Dye test

[PoolFrog]

Right - I'll have to try again another day.

 

[duraleigh]

Did you say what your daily loss was? I didn't see it. A good plan is to simply let it drain down until the leak stops.......that identified the level of the leak.

 

[PoolFrog]

I have lost an average of 0.6" daily. The water level is now almost below the openings of the skimmers, and I'm curious to see if it stops there. The day that I did the dye test, I ran out of dye before I made my way around to the second skimmer (have two). I have now bought more dye and am planning to use it inside the light niche, but I'm tempted to wait a little bit and see if the water continues to drop below skimmer level.

 

[Jimrahbe]

pf,

I would wait and see if the water stops just below the skimmer or just below the light, and then dye test what makes sense..

Jim R.

 

[PoolFrog]

There's barely any water going into the skimmers now (half an inch or so), so I decided to dye test those openings while there was still some usable water there. I did find a space in the plastic, just next to where the flap door would normally be, where the dye appeared to enter if I very carefully let out a slow steady stream. I have attached a picture. The space is near the middle of the picture (you can see some stray purple dye leading up to it).

I want to try to seal this up and see if the water level continues to drop. What is the best stuff to use?

 

[Jimrahbe]

pf,

I use LeakMaster by Anderson pool repair putty.. I get mine at Amazon..

That said, having a skimmer without the weir (flapper door) makes the skimmer about 80% less effective.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[PoolFrog]

Thank you for the product recommendation, I'll get some of that. Yes, we need to replace the weir - it broke off.