Measure the water loss
If it is safe for the pool and equipment, run a 24-hour bucket test and write down the pool drop and bucket drop separately.
Pool Leak Detection in Phoenix, AZ
Echo Leak Detection diagnoses pool water loss before repair decisions are made. Testing may include visual inspection, dye testing, acoustic listening, pressure testing, underground locating, and tracer gas when the pool configuration calls for it.
Licensed, bonded, and insured · ROC 324829
Symptoms
Problems this service helps solve
- The pool loses more water than a bucket test indicates.
- The autofill runs more often than usual.
- Wet or soft areas appear near the pool, deck, or equipment.
- Air enters return lines or the pump basket.
- Cracks, loose tile, failed fittings, or skimmer movement are visible.
What Echo tests
- Shell, fitting, skimmer, light, spa, and water-feature inspection.
- Dye testing around suspected penetrations and cracks.
- Pressure testing of plumbing sections when underground lines are suspected.
- Acoustic listening and locating when a pressurized line fails testing.
- Hydrogen tracer-gas testing for difficult plumbing leaks when appropriate.
What to expect
- The visit starts with symptoms, water-loss pattern, and pool configuration.
- Testing is selected based on findings, not applied as a one-size-fits-all checklist.
- You receive practical next steps once the likely source is isolated.
What the test can and cannot determine
- A bucket test can indicate unexplained water loss but cannot locate the leak.
- Some concealed failures require staged testing or repair access before final confirmation.
- Weather-station ETo is useful context, not a direct pool-evaporation measurement.
Relevant service areas
Before the visit
Useful details to have ready
Good notes help Echo choose the right tests sooner. They do not need to be perfect, and they should never put the pool finish, pump, or anyone's safety at risk.
Use the evaporation checkerNote how the system was running
Record whether the pump, spa, spillway, water features, heater, or autofill were on during the measurement period.
Photograph visible clues
Take pictures of wet soil, deck cracks, loose fittings, air in the pump basket, equipment moisture, and the water level where loss slows.
Keep recent changes clear
List recent repairs, resurfacing, storms, backwashing, draining, refilling, or plumbing work so the appointment starts with useful context.
Common questions
Do you have to drain the pool?
Most detection work can be performed with the pool at normal operating level. Certain repairs or deeper structural work may require partial lowering, and that should be discussed before work begins.
Can you test spas and water features?
Yes. Attached spas, fountains, raised walls, and water features often need separate isolation because they can lose water differently than the main pool.