few hollow spots...

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I have a project on my hands. It’s an in-ground pool and that’s about 40 years old. I have no records of any repairs, improvements, etc. It was filled with water but unused for the past 15 years or so. It held water and we drained it was it was green with leaves accumulated over the years. Now...

Given water level is now below skimmers and there are two suction ports (in the pool floor) and two supply jets (by the skimmers) would it that eliminate the skimmers as potential root cause? If I were to isolate the circuits and pressure test the plumbing I guess the supply ports need to be...

PipeFuze sounds a bit like snake oil to me. I'm yet to find a successful real life application of it. I'm more inclined to hire leak detection pro for 500+ if I don't figure it out this week. One company told me they require clean, functional pool with at min 80F water. I guess they dive to...

Since I had never addressed the problem last year (due to many reasons) I'd like to give it another shot. I did some measurements for a week in March and the water level drops about 0.25" every 24h when running the pump internally (no solar panels) . Pool size is 15K gal. Area around the pump...

Well, I can rule out the pump as the culprit. I’ve lost about 5 inches of water in the span of 1.5 weeks. Another detail I neglected to mention I’ve been installed running solar heat panels. I’ve just noticed a leak in one of them. Will have to investigate it further. I do have two skimmers.

I'm going to run the pump today and take note of any water around it. But even if the mechanical seal was broken, causing the leak wouldn't the water leak above ground/concrete? We've lost hundreds of gallons so far, which it would have been noticeable in the pump room if that were the case, no?

Not much water around the pump, other than occasional superficial water around it. Is the mechanical seal inside of the pump?

So, I'm back after enjoying three years of trouble free pool. Don't mean to resurrect an old thread. Feel free to move it as appropriate. This time around it's only leaking while the pump is running. Had it sitting for 48h w/pump off and the water level is unchanged. Where do I start?

I followed the lead from Pool School - Leak Detection which btw is a helpful article. I did a test with a food coloring around the return wells and I think I may have found the leak. With the pool half full the test was inconclusive however when after the water was almost gone it was easier to...

I'm back with the same problem. It took almost a year for the leak issue to reoccur. Out of the blue, ever since the Easter we've started to lose water at the pace of abo 0.75-1" every day. The pump had been going and the heat was on as they weather got warmed and we were looking to get back...

I'm looking to pick up a set of Solar City Vortex solar panels: 3 4x10 panels and 4 4x12 + punch of PVC piping off CL. They are a 3-4 years old but never been installed and guy's asking $600. Now, I don't know whether the technology has changed since then and if the material gets weaker if left...

This doesn't make sense to me but it's now been two days and the level of water hasn't dropped and it coincides with the two consecutive warm days this season (75-80F) after several weeks of wet and unseasonably cold weather. As a background, since I've had the pool I noticed that during the...

I didn't wait until the leak drained it completely, but it kept leaking past the skimmers. The only obvious (to me) potential leak sources are in the floor of the pool that includes the three floor suction outlets and what it appears to be a hydrostatic pressure valve.

I have an older indoor pool that's been leaking for a while now. At first I thought it was evaporation. It started to leak more back on Feb/March - it'd lose about 0.75" every 24h. At the same time I noticed air in the pump that would not go away. I'd turn the pump off and in a matter of a few...

I wanted to give an update on the pool facelift. It was painted exactly a year ago with the epoxy paint from Leslie's. Despite all the prep work including muriatic acid treatment and power washing the paint has started to bubble up on some spots. I need to mention that the paint odor was supper...

It looks like I'm going to stick with epoxy paint for now as a temp solution and plan for re-plastering in the future.

Based on what I've read in various threads it appears that re-plastering is better alternative over paint, however it's more involved/expensive. Now, I'm pondering whether re-plastering is something that can be done as DIY project. I' haven't done much research on the subject other than saw some...

Hello, After having read this and other threads discussing pool painting I'm still not settled on what the best route is for me. I have an indoor, 40 years old, concrete (or plaster) 15k gallon pool that is in a need of a face lift. The main problem is the chalking of the paint. Given the pros...

I finally had the pool service folks out this week and to me it was a worthwhile experience. Not only they got the original pump to work in 15 min but I've learned about the pool that they have been servicing for 20 years or so. Now, when the pump is running, I need to take note of measurement...

karmabiker, Before I get into integrating the pool home automation I really need to get pool basics underway. Once I have things under control, I'm going to ping you with questions. Speaking of Z-wave, given the size of the house and type of construction I've had mixed luck with vera and...

I called American Leak Detection folks today and they seem to have been very helpful. They will come out to do various leak tests including diving in the pool to inspect skimmers and other potential sources of leaks. Before I shell out $400 for their services (average of 2h at $200/h) they...

Now my original pump won't even prime after being off for two days (power outage). I've tried running water with a hose for a few minutes w/o any success. I continue to lose water - about an inch per week or so. Sounds to me like a leak. I'm definitely having a pool expert come out to assess the...

I was finally able to test the other pump offline. What I did was connected its inlet with PVC pipe and dipped it into the pool and connected another PVC pipe to the outlet. As soon as I applied power, water started to spurt out of the outlet pipe at rapid rate. I do not know how representative...

Here’s an update. After having the original pump installed water is flowing again. It took about 10-15min for the pump to gain full suction though. Initially, water started to trickle through the pump’s inlet, then it gradually increased its stream as I let the air out though the relief valve...

I checked/tightened up the drain plugs and they appear to be sealed. I don't have any lubricant handy to seal/lubricate the o-ring and can't make it to the pool supply stores today. I also poured water directly into the basket. When I first turn it on, it sucks in water from the basket but it...