Help!!! Insane water loss over winter!!!

SASPAC

New member
Apr 15, 2020
4
Johnson City, TN
Pool Size
30000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
Just pulled back the corner of my cover and saw there was no water in the shallow end. Bone dry except a small puddle toward the middle. Water remains in the deep end and almost all the way up the slope. Walls are all exposed. Some of the liner appears to have shifted in the shallow end. Liner remains attached around top perimeter as well as around stairs (although space has developed between bottom of stairs and liner like a taught tent) Water level is below all plumbing, light fixture, stairs etc. The only fixture still under water is the main drain.

My concerns/questions
1. Is the liner irreversibly damaged due to the severity of water loss? Can I just add water to correct the water level or do I risk making the problem worse?

2. Obviously there is a leak at or below the current water level. Should I find and resolve this prior to adding water.

3. Am I over my head and in need of a local pool company to come sort out the leak and liner?


Pool originally built in 1980’s.
30k gallon kidney shape. 9ft in deep end.
Current liner is about 5 years old.

Not sure what other info may be helpful but happy to add any needed.

Thank you!!!

Shawn
 
Yup, you need to find and fix the leak before you can fully refill the pool.

If the leak is not obvious then add an inch or two of water and squirt pool dye around or Mrs. Stewart’s Liquid Bluing. The bottle has a very tiny opening that lets a tiny stream out when you give it a little squeeze. It will look like blue smoke and flow to a leak if there is one and it is applied close enough.

After you use it for this, add the whole bottle to the pool, makes the water sparkle, doesn't hurt anything chemically or the equipment, last a couple of days.


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Thanks for the quick reply. I will do the the dye test this week. Once the leak is found and resolved I can just fill the pool or will there be issues since water level has been low for some time?
 
Once the leak is found and resolved I can just fill the pool or will there be issues since water level has been low for some time?
Dunno. Depends on how much the liner shifted and if it moves into place as you fill it or can smooth it in place.

When the liner is installed vacuums are often used on the sides to hold the liner in place as it is being filled.