Underground Pool Plumbing Leak Detection in British Columbia

Swimming pool plumbing runs between the pool structure and the equipment pad are buried underground and are vulnerable to leaks from ground movement, pipe degradation, and installation defects. A leak in an underground pool return or suction line can cause gradual water loss that is difficult to distinguish from evaporative loss or liner leakage. The buried nature of these pipes means that the water escaping from a leak saturates the surrounding soil, potentially causing settlement or undermining of the pool structure, deck, or adjacent hardscaping. Our underground pool plumbing leak detection uses tracer gas injection directly into the circulation system, combined with pressure testing and acoustic listening, to locate the exact point of pipe failure. The tracer gas method is particularly effective because it can detect even pinhole leaks in buried pipes that would be undetectable by acoustic methods alone.