Need help troubleshooting a Leak!!

[les_garten]

Hi,

Looked at pool this morning down about 4". Didn't look at it for sure yesterday, but didn't notice anything when I took the dog out.

Looked at pump, dry basket. IntelliFlo had alarmed and shutoff thankfully. Complaint was "Dry Basket" or something like that

Level was near the bottom of the skimmer inlet. No dirt in the pool or anywhere else.

So I filled the pool with a few inches of water and disabled the pump.

Going to watch where the water levels off and how fast it leaks down.

Any thing else I should do? Or any next steps?

If anyone knows an honest pool repair person in Port Saint Lucie, FL, I would be interested in the contact info.

I fixed the last leak I had in another pool 12 years ago, demo'd it out and everything. But older, fatter, and a higher hernia count has slowed me down a bit... Not sure I'm gonna tackle this one.

One more thing, there was a dead Mole in the skimmer... Coincidence? I think not...

 

[les_garten]

Any suggestions?

It has maintained water level for 2 days now.

Going to fill the pump and pressurize everything and see what happens.

 

[mknauss]

If no water loss with out the pump, could be on the pressure side.

Check your multi port valve on the DE filter. Could it be leaking to backwash?

 

[les_garten]

If no water loss with out the pump, could be on the pressure side.

Check your multi port valve on the DE filter. Could it be leaking to backwash?

Thanx, that's one that would not have occurred to me.