We have a connected spa with a spillover into our pool. I noticed quite a lot of scale on the glass tiles underneath the spillover. I originally thought it was just the spillover water causing this.
However, as I was cleaning the tiles, I noticed there was still water dripping into the pool even though the spillover hadn’t been running for hours. It seemed to be coming through the tiles.
Now, some tiles have popped off and I can see water streaming down behind them. Several more tiles (above the ones that came off) are loose. I haven’t peeled off all the loose tiles to find the main source of the leak yet.
What does this mean? I thought these PVC pipes were buried in solid gunite, so I assume a pipe leak is difficult to get. But the spa wall is thick, so it seems unlikely that it is a hole from the main spa area.
How difficult is this to fix? I have laid tile, so I wasn’t too worried about reattaching tiles, but I hadn’t really counted on a leak. Is this something that I can do myself if I am moderately handy or should I have someone who know what they are doing come fix it?
I assume the next step is to tear off a bunch of the tiles and find the actual source of the leak.
I tried to get some video of what is happening.
However, as I was cleaning the tiles, I noticed there was still water dripping into the pool even though the spillover hadn’t been running for hours. It seemed to be coming through the tiles.
Now, some tiles have popped off and I can see water streaming down behind them. Several more tiles (above the ones that came off) are loose. I haven’t peeled off all the loose tiles to find the main source of the leak yet.
What does this mean? I thought these PVC pipes were buried in solid gunite, so I assume a pipe leak is difficult to get. But the spa wall is thick, so it seems unlikely that it is a hole from the main spa area.
How difficult is this to fix? I have laid tile, so I wasn’t too worried about reattaching tiles, but I hadn’t really counted on a leak. Is this something that I can do myself if I am moderately handy or should I have someone who know what they are doing come fix it?
I assume the next step is to tear off a bunch of the tiles and find the actual source of the leak.
I tried to get some video of what is happening.