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    Default Re: Possible Leak In Pool?

    Quote Originally Posted by butterflyblue View Post
    The bucket test I did is inconclusive. It appeared to be approximately the same amount of water had evaporated from the bucket as from the pool - a bit more than an inch over two days or so in very hot weather (105-107 degrees in Las Vegas). So, it didn't appear that there's a noticeable leak going on. Hopefully that's good news.
    It's good news.


    I don't have the $$ at this point to do it and if it's true that the pool can go a long time with these few popped areas, I would opt for that until I see otherwise.
    No guarantees, but I've seen pools go years with popped plaster. In some cases, I had to drain them partially, remove the pop and flakes (where it had broken) and patch them, which is a job you CAN do yourself, if you are sorta handy.

    I guess my main concern is that if I don't address the issue now, am I looking at severe damage to the pool, or is putting it off a viable option?
    I'm not aware of any severe damage that would result from postponing repairs. You are probably looking at a full replaster, regardless. And leaving the pops in place isn't likely to cause other areas to pop.

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    thanks PoolDoc for the further info.

    At this point, I will have to assume that delamination is indeed the problem (fingers crossed it's not something more serious). I guess the most amazing thing about this is that i had no idea that solid plaster could develop these types of floaty areas, almost bubble-like or squishy areas. In my mind, plaster is like concrete, but obviously it can "move" in a sense, or has some type of flexibility once water has encroached and there's been a separation between plaster and gunite. As far as patching it goes, I have heard that some patching can be done underwater without draining so that's probably what I would go for (least expensive option when finally necessary), mainly because homes out here aren't worth the money to pump a lot of $$ into them due to the housing crisis. At sale, I'd never get my money back out of it, so everyone in Vegas tends to approach repairs this way unfortunately.

    Anyway, THANK YOU so much, your help is truly appreciated and I will be sure to visit pool forum for my future pool advice and needs.

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    Default Re: Possible Leak In Pool?

    Solid plaster is a 3/8" - 3/4" thick layer of marble dust + white cement ON TOP of 4" - 8" thick gunite or shotcrete. Delamination occurs when the plaster layer detaches from the underlying gunite.

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