Pool Leak Detection
Signs Your Pool Is Leaking
Leak Detection Across Sacramento County
A pool in the Sacramento area naturally loses about a quarter inch of water a day to summer evaporation. If you’re topping off more often than that — or your chemical use has suddenly spiked — you likely have a leak. Full Service Pools finds and repairs pool leaks across Sacramento County, including Elk Grove, Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Fair Oaks, and Rancho Cordova. We’re licensed (CSLB #1122639), bonded, and insured — and we never start repair work without your approval.
Call (279) 799-7665 or send a message. Honest answers, and no repair work without your approval.
Try the bucket test: set a bucket of water on a pool step, mark the level inside and outside, and wait 24 hours. If the pool drops more than the bucket, water is escaping — not evaporating.
Constantly adding water dilutes your chemicals, so you pay twice: more water, more chlorine, more acid. A sudden jump in either is a classic leak sign.
Soggy grass near the equipment pad, cracks in the deck, air bubbles from the return lines, or an equipment pad that's always wet all point to water going where it shouldn't.
We start with a systematic diagnosis: dye testing around fittings, skimmers, lights, and visible cracks; pressure testing the plumbing lines; and a full inspection of the pump, filter, and valves. Most leaks are found without draining the pool — and many turn out to be in fittings or equipment rather than the pool shell, which makes them faster and cheaper to fix than most owners fear. You get a clear explanation of what we found and a firm quote before any repair begins.
We provide leak detection and repair in Elk Grove, Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Fair Oaks, and Rancho Cordova. Already suspect equipment trouble? See our pool repair services.
FAQs
Answers Before You Book
Straight answers to what Rancho Cordova homeowners ask before choosing a pool company.
Use the bucket test. Place a bucket of water on a pool step, mark the water level inside and outside, and check after 24 hours with the pump off. Evaporation lowers both levels equally — if the pool drops more than the bucket, you have a leak. In Sacramento summers, normal evaporation is roughly a quarter inch per day.
It depends on where the leak is — a leak in a skimmer or fitting takes far less time to find and fix than one in underground plumbing. We inspect, explain exactly what we found, and give you a firm quote before any repair work begins. Estimates are free.
Usually, yes. Dye testing and pressure testing both work with the pool full, and most leaks turn out to be in fittings, skimmers, or equipment rather than the pool shell itself.
Both. Full Service Pools is a licensed pool repair contractor (CSLB #1122639, C-61/D-35), so the same team that finds your leak can repair plumbing, fittings, skimmers, and equipment — always with your approval first.
