After my liner change disaster it seems I have a leak. I have been losing a lot of water quickly. It drops about 2" per day until it hits near boom of the skimmer. Then pretty much stops. The new liner guy came out and did a dive to check out all of the cuts into the line. The 3 returns, main drain, both skimmers and step jets. Found nothing other then on semi loose screw around the main drain. So after days of sequentially plugging things off I have determined the new liner is fine. On Friday night I plugged every fitting. Water held all night, I even used food dye in the skimmers and there was no issue there.
I suspect it is the suction side, as I took all plugs out except the skimmers on saturday night. No water loss to speak of.
I tried to build my own pressure test stick using two 1 1/2" male adaptors one with a cap on it the other with 2 hose bibs and a gauge . Unfortunately the skimmers are not home runs to the valve at the filter, so no way to isolate each skimmer. After using teflon tape and screwing in my sticks and filling with water to 30lbs the pressure doesn't hold for more than a minute and slowly goes to zero.
My question is with suction side valve open only to main drain and closed to skimmers and my homemade pipe screwed in can I rely on this to confirm a leak? I do see some air in the pump at vacuuming pressure, but no more than I had noticed in the past.
I tried this method to test instead of using pressure test plugs and cutting the pipe at the suction side valve and attaching a pressure gauge.
Oh and of coarse all skimmers are in concrete with pavers over them. I seem to remember they are about 3' deep back to the filter. If I have to replace the piping does it have to be below frost line back to pump? That would be a huge disaster.
Any tips would be appreciated.
I suspect it is the suction side, as I took all plugs out except the skimmers on saturday night. No water loss to speak of.
I tried to build my own pressure test stick using two 1 1/2" male adaptors one with a cap on it the other with 2 hose bibs and a gauge . Unfortunately the skimmers are not home runs to the valve at the filter, so no way to isolate each skimmer. After using teflon tape and screwing in my sticks and filling with water to 30lbs the pressure doesn't hold for more than a minute and slowly goes to zero.
My question is with suction side valve open only to main drain and closed to skimmers and my homemade pipe screwed in can I rely on this to confirm a leak? I do see some air in the pump at vacuuming pressure, but no more than I had noticed in the past.
I tried this method to test instead of using pressure test plugs and cutting the pipe at the suction side valve and attaching a pressure gauge.
Oh and of coarse all skimmers are in concrete with pavers over them. I seem to remember they are about 3' deep back to the filter. If I have to replace the piping does it have to be below frost line back to pump? That would be a huge disaster.
Any tips would be appreciated.
