Need help with identification.

[Scrapple]

Can anyone tell me what brand this pool might be? The previous owner left me NO paperwork. "It was lost in the move." Right.

[CarlD]

It appears to be a generic 15'x30' oval above-ground pool. Unless the pool is VERY new, it is quite likely that any warranty on it, either the structure or the liner, has either expired or is so amortized as to be minor. If you need parts, that may be more problematic.

I wish I could help more.

[Scrapple]

As far as I know, the pool is 6 years old. The listing for this place called it an "Ocean Sapphire" pool. Or something like that.

[Watermom]

Kevin, can your realtor contact the previous owner and ask them where they bought the pool? If you know that, they might be able to tell you what type it is. Just a thought.

[Scrapple]

I think they bought it from Namco on close out.

[BigDave]

Why are you trying to figure out the manufacturer? Are there broken / missing parts?

[Scrapple]

It has a leak somewhere. Was quoted $400 to find it. Then there is the cost to fix. Trying to determine if it's worth it.

[CarlD]

Wow! If the leak is from the liner, the hardest part is finding it, but you can make repairs yourself even under water.

If the leak if from the plumbing, there's NO reason on an AG pool to not locate it and fix it. Above Ground Pool plumbing is rarely complicated.

Finding a leak requires a dye, like "Find A Leak" (one brand). Some are even fluorescent but I've not used them. You find the likeliest area by searching for where it's wet outside the pool. Turn off the pump and let the water get very still. Add the dye and wait. If it's near the leak in 10-30 minutes it should collect at the leak point.

Then you patch it.

Plumbing leaks should be easier to find unless you have buried pipes. Look for drips.

[Scrapple]

The leak is not from the plumbing, I've already checked. It just seems like I'm losing too much to evap. Like 1/2 to 3/4 inch per day. Can the bucket test be done if the bucket isn't in the water? My ladder won't accommodate a bucket. We've also had very little rain this summer, which I'm is a contributor to all of the water I've had to add.

[CarlD]

The bucket test shows vividly whether the pool level is going down faster than the bucket level. If the water level's going down but the bucket's water level isn't, you have a leak. If they go down the same, it's evaporation.

1/2 to 3/4 is a lot for the NE. Can you see any wetter spots around the pool?

[Watermom]

The bucket doesn't have to be in the pool. Just set it beside the pool on the deck. Use something to mark the level on the pool and on the bucket so you'll have a reference mark on each to measure the level of change.

[Scrapple]

That is what I did. Put it on the deck next to the pool. They are calling for showers later today and tomorrow. We will see. Every time they have called for rain we've gotten very little.

[Scrapple]

Did the bucket test. According to my wife (she checked, I'm at work), we lost an inch from pool and two inches from the bucket. I'm more confused.

[CarlD]

Leaky bucket? Dog or deer drinking from the bucket? If it's where animals can get to it...they will.

[Scrapple]

No leaks. No dogs or deer in the yard.

[Scrapple]

She remeasured. 3/4 inch from the pool and 2+ from the bucket. I wasn't able to put the bucket in the water for the test.

[Scrapple]

The price I pay for marrying a blonde: I measured when I got home. I lost 1/4 inch from the bucket and 3/4 from the pool. I'd say that I have a leak.