I am taking the opportunity to do a pressure test before opening the pool.
I tested at 20psi of air and it held for a couple hours. Overnight, with temperature drop, the PSI in the morning was 12PSI. Approximately 15 hours later.
I did bucket test last year and did no show any visible results of a leak.
I am currently testing, Skimmer 1 to two Return lines. System is full pressurized though pump, filter, heater, salt chlorinator. All valves are locked.
Is this acceptable limit, given some air leaks thought valve connections 0-rings, etc? Should I test differently?
I've had a concern since the build where they tested to 30psi and they only checked for 30minutes to hold, but then dropped slowly thereafter. I found one joint above ground that had a minor water leak that they fixed. I raised concern again and PB is coming out at the end of the month to check. I don't know what test they expect to perform, but I do know they want the system fully running. I'm not confident that all connections were glued properly.
**Additional info: I have a couple spruce trees that are downhill of the pool. I believe they are dying from too much water. I can not tell if the water is from the pool or if the water is draining that goes under pool deck and wraps around the pool and routes to one specific spot. The areas seems to stay wet for days after a rain. Very rarely is it dry, but does happen. This concern led me to contact my PB to come out and check.
Any thoughts on acceptable loss? I've seen other threads saying it should be fully air tight and others saying there is acceptable PSI loss with air. Just trying to do some additional testing as I don't trust the PB that much. Pool is several years old.
Could the water just be drainage from around the pool since it all slopes down?
I tested at 20psi of air and it held for a couple hours. Overnight, with temperature drop, the PSI in the morning was 12PSI. Approximately 15 hours later.
I did bucket test last year and did no show any visible results of a leak.
I am currently testing, Skimmer 1 to two Return lines. System is full pressurized though pump, filter, heater, salt chlorinator. All valves are locked.
Is this acceptable limit, given some air leaks thought valve connections 0-rings, etc? Should I test differently?
I've had a concern since the build where they tested to 30psi and they only checked for 30minutes to hold, but then dropped slowly thereafter. I found one joint above ground that had a minor water leak that they fixed. I raised concern again and PB is coming out at the end of the month to check. I don't know what test they expect to perform, but I do know they want the system fully running. I'm not confident that all connections were glued properly.
**Additional info: I have a couple spruce trees that are downhill of the pool. I believe they are dying from too much water. I can not tell if the water is from the pool or if the water is draining that goes under pool deck and wraps around the pool and routes to one specific spot. The areas seems to stay wet for days after a rain. Very rarely is it dry, but does happen. This concern led me to contact my PB to come out and check.
Any thoughts on acceptable loss? I've seen other threads saying it should be fully air tight and others saying there is acceptable PSI loss with air. Just trying to do some additional testing as I don't trust the PB that much. Pool is several years old.
Could the water just be drainage from around the pool since it all slopes down?
