First of all I want to thank all of you for getting the pool clear and warm. I have learned a lot but now I have some issues that don't seem to make sense, hydrodynamically.
I have been noticing increasing water loss over the last month, up to about 1.5 inches per day. I was running the pump 24 hours. When I turned the pump off the leak stopped.
But it is an air leak, and the skimmer basket is on tight, and there is no water around the pump/filter complex. The skimmer basket is on the far side of the pool from the pump. There is a concrete border about 4 feet wide, surrounded by dirt and grass. My wife noted a wet area about 8 feet from the basket, seeping from under the concrete, where the suction side pipe would be.
It seems pretty obvious that it is a pipe leak somewhere around there, but isn't it supposed to get worse with the pump off? Should I just start digging?
I have been noticing increasing water loss over the last month, up to about 1.5 inches per day. I was running the pump 24 hours. When I turned the pump off the leak stopped.
But it is an air leak, and the skimmer basket is on tight, and there is no water around the pump/filter complex. The skimmer basket is on the far side of the pool from the pump. There is a concrete border about 4 feet wide, surrounded by dirt and grass. My wife noted a wet area about 8 feet from the basket, seeping from under the concrete, where the suction side pipe would be.
It seems pretty obvious that it is a pipe leak somewhere around there, but isn't it supposed to get worse with the pump off? Should I just start digging?
