Call the leak detector or the guy with the video monitor on the drain snake?

[mmbont0]

Hi
So, My pool has 3 skimmers with 2 not working at all. One of it has always got a plug in the skimmer by the time we got the house. I am guessing there is a break in the skimmer line. The other skimmer is having a very bad clog or may be broken. My question is I keep reading about leak detection and video montiring of underground plumbing etc with a snake.. So, which of these two should I be having to do to figure out whre the break is in the line? I called American Leak detection but they charge arounf 325 which is kind of high for my budget. I found a company who is willing to do the leak detection on my plumbing lines for 150 or so.. However I want to know for sure I am going the right path.

PS: We already tried C02 can, Drain King etc but got nothing out of it.

Please help.

Thanx

 

[Hawk]

Can the video monitor make it through 90 degree fittings? If it can, then I'd take that before a detector. I've had a leak detection company come out and miss three times trying to find a leak under a house slab. The original leak was spraying against a second pipe running near it and made the guy believe it was the one leaking.

 

[mmbont0]

Iam goin to find out about that. thanks.

 

[Melt In The Sun]

That seems like it would work if the leak is catastrophic, like a busted pipe or badly cracked fitting. Something smaller may not show up on camera.

 

[Merccooper]

Would a leak detector detect a leak in a suction line (skimmer)? There wouldn't be any water leaking (unless under positive pressure), there would only be air leaking into the line.
I ended up digging and listening for where the leak was.
(see my post "Before I dig...") I have sort of the same issue, but only one skimmer line.