New Hanover County
Pool leak detection in Wrightsville Beach
Leak Locators East Coast serves Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Common signs of a leak include a water level that will not hold, a pump that loses prime, or wet ground near the equipment pad. We test each part of the system separately to narrow down where the water is going, and that testing is non-invasive. If anything needs to be opened, that happens during the repair, after the source has been located or narrowed down.
Method
How the leak is located
Specialized diagnostic equipment makes that possible. Acoustic listening tools and pressure testing systems help narrow the search from the whole pool to a smaller area, which leads to a more targeted repair and less exploratory work.
A typical Wrightsville Beach inspection follows these steps.
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 Wrightsville Beach
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
Wrightsville Beach is in New Hanover County. Wilmington and Carolina Beach are also confirmed service areas. Call to confirm scheduling for your address.
Nearby areas and services
Local work in Wrightsville Beach, NC
This homeowner was losing two inches of water a day.
There were no signs at the surface, so we isolated and pressure tested each line in turn. We found three breaks under the concrete: two in the return line and one in the main drain, about five feet down. All three were repaired on the same visit.
My pool is losing water, but nothing looks wrong. Is that normal?
Yes, that is common. A leak large enough to lower the water level is often too small to see, and the most common sources — a fitting, a seam or a line below the deck — are not visible from the water. Not being able to see a leak does not mean there is no leak.
How soon can you inspect my pool?
Call us and we will tell you our current availability. We do not publish response times we cannot keep.
What if the leak is under the deck?
We can locate it without opening the deck. If the repair requires opening the deck, that happens afterward and is focused on the area we identified.
Do you work on pools at rental properties?
Yes. When you call, let us know that it is a rental property and who handles access. Scheduling usually depends on whether guests are staying at the property or the pool is between bookings, not on the testing itself.
Tell us about your pool in Wrightsville Beach.
Tell us what you are seeing, and we will explain what it may mean and what a visit would involve.