{"id":993,"date":"2018-05-07T17:26:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T17:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/?p=993"},"modified":"2019-02-21T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T16:07:11","slug":"case-study-leakalyzer-saves-callback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/case-study-leakalyzer-saves-callback\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Leakalyzer Saves Callback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of Pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vinyl \/ Indoor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment Used:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/leaktrac-2400-w-wireless-technology.html?utm_source=blog\">LeakTrac\u00a0 2400<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/category\/dye-testers-and-dye.html?utm_source=blog\">Dye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customer told us that pool leaked down to 1\u201d above the skimmer pretty quickly, then seemed to hold at that level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the job site we started our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a> test with the pump on which confirmed the water loss. After turning the pump off and marking the current test, we could see that the slope of the line continued to be the same as during the pump off test.\u00a0 Because of this we suspected\u00a0a shell leak. Our observations of the pool equipment and plumbing system validated that the plumbing didn\u2019t appear to be the problem.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-1_Resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-1_Resized.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-1_Resized-132x150.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-1_Resized-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since a shell leak was suspected we began systematically dye testing the pool from the deck. By doing so we were able to find a crack in the skimmer bowl at the same level the customer indicated the pool water level held at. The size of the crack seemed consistent with what the customer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a> indicated the water loss would be.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sIA8JP5KAy0?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We then patched the skimmer with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/pool-glue-complete-starter-kit.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakmaster\u00a0Pool Glue Kit<\/a>, which is\u00a0adheres very well to the skimmer bowl\u00a0and works underwater.\u00a0 After the patch we ran another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a> test to verify that the pool had stopped leaking. Although not as much as the first time, the test still showed water loss that was more than estimated evaporation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-2_Resized_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-2_Resized_2.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-2_Resized_2-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-2_Resized_2-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With additional dye testing we quickly found another small leak in opposite skimmer. That leak was patched with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/leakmaster-quick-set-putty-case-of-12-sticks.html?utm_source=blog\">Quick Set Putty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s59T9A5KCjA?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We ran yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a> test and found the pool was losing less water than before, but still losing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-3_Resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-3_Resized.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-3_Resized-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Primrose-Test-3_Resized-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We finished checking fittings and gaskets with dye and then pulled out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/leaktrac-2400-w-wireless-technology.html?utm_source=blog\">LeakTrac<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/leaktrac-2400-w-wireless-technology.html?utm_source=blog\">LeakTrac<\/a> was able to pinpoint one hole in the liner and eliminate the rest of the liner as a suspect area. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/flexible-sealer-4-oz-tube-blue.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakmaster Flexible Sealer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/assorted-sizes-peel-stick-vinyl-patches.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakmaster Peel and Stick Vinyl Pool Patches<\/a> were used to patch the leak in the vinyl liner.<\/p>\n<p>The water level was a little too turbulent after patching to get a great Leakalyzer test, but we spoke with the customer one week later and pool was not losing water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learnings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/the-leakalyzer.html?utm_source=blog\">Leakalyzer<\/a> helped us make sure all the leaks were found before leaving the job, instead of just finding the first one<\/li>\n<li>Dye testing is really fast and effective<\/li>\n<li>Gathering good information from the customer shortened the leak detection process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of Pool: Vinyl \/ Indoor Equipment Used: LeakTrac\u00a0 2400, Leakalyzer, Dye Situation: Customer told us that pool leaked down to 1\u201d above the skimmer pretty quickly, then seemed to hold at that level. Solution: When we arrived at the job site we started our Leakalyzer test with the pump on which confirmed the water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[81,78,39,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=993"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1024,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions\/1024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}