Leak detection service
Losing pool water faster than evaporation explains? We pinpoint pool and pipework leaks across Cornwall, whether the fault is in the liner, the structure, the plumbing or the plant.
Every pool loses a little water to evaporation and splash-out. A steady, unexplained drop usually means a leak, whether in the liner or shell, around the fittings, or in the underground circulation pipework. Left alone it wastes water and chemicals, undermines the surround and pushes up running costs.
We find swimming pool leaks across Cornwall using pressure testing, dye testing and acoustic leak detection and tracer gas methods on the pipework. You know exactly where the water is going before anything is dug up or drained unnecessarily.
A quick check, the bucket test: stand a bucket of pool water on a step so its level matches the pool, mark both levels, and compare after 24 hours. If the pool drops more than the bucket, you likely have a leak worth investigating.
Related services: for business premises see our commercial leak detection, and for buried supply pipes our underground water leak detection. For more on how leaks are traced, read our Water Leak Guide.
A pool leak does not just lose water. Every day it runs, it carries heat and chemicals away with it and can quietly undermine the structure around it.
Left unchecked, a pool leak can:
✓waste water, heating and chemicals continuously✓wash out the ground and undermine the surround and shell✓leave equipment running against a falling water level✓turn a simple fitting repair into structural work if it is ignored
We confirm whether you have a genuine leak and pinpoint where it is, so the repair is targeted and the running costs stop.
Our method
Pressure testing the circulation pipework to confirm and isolate a leak
Dye testing around fittings, lights and the liner to spot water movement
Acoustic and tracer gas to pinpoint buried pipework leaks
Inspection of the plant, skimmers and returns for common failure points
Local to Cornwall, with a fast response from Land's End to Launceston
We test before we drain, so there is no unnecessary emptying or digging
Domestic and commercial pools
Insurance-approved reports where the loss is claimable
We cover the whole of Cornwall, from Land's End to Launceston. That includes Truro, Newquay, St Austell, Falmouth, Penzance, Bodmin, Bude and Liskeard. See all the areas we cover.
And when we find the leak, the same team can fix it: see our swimming pool repairs service and no-dig pool pipe relining.
Try the bucket test. Float or stand a bucket of pool water so its level matches the pool, mark both, and check after 24 hours. Evaporation affects both equally. If the pool drops faster than the bucket, you likely have a leak.
Usually not. Pressure testing the pipework and dye testing let us locate most leaks with the pool full, so we only ever drain or excavate if it is genuinely necessary once the leak is pinpointed.
Most commonly around fittings (skimmers, returns, lights), at the liner or a structural crack, or in the underground circulation pipework. We check each in turn to find the actual source.
Yes. We work on both domestic and commercial pools across Cornwall, including hotels, holiday parks and leisure facilities.
The whole of Cornwall, from Land's End to Launceston, including Truro, Newquay, St Austell, Falmouth, Penzance, Bodmin, Bude and Liskeard.
Free quote, fast reply
One call or one form and we will book a survey and talk you through what happens next. We cover the whole of Cornwall, from Land's End to Launceston.
Call Cornwall Leak Detection Specialists on 07897 016222. Fast response across Cornwall, Land's End to Launceston.
