Pool leak

[Djin]

It seems I've sprung a leak. Pool is about 20 years old marblite. I'm pretty sure it's the coating and not the pipes but I guess you can't be 100% sure. I've switched the pump off for a few days and the level still seemed to drop.

The quotes for leak detection have been around 1200. Is there a cheaper alternative? I'm in jhb West.

 

[GforceD]

It seems I've sprung a leak. Pool is about 20 years old marblite. I'm pretty sure it's the coating and not the pipes but I guess you can't be 100% sure. I've switched the pump off for a few days and the level still seemed to drop.

The quotes for leak detection have been around 1200. It's there a cheaper alternative? I'm in jhb West.

Did you block the intake and output cause then there would still be the possibility of a leak in the pipes. of course if level falls below those then its your pool. easiest option would be to see how far the level drops and then you know the level of the leak especially if if along the wall, then do a manual inspection.

 

[djiceman]

If its a marbelite issue, check out the cemcrete pool sealer, its R975 and you pour it into your pool and run the pump...

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

FWITW: I thought I had a marbelite issue but then found out that my leak was in the weir-basket (the water level just dropped below it). Another friend had a leak through the pool-light. I would check how far the water level drops and if it correlates with any fixtures (inlet, outlet, lights). In most cases pool companies will get you to do an expensive and unnecessary resurface of the pool.

 

[Djin]

Thanks for the feedback. The fixture leaks seem to be the most common. It does seem to drop to just around the weir, but to be honest I never let it drop further.

The house is sold but I've only discovered this AFTER. So I have to fix the issue as quickly as possible and as cheaply. The last thing I really want to be doing is recoating the pool for somebody else.

My only gripe is the cheapest quote to detect the leak is R1200 and that is just for the diagnosis. Who knows how much the damage is really going to cost.

 

[Pho3nix]

Thanks for the feedback. The fixture leaks seem to be the most common. It does seem to drop to just around the weir, but to be honest I never let it drop further.

The house is sold but I've only discovered this AFTER. So I have to fix the issue as quickly as possible and as cheaply. The last thing I really want to be doing is recoating the pool for somebody else.

My only gripe is the cheapest quote to detect the leak is R1200 and that is just for the diagnosis. Who knows how much the damage is really going to cost.

Parents just went through this. Pay for the leak detection as it might prevent you having to pay R15k+ for new coating for the pool.
Parents paid for the coating but still found a leak which cost R78(cost of the joining part) to fix as the part had rotted away.

 

[Chi Chi]

I fixed mine with Pratleys Putty - I also have an old pool, & after paying over R3k & it still wasn't fixed, I then let the water level drop, then went around & filled in everything that looked like a crack.

2 years later it's still holding, so much for the 'professionals'

 

[Djin]

Hehe what's your going rate these days?