A water level that keeps dropping, a soggy spot in the lawn, air in the pump basket. We find where the water is going and fix it, with the same crew that builds and services pools across the metro.
Omaha summers evaporate about a quarter inch a day off an uncovered pool. Anything well beyond that, or a level that keeps falling under a cover, is a leak, and a leak that runs all season wastes water, chemicals, and heat, washes out the soil behind the walls, and can damage the deck.
Olympic Pool & Spa has handled swimming pool repair in Omaha for more than twenty years. Our field technicians check the pool, locate the source of the problem, and perform the repair. We keep a deep parts inventory in our store at Wright Plaza, which is why so many leak repairs finish on the first visit.
Leaks hide in a handful of places. We work through them in order instead of guessing.
How fast the level drops, whether it stops at a certain height (a big clue), and what the pump and lawn are doing. Try the bucket test below first if you can.
We isolate and pressure-test the suction and return lines, and dye-test suspect spots around the skimmer, returns, light niche, main drain, and steps.
Vinyl liners get inspected for tears and separated fittings. On the pad we check pump seals, filter tanks, heater headers, unions, and valves.
Patched liner, re-sealed fitting, replaced gasket, repaired line, or a new liner when the old one is done. We test again, refill, and balance the water.
The skimmer throat, faceplate gaskets, and return fittings are the most common leak points in Nebraska pools, because frost heave works on them every winter.
Conduit and niche leaks show up as a level that stops dropping right at the light. Main drains and hydrostatic valves get tested too.
Small tears, pinholes, and pulled fittings are patched underwater. Brittle, faded liners get measured for a replacement liner.
Pressure testing tells us which line leaks; then we open the deck or lawn in one spot, not ten, and repair the line.
Pump shaft seals, filter tank o-rings, heater headers, and valve stems. Many of these parts are on the shelf at Wright Plaza.
Fill a bucket with pool water and set it on the top step so the rim sits above the water line. Mark the water level inside the bucket and the pool level on the outside. Turn the pump off and wait 24 hours.
If both marks dropped the same amount, that is evaporation. If the pool fell noticeably farther than the bucket, you have a leak. Run it a second day with the pump on: if the loss is worse with the pump running, the leak is likely on the pressure (return) side; if it is worse with the pump off, suspect the shell, skimmer, or suction side.
Either way, give us the two numbers when you call. They tell us where to start.
Do the bucket test. Set a bucket of pool water on a step so the rim is above the water line, mark both levels, and wait 24 hours with the pump off. Evaporation drops both the same amount. If the pool fell noticeably more than the bucket, you have a leak, and we can find it.
A quarter inch a day in hot, windy July weather is ordinary evaporation. Losing an inch or more a day, needing to top off every couple of days, or a level that keeps falling with the cover on points to a leak.
The most common spots are the skimmer throat and faceplate, return fittings, the light niche, the main drain, underground plumbing between the pool and the equipment pad, and in vinyl liner pools small liner tears. On the pad: pump seals, filter tanks, heater headers, and valves.
Yes. We find and patch liner leaks, re-seal fittings, and when a liner is past patching we measure and replace it. Liner replacement is one of our core services.
Yes. The same crew that locates the leak fixes it, and the service trucks carry common fittings, gaskets, seals, and patch materials so many repairs happen the same visit.
Yes. Spa leaks in plumbing, shells, and fittings are part of our hot tub repair work, for any brand.
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