This
test will help you determine if you
have a leak, please follow these
instructions:
1) Fill the pool to the middle of
the skimmer (pool tile).
2) Shut off equipment (ie: pool
pump) and keep off for 24 hours.
Note: if you have a pool and spa
combo we recommend that you isolate
the spa if possible. Please keep
everyone including animals out of
the pool and spa during the test
period.
3) Take a bucket and mark the inside
of the bucket with a marker about
three inches down from the rim of
the bucket. Fill the bucket to that
mark and set it on the first step of
the pool. Wait for the water to
settle down ( you will make waves
when you set the bucket) then take a
pencil and mark the water level of
the pool on the outside of the
bucket.
4) After 24 hours compare the two
levels. If the pool or spa water
levels go down more than the water
in the bucket, then you most likely
have a leak. If during the test
period it rains, the bucket will
become a rain gauge. If the water
level in the bucket goes up, the
pool water will do the same.
