Is My Pool Leaking

Our pool seems to have lost water over the winter. Is this common? Or do you think that we may have a hole in our liner?


Hi. It is common to loose some water over the winter so the only way to find out would be to fill it up and watch it for a while.

Unless, of course, your pool looks like this one. I would think a leak is pretty obvious.

A very good way to tell if you have a leak or not is to use the bucket test. You need a bucket of water that you can set next to the pool. Take a marker and mark the water level in the pool and in the bucket. After a week the evaporation should be the same in the pool and the bucket.

Wet spots around the pool are another indication of a leak. Mushy spots in the bottom of the pool are another sign.

This page talks a little more about leaky pool liners.

Holes in Vinyl Pool