How do I tell if I have a leak?

[Phillbo]

Keep calling his office .. !

[rtpatter]

Finally talked to the pool guy he said the since the water loss is about the same with the pump on or off then I most likely have a leak in the liner somewhere. Suggested getting some goggles and going for a swim to see if I could find it along the bottom of the walls and floor and he would try to get there when he could. I guess I'm going to the store to buy goggles and some red beets and cook up a bunch of dye. It sounds like locating a leak is going to be my problem repairing the leak once it is found will be the pool guy's problem.

[rtpatter]

I finally found the leak However, as luck would have it is at the deep end of the pool. Its about a quarter inch tear/hole in the liner.

My new question is this, I went to Leslies and got the Hydro Pool patch kit. However putting this thing on in 8 feet of water is impossible. On my 3rd try I got a halfway decent patch on however the edges were still not glued down as well as I would like but considering my first two attempts were complete failures I decided to leave it on and see if it works. I beleive the portion of the patch that covers the hole should adhere well enough but the edges of the patch will be sticking up just a bit. Is my Polaris going to pull this patch off when it runs over it? After allowing 24 hrs to bond should I place a second larger patch over the orginal patch for double protection although I really hate to do that and run the risk of pulling the first patch off.

If anyone has any advice or experinece with putting these patches on in deep water I would love to hear it

[Poconos]

I see you just posted and I do. Let me look around and find the thread with the pics etc and I'll give you the info. Think they're here somewhere but if not I'll post new stuff. Had a deep end leak Spring 2005. Three small slits in a 2" diameter circle. In the meantime go to a poolstore and get a can of Boxer Adhesive #100. Slow acting, won't curl a patch. I will be back.
Al

Found it. Check this thread and post #9.
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=101

[rtpatter]

That's a pretty impressive rig you came up with. I won't know until morning if the patch I layed is working or not. Luckily the water is plenty warm to get in but I had to do just what you said to get it down, that is using less adhesive to keep from curling the patch but I'm pretty sure I got enough to cover the crack. My concern is the edges are not completly down as far as I would like and I'm afraid the polaris over time will pull it out. How strong are those adhesives once the set? I thinking of puting a small 2X2 marble tile I have left over from a kitchen remodel over the patch to keep the polaris from wearing on the patch. I know it will look funny and be somewhat irritating to have a peice of tile sitting on the bottom but otherwise I don't think the patch will hold with the polaris hitting it daily.

On a side note I just realized how I got the hole in the first place. I was running the garden hose in the pool with a high pressure nozzle on full blast. I guess the hose happened to swirl at just the right angle and the pool floor took a direct hit creating the hole. Thinking about it makes me sick but this is only my second year of pool ownership so I guess live and learn.


Morning Update: Pool still leaking so the tear I thought was the problem obviously wasn't. I hope the pool guy can come up with something.

Final Update: A second hole on the side was the culprit it took a scuba tank to find it but hopefully I'm ok now.