Brunswick County
Pool leak detection in Southport
Leak Locators East Coast serves Southport, on the mainland at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. We make no assumptions based on the age of the house or the pool. We test each system separately, and our answer comes from pressure gauges and acoustic equipment rather than from what usually goes wrong.
Method
How the leak is located
Acoustic listening detects what cannot be seen, and pressure testing shows which line will not hold pressure. Together, they narrow the leak down to a specific line in a specific area, which is the difference between a targeted repair and an exploratory one.
A Southport inspection normally follows this sequence.
Detect
We confirm the pool is losing water and rule out evaporation. Then we isolate each plumbing line and pressure-test it; a line that will not hold pressure is the one with the problem.
Locate
Acoustic listening equipment narrows the leak down to one point along the line, and we mark the surface above it. Nothing is opened to find the leak.
Repair
The repair needs only a small opening at the marked point. If you schedule it with us, the same crew that found the leak makes the repair, and your written report covers what was tested, found and fixed.
Our services in Southport
Select a service to see how the work is done.
- Inground Pool Leak Detection
- For concrete, gunite and fiberglass pools. We find where the pool is losing water before any repair is chosen.
- Above-Ground Pool Leak Detection
- For above-ground pools: the liner and its bead track, the skimmer and return connections, the hoses and the equipment.
- Inground Vinyl Liner Leak Detection
- For inground pools with a vinyl liner: the liner, its seams, its fittings and the buried plumbing behind it.
- Commercial Pool Leak Detection
- For HOA, hotel and community pools, with written findings a board can use.
- Spa Leak Detection
- Finding where a spa is losing water, including a spa that may be draining into the pool.
- Commercial Pool Repair
- Repairing located leaks on HOA, apartment and hotel pools, scheduled around pool use.
- Inground Pool Leak Repair
- We repair leaks in inground pools, using the smallest opening that will do the job.
- Vinyl Liner Pool Leak Repair
- Repairing tears, seams, bead track and fitting leaks in vinyl liner pools. We do not replace full liners.
- Spa Leak Repair
- Repairing the leaks we find in spas, quoted free once we know what is broken.
- Pool Inspections
- An independent, written assessment of the pool, including before a home purchase.
- Pool Resurfacing
- Replacing a pool surface that has failed, rather than coating over it.
- Pool Painting
- Repainting and coating an existing pool surface, without replacing it.
Service area
Coverage
Southport is in Brunswick County. Oak Island, Shallotte and Wilmington are also confirmed service areas. A travel fee applies to locations 45 minutes or more from Wilmington, North Carolina. The amount depends on the distance, so call or text for a quote.
Nearby areas and services
Is Southport in your service area?
Yes, along with Oak Island and the rest of eastern Brunswick County.
My pool is old. Should I find the leak or just replace the surface?
Find the leak first either way. Refinishing over a leak that has not been located leaves the problem unsolved, and the pool ends up being drained twice.
Do you have to dig to find a leak in a buried line?
Not to find it. We isolate and pressure test each line, then locate the leak with acoustic equipment. Any digging is part of the repair, in one marked area.
How long does the visit take?
Most residential pools need only a single visit. Complex plumbing or more than one problem can take longer.
Tell us about your pool in Southport.
Tell us what you are seeing, and we will explain what it may mean and what a visit would involve.