So as stated in the title, I highly suspect a leak happening in my above ground pool. About 4 weeks after a late in the year closing, I noticed that the water level in my pool seemed lower than where it was following closing. It was still unseasonably warm for the next month, so I hoped that maybe I still lost some water due to evaporation somehow. So I topped it off about 3 weeks ago and now I'm noticing that again the water looks low. After I filled it, I did take a measurement by putting a stick in the pool once the cover was lifted enough but now the water on the cover and at least the top layer is frozen so I can't specifically measure, but when I reach in under the cover I can tell it's lower by the distance from the closed off return jet port and the water. Maybe 6-9 inches. Next time I'll measure from the top lip to the water.
I have no idea where the leak might be. At this point the cover is still sitting on top of the frozen water and the water level is definitely still above 2 feet deep. I was told by my local pool supplier that these would be the 2 factors that would make the pool collapse.
My question is: as I obviously can't get to inspect anything now, and there are no visible signs of a leak outside, should I continue to try to add water periodically to try to make it to spring? Specifically, should I add water on top of the ice in the pool when we have several warmer days in a row well above freezing or will this somehow make it worse by putting more pressure on top of the ice? I know that ideally, I could see if the water just levels off and stops dropping, but on the other hand, I may have only so many warmer days to be able to safely run any water outside. Any advice would be great as I'm getting anxious about this as we get deeper into winter.
I have no idea where the leak might be. At this point the cover is still sitting on top of the frozen water and the water level is definitely still above 2 feet deep. I was told by my local pool supplier that these would be the 2 factors that would make the pool collapse.
My question is: as I obviously can't get to inspect anything now, and there are no visible signs of a leak outside, should I continue to try to add water periodically to try to make it to spring? Specifically, should I add water on top of the ice in the pool when we have several warmer days in a row well above freezing or will this somehow make it worse by putting more pressure on top of the ice? I know that ideally, I could see if the water just levels off and stops dropping, but on the other hand, I may have only so many warmer days to be able to safely run any water outside. Any advice would be great as I'm getting anxious about this as we get deeper into winter.
