Leak Detection & Pool Leak Repair

What Is Leak Detection & Pool Leak Repair?

Leak detection and repair is the process of finding where a pool or spa is losing water and fixing it at the source. Leaks are deceptive — the water loss is obvious, but the cause is almost always hidden in plumbing underground, behind walls, or inside the structure. This service combines specialized detection to pinpoint the leak with the repair work to actually stop it, so you are not left guessing or paying to chase the wrong problem.

Signs Your Pool May Be Leaking

• Water level dropping faster than evaporation alone would explain
• Needing to add water far more often than usual
• Wet or soggy spots, or unusually green patches, around the pool or equipment
• Cracks in the deck, shell, or tile
• Air bubbles coming back through the returns
• A jump in your water bill with no other explanation

How Leak Detection Works

Finding a leak is methodical. Rather than digging blindly, professional detection isolates the source first:

• Confirm it is a leak — a simple bucket test separates true leaks from normal evaporation
• Pressure testing — the plumbing lines are pressurized to find which line is failing
• Acoustic listening — specialized equipment hears water escaping a pressurized line underground
• Dye testing — dye reveals leaks in the shell, around fittings, and in the structure
• Electronic detection — used to locate leaks precisely before any repair begins

What We Repair

Once the source is confirmed, the leak is repaired at its origin:

• Underground and equipment-pad plumbing lines
• Shell and structural cracks
• Skimmer and skimmer-throat leaks
• Return, fitting, and penetration leaks

What to Expect

The value of professional detection is that it turns an invisible, frustrating problem into a located, fixable one — and repairing the actual source costs far less than continually adding water or guessing. We both detect and repair, so the problem is solved end to end rather than handed off.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my pool leaking or just evaporating? A bucket test is the quickest first check. Persistent loss beyond normal evaporation usually points to a leak worth investigating.

Do you have to dig up the whole yard? No. The point of detection is to pinpoint the leak first, so any repair is targeted rather than exploratory.

How is this different from a pool inspection? An inspection is a broad evaluation of the whole pool; leak detection is a focused process to locate and fix a specific leak.