I loose about an Inch of water everyday. the filter is running 24/7 and there are Bubbles coming out of two of plumbing holes. the PSI is at 28. I did the bucket test with the pump on and lost more water in the pool. The bucket test without the pump running i didnt loose any water. I do see that by the heater the cement is wet. any suggestions or questions i need to talk to the pool buy?
Bubbles coming out from the Plumbing and loosing water
- Thread starter LinLin1975
- Start date
- Jul 3, 2013
- 9,028
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-40
Welcome to TFP 
You have a suction side leak (bubbles) and a pressure side leak (after the pump) The suction side leak is the hardest to find and the pressure side leak if it is only on the equipment pad is easy, if it is in the pipes under the deck it gets way harder...
They do have leak specialist that can come find all the leaks, if you can do it, it will be cheaper..
www.troublefreepool.com
www.troublefreepool.com
You have a suction side leak (bubbles) and a pressure side leak (after the pump) The suction side leak is the hardest to find and the pressure side leak if it is only on the equipment pad is easy, if it is in the pipes under the deck it gets way harder...
They do have leak specialist that can come find all the leaks, if you can do it, it will be cheaper..
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csconner
Bronze Supporter
- May 8, 2020
- 121
- Pool Size
- 8000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-20
Welcome to TFP,
agree with cowboycasey, read those articles.
it seems at first glance you might have multiple leaks but hard to tell At this point.
I followed the suction side leak guide as follow: to start the process of locating suction side leak clean and lube the strainer cover and o-ring with pool lube, same for strainer drain plug. After that use water hose to check for suction side leak. With pump running, use a hose water running over pump and plumbing, look for decrease in air/bubbles. If you ID a joint that is suspicious try flowing some of the pool lube over the joint, leak will slow/stop for a while until lube is sucked in. I ended up having to replace a short section of pipe and the elbows between the point where the suction side pipe exited the ground and were attached to the inlet side of the pump.
finding pressure side leaks can be more challenging, I was too was loosing an inch over 24-36 hours, I was able to identify very, very small leaks in both of my lights which I was able to successfully identify the leak source using a plastic syringe and pool dye, then I was able to confirm the leaking part/joint by applying two part pool putty to stop the leak until I could obtain replacement parts.
it would be of value to create your signature as defined below. This will really help everyone here, reduce the number of questions you receive from the forum and help us all understand your specific setup.
www.troublefreepool.com
some initial questions to help everyone understand your situation:
how old/new is the pool?
how long has this leak been occurring?
what’s changed with the pool?
How do you close the pool for winter?
did pool feeze this past winter?
agree with cowboycasey, read those articles.
it seems at first glance you might have multiple leaks but hard to tell At this point.
I followed the suction side leak guide as follow: to start the process of locating suction side leak clean and lube the strainer cover and o-ring with pool lube, same for strainer drain plug. After that use water hose to check for suction side leak. With pump running, use a hose water running over pump and plumbing, look for decrease in air/bubbles. If you ID a joint that is suspicious try flowing some of the pool lube over the joint, leak will slow/stop for a while until lube is sucked in. I ended up having to replace a short section of pipe and the elbows between the point where the suction side pipe exited the ground and were attached to the inlet side of the pump.
finding pressure side leaks can be more challenging, I was too was loosing an inch over 24-36 hours, I was able to identify very, very small leaks in both of my lights which I was able to successfully identify the leak source using a plastic syringe and pool dye, then I was able to confirm the leaking part/joint by applying two part pool putty to stop the leak until I could obtain replacement parts.
it would be of value to create your signature as defined below. This will really help everyone here, reduce the number of questions you receive from the forum and help us all understand your specific setup.
Create Your Signature - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
some initial questions to help everyone understand your situation:
how old/new is the pool?
how long has this leak been occurring?
what’s changed with the pool?
How do you close the pool for winter?
did pool feeze this past winter?
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I just bought this house and the pool was drained below the returns and it did freeze. I believe the pool has to be at least 10 years old. The leak started when i had a company open the pool and start up the systems. I believe i have a leak in the pool heater as it not even turned on but there is constantly water underneath it. I checked the connections and it doesn't seem like there is water coming out of the pipes leading to the heater. I will enter my Signature sometime today. its raining out and i dont know all the specifics by heart lol