Water & Pipe
Pool & External
Water & Pipe
Pool & External
The bucket test is a simple first check. Fill a bucket with pool water, place it on the pool steps, and mark the water level on both sides of the bucket. Wait 24 hours. If the pool drops more than the bucket from inside, the pool is losing water from a leak rather than evaporation. Pool surface area, weather, and temperature affect evaporation rates so normal evaporation alone is usually 1cm to 3cm per week. Larger losses or pool drop in 24 hours of normal evaporation, except in extreme heat or with a non-pool surface profound loss probably indicates a leak.
Will you need to drain my pool?
You don't need to know whether it's in the wall, underground, or under your slab. Just tell us what you've noticed, and ALD will take it from there.