Pool Pipe Leaking

[robsp]

Hi All,

I have noticed my pool losing a lot of water, so I found a puddle of water around my pool. I dug down to the pipe and I can see a crack on one of the
pvc pipe connectors...looks like a 45' angle elbow.
This is the pipe that is a return to the pool (the jet valves that are in the pool....that is the only way I know how to explain them). How do I stop the water from returning to the pipe? I have the pump off but water is in the pipe...do I need to buy a plug to plug up the skimmers?

Once I get the water stopped I should be able to replace the pvc piece myself.


Thanks in advance.

[Poconos]

If the crack is in a return pipe you shouldn't normally have to plug a skimmer. If you do you can get a 'gizmo' for the skimmer, nothing more than a plastic hollow tube with the right pipe thread on the bottom. For the return jets there are a couple types of plugs you can buy. An expansion type or a threaded type with an O-ring. The eyeballs have to come out in any case.
Al