Hi, I'm new to the forum but have a lingering problem....
I have a 16' x 32' inground Pacific Palm pool (sits elevated, 3ft shallow end, 9 feet deep end)..Hayward Super Pump, and Perflex EC65 DE filter.
This pool loses about 3/4" of water a day (with pump and filter running)..
About 2 weeks ago, when i first noticed the leak, i did the following:
refilled the pool halfway up the skimmer opening, plugged the main drain (in side wall of pool) & plugged skimmer w/a Gizzmo...left pump motor shut off...No water loss.
did the dye test the next day, dye didnt go anywhere.
So that told me the liner, main drain fitting & skimmer mouth/opening was good...
the next day, I uncapped the main drain, plugged skimmer, and ran motor----lost 3/4" water in 12 hours, yet 12 hours later, it was still at that level.{i did notice there were lots of bubbles in pump w/main drain open & motor running}
{note that no puddles were near the pump or filter, and ground wasnt damp anywhere....}
next day: refilled pool again, plugged main drain, opened skimmer, ran motor--again, lost 3/4" water in 12 hours, yet 12 hours later, it was still at that level...skimmer drawing in lots of air of course, because of such low water level in skimmer...
That told me it probably wasnt the main drain tube...
next day: did NOT refill pool, opened main drain, plugged skimmer, ran motor--did this for 3 more days, and kept losing 1/2" to 3/4" worth of water 12-24 hours...
I am stumped... :? what can I do? Please help me... This is the first year of my owning a pool...Thanks!!
I have a 16' x 32' inground Pacific Palm pool (sits elevated, 3ft shallow end, 9 feet deep end)..Hayward Super Pump, and Perflex EC65 DE filter.
This pool loses about 3/4" of water a day (with pump and filter running)..
About 2 weeks ago, when i first noticed the leak, i did the following:
refilled the pool halfway up the skimmer opening, plugged the main drain (in side wall of pool) & plugged skimmer w/a Gizzmo...left pump motor shut off...No water loss.
did the dye test the next day, dye didnt go anywhere.
So that told me the liner, main drain fitting & skimmer mouth/opening was good...
the next day, I uncapped the main drain, plugged skimmer, and ran motor----lost 3/4" water in 12 hours, yet 12 hours later, it was still at that level.{i did notice there were lots of bubbles in pump w/main drain open & motor running}
{note that no puddles were near the pump or filter, and ground wasnt damp anywhere....}
next day: refilled pool again, plugged main drain, opened skimmer, ran motor--again, lost 3/4" water in 12 hours, yet 12 hours later, it was still at that level...skimmer drawing in lots of air of course, because of such low water level in skimmer...
That told me it probably wasnt the main drain tube...
next day: did NOT refill pool, opened main drain, plugged skimmer, ran motor--did this for 3 more days, and kept losing 1/2" to 3/4" worth of water 12-24 hours...
I am stumped... :? what can I do? Please help me... This is the first year of my owning a pool...Thanks!!