Bucket Test - Pool leaking?

farleyville

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Feb 8, 2021
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Dacula, Ga
Pool Size
19000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Jandy Aquapure 1400
Over the past few months I felt like I've been losing water as it seems to drain down fairly quickly. I did the bucket test over the last 4 days, and marked the levels on the inside of the bucket and outside. The inside of the bucket dropped about a quarter of an inch the pool water dropped about an inch. It definitely confirmed that I'm losing more pool water than just evaporation.

I've checked all my above ground plumbing and there is One small drip, on the main filter valve, but it drips less than a drip a minute so I cannot imagine it equating to this amount of water volume.

The other variables, I do have freeze protection on, and my 1hp rock water fall has been running at night. Logic tells me this would increase evaporation, but 3/4" in 4 days seems excessive... What else should I check?
 
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