Chasing pool leaks, Don't call a leak detection company until you watch this

[@SilentNoMore64]

For those of you who are here because you already know you have a leak, start this video at 5:37 to learn how to fix it.

[@Badshifter]

Even though this video is five years old, today, I watched it and found the leak in our pool in about five minutes. My pool guy just told me it was evaporation, but it was a leak. Thank you!

[@ahmedkamel5166]

That was a very helpful video My regards to this amazing man I found the leak by myself after the leak detection company told me that there wasn't any leak found

[@davehachey9317]

Thanks!

[@CrazyRiGuy]

Anyone else not have a pool but wanted to watch this cause it looked interesting?

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Me even though I lived it.

[@CrazyRiGuy]

Swimming Pool Science ya lol

[@MrNeptunebob]

Anyone who is willing to jump in the pool and hold his breath that long is going to be hired for my pool.

[@FlyGuy2000]

*raises hand* Today I also learned several different ways to fell a tree.

[@skyforce2132]

I’m about to have a pool

[@DaveInTrinity]

Great video. Very helpful. I wanted to mention that what may look like a tiny leak (like around a pump fitting) adds up really quickly. Even that drip, drip, drip sucks gallons out of the pool fast.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

It certainly does!

[@WHOMEWHOYOU]

Finally a Pool Guy that knows what He's Talking About.... at least I can understand something of what he's saying, Thanks and will check out your other Videos .

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Thank you so much! We try to have a little fun with these videos but then most important thing is delivering accurate information in a way the average person can understand.

[@jaywojack5124]

Thanks for posting. Did this today and found a small tear in my liner. Local pool store had a repair kit for underwater repair. Water was cold but no more leak. Thanks for posting 👍

[@ronnyc8251]

Great vid! I have been working on pools for about 20 years now, and I have never heard of this test. I live in PA though where we only get about 6-7 months of the year. Thank you for the great info.

[@beebob1279]

The bucket test is very good. But I find it hard to believe you never used dye to detect leaks.

[@maddmann]

Im from Massachusetts and knew this 20 years ago. I feal bad for your customers

[@hectormeza991]

Great way to waste time. Just call the pros man. Its like trying to repair your own shoes and you know nothing about shoe repairs like a shoe repair man. Same as when working on your car not a mechanic dont fuck around just get it lokked at amd repaired by the pros. So what does a homeowner do after revealing a leak??? Fix it or just call the pro and tell him where it is and how to fix it? LoL

[@1975MGB]

Six or seven months of pool weather?

[@semotech]

@@hectormeza991 How may "pros" have you called and after you paid for their visit/identification service got quotes for thousands to fix, only to find out they are clueless and have made the wrong diagnosis, or just want to charge you for things that are not broken. Seen this happen so many times it got ridiculous. If a homeowner can do something themselves (properly & safely with research) there is no substitute, and it will be a huge money saver. That said everyone should know their limitations and not be afraid to get professional help, but only if the professionals are proven honest and the issue and best repair process is actually confirmed.

[@markhemann5998]

I enjoyed the humor, along with the superior camera work, and covering how to do all the drains and returns.👍🏻

[@toms8483]

One thing, if u dont have dye u can look around the house for stuff. I settled on the left over coffee in the pot from that morning and it worked perfectly. Kool aid powder or fruit juice would probably also work

[@darrellsomerville8092]

Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing works great found in the laundry soap section at market, can also be used to tint pool water blue.

[@CrimeDoesNotPay]

Decaf or regular? 😃

[@rcmodelr]

Most swimming pool algaecides have a dye in them and many times, I've done leak detecting using a syringe filled with the customers pool algaecide to act as the dye to be pulled into the leak.

[@brendabass621]

WOW.... YOU ARE GREAT ON THIS.......I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!............MANY BLESSINGS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

[@bflippsytrance]

As many comments I do not own a pool, yet I feel I learned something, which got you a subscriber. :)

[@Plurpals]

Great video. My pool is very close to my house. A few years ago I started noticing water underneath my house. I thought it was rain water that was getting underneath because it always seemed to happen after heavy rain. Today I was filling the pool level with a hose and I forgot to turn it off. The level was very high so I decided to look underneath the house, we haven’t had rain in a few weeks and everything is dry, and sure enough there was water underneath the house… I know that non of the equipment outside is leaking enough for that to happen. Maybe now I can figure out what’s going on…

[@greatgazoo01]

Can you tell me how to fix the jet when you showed the dye go into the jet?

[@MooShaka89]

I came here because KZbin put it on my feed. Watched the whole thing.

[@MikeKTOL]

Excellent advice! I just bought a new home with a swimming pool and since I never owned a swimming pool before, I was curious as to why I have to add water every other day I am going to follow your advice to see if in fact I have a leak. Thanks 😊

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

It’s a great way to get to know the ins and outs of your pool as well. Glad you found this helpful!

[@starrhardin4790]

I have to add water every 2 days do I have a leak?

[@1975MGB]

Every other day? Water doesn't evaporate that quickly unless you're having very high temperatures

[@JenniferRejas.]

@@1975MGBhi our pool is down to half inch to 1 inch a day. Do you think its normal? Or theres a leak?

[@AidanSkoyles]

ok now how do you fix that leak in the return jet line? Any way to isolate other than digging the whole thing out?

[@YouTubestopsharingmyrealname]

I got short of breath watching him unscrew that cap.Dudes got a good pair of lungs on him. I can only hold my breath half as long before suffering a panic attack!

[@MarcusAurelius33036]

"I can only hold my breath half as long before suffering a panic attack!" That's because you're a cat and cats are terrified of water.

[@barrymonroy7138]

I'm loving the back yard. Its like the perfect size..

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

So you updated your picture to reflect your face mask for the FEAR for the Flu..?? How tacky was that ...

[@barrymonroy7138]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin No... it just gangster ...

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@Barry Monroy: Which part is gangster ..?? The profile picture or the fact that you are in fear of the flu ..??

[@barrymonroy7138]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin What flu...

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@@barrymonroy7138 wow ... thay deserves a giant WTF to that

[@scottrobbins6216]

I have a pool so I watched this for useful information

[@alexg5513]

So informative, thanks for uploading

[@RandomAwesomeism]

Thank you for the warning about phenol

[@augustbeach824]

Well done. Clearly explained so it's easy to do!

[@pondguynorcal8337]

Incredible video! Thank you very much, I know the next steps I need to take. DO WE USE THE SAME DYE APPROACH AROUND TILE/GROUT CRACKS ETC ??

[@brianbustamante9862]

Thanks dude. Great info. Just what I needed

[@bobl1090]

Great video on the bucket test and testing the return lines, but talking under water that was a real trick, ha ha

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Worked in the keys doing leak detection. Best job I ever had. Get to swim in rich people's pools all day? Yes.

[@mgpvii]

I have plenty of tile and grout missing from my pool and no leaks at those locations. Where I found my leak to be was where the plastic part of the skimmer meets the pool structure/concrete. Pool remained the same during winter so I knew it wasn’t bottom drain it also drained quicker when pool was filled more which meant the water pressure effected leak therefore no need for bucket test.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

There ya go! That’s one of the first spots I check.

[@simplysarah0310]

I think mine is in that area as well because we will fill it up a little higher than middle of skimmer and we keep having to fill it up more than we should. At first I thought it was evaporation (just purchased the house and in FL heat) so I waited awhile. Then I noticed some cracking around the skimmer mouth. I just put some of that pool putty on those cracks today and filled it back up so we shall see in the next few days if that’s where the leak was coming from and the ONLY area as I don’t want to deal with the main drain 😩 lol 🤞

[@simplysarah0310]

And it worked! Love that putty stuff!

[@jaimequintero6950]

Great video I've been needing to chase down a leak and now I know how, thx!

[@hablemosentrehermanos]

Thank you!!!!... that was amazingly helpful

[@reddeath5011]

Lol... loved the “do not use the phenol red” reagent as a dye test. That is an old school pool guy trick.

[@frankwiddifield7520]

Use the phenol red. Who cares about a carcinogen in a pool. It's not like we put things like chlorine or acid in it anyway. I just would rely on that same bottle for an accurate ph reading ever again...

[@CoCotheTurtle]

And he does put it in his mouth while underwater!

[@06Kabal]

So we’re not going to talk about how long this guy held his breath while checking the main drain at the bottom of the pool??

[@06Kabal]

You’re right, I didn’t even notice.

[@djh254]

Or how he didn’t even take his shoes off lol

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

he was under for 1 minute ..

[@kbartbme]

I totally noticed. :)

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

I can just over 2 mins underwater but I’m a lightweight compared to your average Free Diver that can do 5 minutes without even struggling..

[@eeandersen]

Nice job, even fun to watch. Laughed at the pool toy leak test and gasped at the sideways fall!

[@lilliananderson1986]

Is there a way to arch the leak in a plaster pool without having to remove the water? TIA

[@Redkinkid1985]

Same problem 😢

[@michaelhefley9125]

Do you have other videos that shows how to find the leak within the return line?

[@texyat7388]

Great video. Where can I get a syringe set up like you have so that I can perform that dye test? Thanks.

[@simondalton8295]

‘If there is more water in your pool than the bucket, then someone is messing around with you and goofing your test’. I died 😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@stargazer7644]

Someone is peeing in the pool.

[@simondalton8295]

@@stargazer7644 😂

[@thewanderingalbatross1061]

Screenshot starts at 8:10

[@rvasquez6870]

Ok, so how do you fix it ?

[@MucaroBoricua]

Great video! Good information delivered in an entertaining way.

[@catatonicable]

Lovely, trying it now..Thank You

[@mariuszklimach4953]

Great video Josh, opened my eyes wider...

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Thanks man!

[@MrTomZeus]

Great idea! I love this video!

[@jagdishkrishnamurthy4867]

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[@LubaLuba1]

I have little sand near one of the returns only and not at the other returns but the one also blows bubbles too only one that does that too.

[@steveweber2436]

Thanks. Informative AND entertaining.

[@omezey]

Good vibes my dude. I'm digging the leak detection/murder-suicide podcast format. Who has the screenplay rights?

[@cardo1111]

If the pool pump has to pump water up every time it's turned on (Hayward Super Pump, pumping water as if unprimed takes about 15 seconds) after being shut off for several hours. Is this indicative of a leak?

[@commops106]

Before doing any of this you should check the skimmer baskets for cracks

[@CarolinaRealEstateGuide]

I almost didn't click this because of the clickbait thumbnail. Glad I did thanks for the helpful tips

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Yeah but the thumbnail is the real deal. Thanks for watching and supporting us!

[@scottfranco1962]

How great would that be to find a transparent bucket.

[@annieslat9214]

How bout how to fix the leak

[@boondogglers9512]

THANK YOU for this video! might save me 400$

[@pegg1258]

Please come to NJ and find and fix my leak!!!

[@kansai9685]

thank you for this informative video it helped me a lot ..

[@duduzeralima2467]

For these modern pools where my water fill is located like some water fills is on the ground with like a little floater . Where I turned off that ?

[@zlopezf]

When you doing the bucket test do you have to shut off your pool?

[@staypositives6388]

How to fix it

[@PatrickCamblin]

Holy Smokes! While you did say earlier in the video to turn off the pump, it'd be a great safety tip at 8:20 to remind viewers to MAKE SURE THE PUMP IS OFF BEFORE REMOVING THE MAIN DRAIN COVER.

[@frankwiddifield7520]

Main drain in residential pools are a non issue, they are equalized at the skimmer. VGB was implemented based on a accident that happened in a hot tub.

[@frankwiddifield7520]

But worse case scenario, natural selection is how we got this far... I love darwin...

[@1975MGB]

When our pool was put in the water level went down 3 inches overnight. The installer was freaking out, thinking he'd have to tear up the concrete after finding no leaks in any of the common places. Turned out the the electrician had put too sharp of a bend in the electrical line for the light and it popped off the back of the niche. Easy fix fortunately.

[@donnabasilavecchioyoung5239]

I believe I have a leak because the pool is just being opened. We lower the water below all valves. All lines were blown out. Why would I fill the pool and then look for a leak if we know it is below skimmers and valves?

[@Machine311]

I use JB waterweld on a lot of my pool things. Mostly the aboveground liner.

[@wudgee]

My pool company told me to turn off the pump and put polystyrene over the skimmer hole, poolside, to see if the water level goes down, because there’s a leak somewhere. I can’t see the sense in this nor how it would successfully block the water from the skimmer, it’s had a new vinyl liner put in. We now find there are leaks from the pipe going into the pump, joint going into the glass bead filter, and possibly the lid of the pump.

[@dekebell3307]

EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks for this! Sub'd

[@Wertyhappy27]

I really want to see a pool repair now

[@mattaboy10]

I had a leak at my main drain in the bottom of my (fiberglass) pool. After draining the whole pool, I found that about half of the bolts holding the sump housing to the bottom of the pool had corroded and was allowing the sump housing to sag toward that end of the pool and allowing massive amounts of water to exit the underside of the pool and overflow into a neighboring yard. Replaced all of the bolts and the problem was solved.

[@williamatchison6261]

Im afraid to drain a fiberglass pool. Ground water could raise the bottom. Is your groundwater level low?

[@Twotontessie]

Excellent video thanks.

[@scottfranco1962]

Not bad. Got yourself a subscriber.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Glad to have you on board Scott!

[@andrewdillard5961]

I busted out laughing when you slowly fell into the pool 😂

[@soneeeee4440]

here's a question, if you have a 45 year old concrete pool (northeast - solid ice winters), how long can you expect plastic fittings to last - do they shrink and become compromised over time? If you had to change a bottom drain fitting and bore out a 12 inch hole to address the rot around the fitting and reset a new drain fitting, how would you do that with ground water on the other side?

[@SeanFitz-vo4fm]

Might want to use a large, low-profile bucket with a leak-proof reference rod inserted and protruding through the wall of the bucket. The low profile ensures that the sun, air/wind contact the water in the bucket most similar to the water in the pool (tall bucket walls protect water from sun & wind evaporation), and the sealed reference rod through the bucket wall minimizes errors when measuring 'inside water level' vs 'outside water level'. If you really want to increase measurement accuracy, the color of the bucket could match the color of the pool to minimize temperature differences too, especially if the suspected leak is small.

[@josephalexis6378]

Powerful instruction. Thank you.

[@ventureskirk]

Hello. I wish to ask which color or what did you use in checking.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Dark blue/purple. White shoe polish slightly diluted with water works food in dark areas.

[@MrEnigmapaul]

The dye kit is not (quickly) available in Canada. Is there any other kind of dye that could be found locally?

[@jaywojack5124]

Food coloring

[@lazkes9912]

WE SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR A LOT OF LEAKS IN LONG ISLAND AREA ESPECIALLY POOLS THAT WHERE NOT WINTERIZE PROPERLY

[@TW-ud6sb]

Well done!!

[@jasonwilde197]

I don't own a Pool. But since I'm living in my parents "Basement" and they own a pool, I thought I would make myself useful.

[@joneades2493]

What die can I use

[@SeanFitz-vo4fm]

Leaks are a good reason to consider not pouring concrete for the pool deck.My thought is to use pavers, slate, or any material which can be easily removed to allow access to the underground plumbing work. Also, it could be difficult to make repaired concrete deck match the finish (color & texture) of the rest of the pool deck.

[@Astamou10]

Thank you so much Josh for your great information.

[@ghjgmb]

Guy can hold his breath!

[@waynebauerband7698]

where did u get the long hypo to dye check for leaks??? lmk thanx

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

There’s a link in the description to purchase one

[@sajidrafique375]

Best video..let me go buy some dyes

[@dontworryaboutit5989]

Good info. I have a lined pool so some of it doesn't apply. But since I suspect a plumbing leak that's the part I interested in.

[@533lpunit]

What if the water stops right above the tile all the time, doesn’t go lower then that

[@cf9017]

Awesome video brother....thank you.

[@MrZen-gl4pg]

You can listen/hear common pool leaks at your jets or skimmer or Tiles with a $10 automotive stethoscope.. Pump is off, quiet surroundings. You can hear leaks.

[@Saskia-uz4ds]

Damn, you can hold your breath forever man!

[@tomjones4145]

Great video / thank you

[@cuervovallejo2711]

So if your leak is under the concrete, it might be cheaper to just keep paying a little extra for lost water or collect rain water to use as a topping off water source.

[@bonnieparker1238]

Holy crow! Great video! Thank you! Way better to be prepared and knowledgeable before calling for help. I have always compared a line drawn at the skimmer with the solar cover on and again tested with the solar cover off to account for evaporation. Your tests make sense and fool proof. No guessing. I called for help many years ago and I thankfully didn’t have money to rip up the cement decking as they suggested because after I researched, and researched I found out it was a filter gasket. Easy inexpensive change. It took me such a long time though. Almost gave up on keeping my pool! Those people who did that to me should be put out of business!

[@ThinkerOnTheBus]

7:13 I can only imagine how many questions that statement generated!

[@grapplerguy2007]

i cant count how many times ive had leak detection sent out to do bucket tests and to say there are no leaks. one way to know you have a significant leak is loss of stabilizer over a short period of time when there has not been heavy storms or overfilling

[@sajmv]

Great Video. Thanks for the ideas!

[@ellkir1521]

Nice. Good job!

[@deependfrank]

good video, good info

[@marilynhaughton1955]

Swimming Pool Science. Aaah Thanks. The guys that worked on my pool are coming sometime tomorrow. The huge enorme de grande communal pool two roads in front of me, that has been being fixed for months is due to be finished tomorrow. I may just go and throw myself in that.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Marilyn, We’d love to see a picture of your pool. Would you email us a picture? [e-mail]

[@wayneivusich9823]

Phenol red IS NOT A CARCINOGEN. It is, in fact, designated a non-hazardous product by OSHA. Read the SDS sheet on it.

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

You’re right about it not being Carcinogen (not enough evidence gathered to support that claim from my research). Thanks for making me look into it further. It is however, something you don’t want a whole lot of in your pool water per the MSDS datasheets.scbt.com/sc-203752.pdf

[@rb8098]

Great video and funny! Thanks!