Greetings From Vegas - LEAKS!

[QiingGuy]

Yea, did the dye thing when there was about 3" of water in there and couldn't see a leak.

I know what you mean about buying used, however, this guy seemed like a stand-up guy, former military, good job with good company here, don't think he'd compromise his integrity for $300. That said, it has a leak.

[QiingGuy]

Anyone have any thoughts here? If I need to take it down I don't want to let it sit too long and let the water get yucky

[Watermom]

Can't really give you advice on this one. But...... you can pour a little bleach in there (maybe a cup) and stir it around with a clean broom or something to keep the pool from turning green while you figure out what you need to do. If it sits for a couple of days, add a little bleach each day.

[QiingGuy]

Thanks @watermom It's been up a couple of days and the bottom is still wet and the little puddles are still there. The one thing I've got going for me is I live in Vegas so the water evaporates pretty quickly. Other thought is if we use it maybe the leak will get bigger and we can actually see where it is . . .

[PoolDoc]

+ I think if you slid towels under the edge of the pool, they might absorb enough water to allow you to localize the leak. That is, the towel near the leak OR near the path the leak follows on its way out from under the pool will be the one wet.

+ Regarding buying used -- you and your seller were much more likely to puncture the liner during the take-down, transport, and set-up process, than during use. He might have punctured it unknowingly, or you might have done so.

+ As W-M suggested, don't let it get slimed. It's hard to clean up algae in any pool, but it's nearly impossible to do so in an Intex, due to the small filter. You can KILL it, no problem. But getting out all the particles that cloud your pool is very difficult.

+ . . . membership updated.

[QiingGuy]

Thought I'd update the thread; leak is gone! About a week after setup it just stopped leaking. Not complaining but how is this possible?

[PoolDoc]

It happens.

Unfortunately, liner leaks that disappear are often a matter of the hole filling with debris . . . which lasts till the debris is dislodged.

But it's not worth worrying about -- you can't look for a leak that's not currently leaking.

Good luck.