Bucket Test For Pool Leaks Detection

[@JohnBedson]

Bucket tests don't work except for large leaks because the wind does not blow on the bucket water but it does on the pool water. Most evaporation is lost by wind blowing away the water molecules off the top of the pool water. Wind can't blow in a bucket with steep sides.

[@cadlawgroup5012]

Hi J@M. That is a good lil trick to know. I did that test yesterday, Mark the Bucket from inside and outside and left for 24 hours. Put the bucket on the pool stairs. The interesting part is that water level in bucket after 24 hours were more ""off the top", than from outside. The 2nd finding for me was : At the start I also marked the water level of the pool, after 24-28 hours I noticed 1 inch difference. What does it mean? thanks

[@alexander2685]

Thank you sir you sold me.😉😃👍

[@deependfrank]

love the bucket test

[@kevincowan7131]

Leaks down to skimmer what happens where should I look instead

[@imdoc7872]

Thanks for the video! The bucket test is done with the pump off correct?

[@keeganjacobs5913]

do you try this with pump motor on or off? I would think we should try it with on to see if plumbing issue and off to see if structure leak ?

[@lewgoogle5530]

Only question with this test: The surface area of the water in the bucket is way smaller than the surface area of the entire pool. Therefore the apparent loss due to evaporation, as measured by comparing water level in the two containers, might naturally be different for the two containers over a given period of time, regardless of whether there is a leak in the pool. Anyway, if your pool has a leak, it is usually obvious. Ask me how I know.

[@dinoapolito5354]

How do you know?

[@abdullahalasri6682]

He moved the tape up😢

[@ramstein74]

genious... damn .... i´m stupid ...

[@thenotsosecretlifeofnate636]

Should you turn the pool off ?

[@bobl1090]

Good Question, the leak could be in the plumbing.

[@cmc891]

No. The leak is happening when the filter is running

[@dinoapolito5354]

A fundamentally flawed test because the surface areas are so vastly different.

[@cmc891]

Yeh but the difference is pretty drastic

[@grassthief1280]

Scam alert 🚨

[@RichardRecupero]

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