Any assistance would be great...
I've developed a leak in my pool and can't find where it's coming from. If i fill it up half up the skimmer the next day it at the bottom screws of the skimmer. A few weeks ago i read online and did the test where i plugged both return jets and plugged the skimmer as well. After doing this the water kept leaking down to the skimmer line. I bought a new skimmer face plate and gasket and replace them, then i bought some JB Water Weld and put two tubes of it all around the outside of the skimmer plate. I filled the pool up and everything was great for a week. This past friday nite we went swimming and everything seemed ok. Saturday morning the water level went down 1.5 inches and by the end of the day 2 inches. I did the dye test around the skimmer with the pool pump off and the dye does not float into the skimmer just around it. On an added note my pump is running great, i don't see any bubbles in the box when it's running and i don't see any noticeable problems around the equipment pad. if it helps when i plugged up the skimmer to do the test there was still water in there even though the water from the pool was't flowing into it? I also did the bucket test and i know it's not losing the water due to evaporation. The one thing that is driving me crazy is the fact that i fixed it and it was holding water and then a week later it went back to the way it was? I've been reading on here about folks who have lost water upto the bottom of the skimmer but never see where or what it ended up being that caused or how they fixed the leak? Also it doesn't seem to matter if the pools running or sitting overnite it just keeps losing water? Any help would be great
I've developed a leak in my pool and can't find where it's coming from. If i fill it up half up the skimmer the next day it at the bottom screws of the skimmer. A few weeks ago i read online and did the test where i plugged both return jets and plugged the skimmer as well. After doing this the water kept leaking down to the skimmer line. I bought a new skimmer face plate and gasket and replace them, then i bought some JB Water Weld and put two tubes of it all around the outside of the skimmer plate. I filled the pool up and everything was great for a week. This past friday nite we went swimming and everything seemed ok. Saturday morning the water level went down 1.5 inches and by the end of the day 2 inches. I did the dye test around the skimmer with the pool pump off and the dye does not float into the skimmer just around it. On an added note my pump is running great, i don't see any bubbles in the box when it's running and i don't see any noticeable problems around the equipment pad. if it helps when i plugged up the skimmer to do the test there was still water in there even though the water from the pool was't flowing into it? I also did the bucket test and i know it's not losing the water due to evaporation. The one thing that is driving me crazy is the fact that i fixed it and it was holding water and then a week later it went back to the way it was? I've been reading on here about folks who have lost water upto the bottom of the skimmer but never see where or what it ended up being that caused or how they fixed the leak? Also it doesn't seem to matter if the pools running or sitting overnite it just keeps losing water? Any help would be great