{"id":1316,"date":"2019-07-02T19:49:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2019-07-02T19:49:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:49:16","slug":"case-study-not-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/case-study-not-suspected\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Not What We Suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Type of Pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vinyl Liner<\/p>\n

Equipment Used:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leakalyzer<\/a>, LeakTrac 2400<\/a>, Pressure Testing Equipment<\/a>, Dye<\/a>, Leakmaster Pool Glue<\/a><\/p>\n

Situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were at least the second company to take on this job, so the homeowner was concerned about how we could be sure that all the leaks were found.\u00a0She was also convinced that the leak was in the return side plumbing.<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u00a0started\u00a0pump on\/ pump off test with the Leakalyzer<\/a> and found that the pool was losing more water with the pump running. This usually tells us to suspect pressure side plumbing.<\/p>\n

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We had two techs on this job, so one tech began running a pressure test<\/a> while the other ran a vinyl scan with the LeakTrac 2400<\/a>.\u00a0 The pressure test on the pressure side plumbing held,\u00a0but the LeakTrac<\/a> was getting a\u00a0stronger\u00a0than normal signal coming from the skimmer.\u00a0 We did a quick dye check<\/a> of the skimmer and\u00a0 sure enough the bottom of the skimmer bowl was cracked. The movement of water in the skimmer, or possibly even a slight shift in the suction pipe when the pump was running caused more water loss.\u00a0 This was a rare situation where higher water loss with the pump running wasn’t an indication of a pressure side leak.<\/p>\n