Signs Your Pool May Have A Slow Leak

Pool leaks have a way of sneaking up on you. All too often, homeowners do not realize their pool has a leak until it's quite large, which means a ton of water gets wasted in the meantime. If you know what to look for, however, you can grow suspicious of possible leaks earlier on and then contact a pool leak detection service to come pinpoint them. Here are a few signs you need to make that call.

Your pool is losing more than 1/4 inch of water per day.

Water does evaporate from a pool, so having the pool water level slowly decrease over time may not alarm you. Use a ruler to measure the empty space at the top of your pool, and write down the measurement five days in a row or so to see how much loss you have. If you're losing more than 1/4 inch a day, however, a leak may be to blame. Less than this, and you're probably just noticing evaporation.

Your yard is really wet.

All of that water has to go somewhere. If you've noticed that your yard is soggy, especially in the area around the pool, it is probably not a coincidence. (If you have a sprinkler system, rule out leaks in that system, too.)

You have high water bills.

If your pool has an automatic filling system, you won't notice if it is losing water. However, you can keep an eye on your water bills. If your water bills are climbing higher and higher, it could be because there is a leak in the pool and it has to keep refilling. Try turning off the filling device for a few days and see if the water level decreases more than 1/4 inch per day when you do. This typically confirms you have a leak!

Tiles are cracking and shifting.

It's normal for a few tiles to crack or come loose as a pool ages. But if your tiles are beginning to crack or loosen in large numbers, particularly in one area, this could be a sign of a leak. The water may be accumulating in a certain area under the pool deck, moistening the mortar and causing the tiles to shift.

If you notice these problems, don't delay in calling a pool repair company. A leak can waste thousands of gallons of water in a short time, so the sooner you have it fixed, the better.

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