Using the equipment to your advantage to find a leak you already know that finding the source of the leak in an above ground vinyl liner pool is a challenging task.
Find leak in vinyl liner.
Fill a bucket with water to within 1 inch.
Look for obvious tears or damage around returns lights and corners.
Sometimes you will find that your spa will be lower than usual.
Inspect the exterior walls of the pool in an above ground model.
Ensure the pool is full so the leak s not above the water level.
This is also easy to do.
You ll have to eliminate potential sources one by one until you find the actual source.
To do this start with the pool equipment which is the easiest to check.
Leak detection on a vinyl liner pool is a non invasive procedure that uses a state of the art electronic scanner this helps you the pool owner to not have to drain the pool or provide a leak location.
If your pool has a leak but it s not in the electrical conduits or filtration system you ll need to search for a leak in the vinyl liner.
You will only need food coloring.
Look for a hole in a vinyl liner with food coloring.