We've got a deck level indoor pool. It's got a leak that's currently about 90 litres per day. One aspect of the leak is that it seems slightly worse during periods when the pump is not running.
I appreciate this could mean a suction side leak (although I'm not seeing any air coming into the pump basket) and need to do further tests to check that.
I initially eliminated any possibility of the leak being in a return. This is down to the theory that a pipe under pressure would leak more water and therefore it would lose more water when the pump was running. However, the more I think about it, the more I question whether that is correct. The returns start out from the plant room as flexi pipes, but there is a joint underground where they change to solid pipe via a "collar" type connector. If the leak was between a flexi pipe and the collar then is that part of the return pipe actually under less pressure when the pump is running?
i.e. because the water would have to go round a corner and reverse direction to get through the hole.
Thanks very much,
Kalavo
I appreciate this could mean a suction side leak (although I'm not seeing any air coming into the pump basket) and need to do further tests to check that.
I initially eliminated any possibility of the leak being in a return. This is down to the theory that a pipe under pressure would leak more water and therefore it would lose more water when the pump was running. However, the more I think about it, the more I question whether that is correct. The returns start out from the plant room as flexi pipes, but there is a joint underground where they change to solid pipe via a "collar" type connector. If the leak was between a flexi pipe and the collar then is that part of the return pipe actually under less pressure when the pump is running?
i.e. because the water would have to go round a corner and reverse direction to get through the hole.
Thanks very much,
Kalavo