This time of year insurance companies in Central Florida receive phone calls from homeowners who have just discovered their swimming pool or spa has sprung a water leak.
The first step is to contact a professional leak detection company for efficient and effective service, the longer a leak is left un-repaired, the more damage and cost it will accumulate.
There are many reasons why a swimming pool can spring a leak.
The Leak Doctor specializes in pools and working with the insurance industry. Our qualified technicians know about soil issues, cracks in plaster, faulty equipment, cracks in plastic pipes and concrete. We pride ourselves in assessing the situation, locating the water leak, finding an economical solution, and restoring the property as good as new.
Our advanced equipment and sophisticated listening devices not only reduces the cost of locating leaks, the process can also find the cause of the leak.
Our services also include leaks in pools and spas, sewer and septic drain inspections, odor detection and irrigation leaks.
At some time, every swimming pool, spa, and even landscape fountain or pond will eventually have a water leak. It can be more than a pesky problem. It only takes a leak the size of a pinhole to lose over a hundred of gallons of water in just one day. Not only do you have to pay cost of replacing all that water, it increases the demand for chemicals, and can end up causing mechanical and structural problems.
The most obvious indication of a pool leak is the water level dropping faster than usual. Swimming pools naturally loose water through splashing and evaporation, so before calling a professional try a simple bucket test to help determine if it’s naturally losing water or a leak. Place a 3 to 5 gallon bucket on a shallow step and fill it with pool water to match the level of the water in the pool. Check back in 24 to 48 hours. If the pool water has gone down more than the water in the bucket you probably have a leak. A water leak may not be as evident if you have an automatic fill device.
Other indications your pool has sprung a leaks are a higher than normal water bill, ecess algae growth, mushy or soft soil around the lawn, using more chemicals than normal, cracks in the pool or the deck.
The Leak Doctor will perform a thorough test of your pool, spa and foundation and resolve your water loss issues. We perform a dye test to identify structural leak, a hydrostatic test to identify plumbing leaks and electronic leak analysis. We find and repair leaks in swimming pools and spas, which not only saves you money it conserves our precious water resources.
