Be leery of any company that will just offer a pressure test of the Pool Piping/Plumbing & just simply tell you what line is Leaking (PROBABLY 75% OF THE TIME WE CAN DO THAT ON THE PHONE - as long as you can tell us if you lose more with the pump running or off.) Of course if you are just planning to replace a line (not pinpoint the spot of the leak) then you can certainly go with the simple pressure test.
After the pressure test we take the Detection process a little further. Using some of the most advanced electronic technology, we listen for or target the loudest sounds of water flowing, which is typically where the pipe Leak exact location is.
That helps us determine where to start looking for the leak which ideally reduces our time spent on the leak
detection - its a question of whether a diver is needed to check inside the pool or a pipe pressure test is needed.
Losing more either with the pump running or with the pump off indicates a pipe Leak. The first step if you suspect a pipe leak is to do a pressure test. If losing the same amount of water (on or off) points to an inside the pool Leak, & you would need a diver.
Plug the pipes (be sure to turn off the pool pump(s)) and see if you still lose water.
or just run off the main drain (if there is one) by shutting off the skimmer valve(s) typically at the front of the pump.
FREE ADVICE - even if the best course of action is not using us. We consider it stealing if we don't advise the best course of action. That includes suggestions of getting a new liner or to re-pipe your pool, & maybe not hiring us.
HOWEVER in our experience in many cases even though those companies offer Leak Detection, many are JUST INTERESTED IN THE HIGHER $ SERVICES LIKE RE-PIPING OR NEW LINER INSTALLS.
For Pipe Leak repairs New Pools, Equipment Repairs, New Liner replacement,
Openings and Closings of Inground Pools - see our companies we refer below:
Servicing central Long Island including Smithtown, Northport, Old Bethpage, Bethpage, St. James, Islip, Babylon, Plainview, Syosset, Woodbury, Commack, Deer Park, Dix Hills, E. Northport, Greenlawn, Huntington, S. Huntington, Melville, Smithtown, Huntington Station, Stony Brook, Ronkonkoma, Setauket, Kings Park, W. Islip, N. Babylon, W. Babylon, Fort Salonga and Nesconset.
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