We provide specialized winterization services to safeguard your pool during the off-season, and when spring arrives, we handle the thorough opening process.
We provide specialized winterization services to safeguard your pool during the off-season, and when spring arrives, we handle the thorough opening process.
Absolute Pools provides pool leak detection and pool leak repairs in Sunninghill and nearby Sandton/Midrand areas, helping homeowners, complexes, estates and managed properties find the cause of swimming pool water loss and repair it properly.
A leaking pool can be difficult to spot in a compact property or complex setting. The water may be escaping below paving, along boundary walls, through fittings, around lights, from hidden plumbing or through weak areas in the pool surface. If your pool level keeps dropping, the pump keeps pulling air, or damp patches keep appearing around the pool area, the leak should be checked before it causes more damage.
A pool can lose water naturally through evaporation, especially during hot, dry or windy weather. But if the level keeps dropping quickly after being filled, or if you are topping up the pool several times a week, there may be a leak.
Common warning signs include damp paving, wet soil around the pool, loose coping, cracks near the pool shell, air bubbles coming from the return jets, weak suction, a pump that loses prime, a noisy pump, a water level that settles around the same height, stains around cracks or an unexpected increase in water usage.
A leak can also make the pool harder to maintain. If the water balance keeps changing, chlorine does not last, or the pool becomes cloudy after repeated top-ups, the pool may be losing treated water and being refilled too often.
Sunninghill has many cluster homes, complexes and sectional-title properties where pools are often close to patios, boundary walls, paved walkways, garden beds and compact entertainment areas. In these layouts, a leak can move below paving or along narrow service areas before it becomes visible.
For private homes, the concern is often water loss, chemical waste, rising water bills and damage to the surrounding pool area. For complexes and managed properties, a leaking pool can affect maintenance budgets, shared spaces, resident complaints and the appearance of common facilities.
A hidden leak should be checked early, especially where the pool is close to paving, walls or built-in features. Water escaping underground can soften the soil, loosen paving, affect coping and create repair problems that become harder to deal with later.
Not every drop in water level means the pool is leaking. Sunninghill pools can lose water naturally when they are uncovered, exposed to sun, affected by wind, heated or fitted with water features.
The concern starts when the water loss becomes consistent. If the pool drops every day, loses water faster when the pump is running, or settles at the same level after each top-up, the problem should be checked.
The point where the water level stops can give useful clues. If it stops around the weir, return jet, pool light or tile line, that area may need closer inspection. If the water keeps dropping below those points, the pool shell, lower fittings or deeper plumbing may be involved. If the pool loses more water while the pump is on, the leak may be connected to the return lines, pressure-side plumbing or pump-area connections.
Pool leaks can be caused by cracked pipe joints, old plumbing, worn marbelite, damaged fibreglass, cracked concrete, loose tiles, failed seals, movement around the pool, damaged fittings or poor previous repairs.
In compact properties, pool pipework may run below paving, along walls, through garden beds or behind entertainment areas. If a pipe joint fails or a fitting starts leaking, the water may travel before it appears on the surface.
Leaks can also happen around weirs, lights, suction points, return fittings, main drains, water features and pump connections. Some leaks are small but constant, which means the pool can lose a large amount of water over time even if the problem does not look serious at first.
Absolute Pools starts by looking at the symptoms and how the pool is losing water. The inspection may include checking the pool shell, tile line, weir, lights, return fittings, suction points, pump area, visible pipework, paving edges, damp soil and nearby areas where water may be escaping below ground.
The pump system is also important. A pump that pulls air, loses prime, runs noisily or has poor suction may point toward suction-side plumbing or pipework issues. A pool that loses water faster while the system runs may point toward pressure-side leaks, return fittings or pump-area connections.
The aim is to narrow down the most likely cause before repair work starts. This helps avoid unnecessary digging, repeated patch repairs and replacing equipment that is not responsible for the leak.
Once the leak has been identified, Absolute Pools can assist with the repair work needed to stop the water loss. The correct repair depends on the source of the leak, the pool type and the condition of the surrounding area.
Some leaks can be repaired around fittings, pool lights, weirs, pipe connections or pump-area plumbing. Other leaks may require crack repairs, tile repairs, coping repairs, pipe repairs, resurfacing, relining or broader renovation work if the pool surface has started failing.
If the pool has rough marbelite, recurring cracks, hollow areas, damaged fibreglass, loose tiles or old patch repairs, a quick repair may not be the best long-term solution. Absolute Pools can advise whether the leak is isolated or whether resurfacing, relining or renovation would be more reliable.
Hidden plumbing leaks can be frustrating because the pool may still look clean and usable while water escapes underground. These leaks can happen in suction lines, return lines, waste lines, pipe joints or fittings between the pool and pump.
Signs of a possible plumbing leak include air bubbles in the return jets, weak suction, poor circulation, a pump that struggles to prime, damp ground near pipe routes or water loss that becomes worse when the pump is running.
In Sunninghill properties, pipework may be hidden below paving, behind landscaped sections, along walls or through narrow service areas. A visible wet patch may not be directly above the leak, so the inspection needs to consider how water may be moving underground.
Cracks, loose tiles, hollow spots and worn finishes should be checked when a pool is losing water. A visible crack does not always mean the pool is leaking, but it becomes more important when water loss is happening at the same time.
Marbelite pools may leak when the surface becomes thin, rough, cracked or hollow. Fibreglass pools can leak around fittings, stressed areas or damaged sections. Concrete and tiled pools can leak through cracks, tile lines, weak joints, failed grout or poorly sealed fittings.
Absolute Pools can assess whether the pool needs a direct leak repair, crack repair, resurfacing, relining or a more complete pool renovation. The right solution depends on whether the leak is isolated or connected to a wider pool condition issue.
Absolute Pools provides pool leak detection and pool leak repairs in Sunninghill and nearby Sandton/Midrand areas.
We assist clients in Paulshof, Woodmead, Rivonia, Morningside, Gallo Manor, Barbeque Downs, Kyalami, Waterfall, Vorna Valley, Bryanston, Lonehill, Fourways and surrounding areas.
We also cover wider Gauteng areas, including Johannesburg, Midrand, Centurion, Pretoria and nearby suburbs.
Pool leaks are often connected to other swimming pool repair needs. Absolute Pools also assists with swimming pool repairs, pool renovations, pool resurfacing, pool relining, marbelite repairs, fibreglass pool repairs, pump repairs, filter repairs, chlorinator repairs and swimming pool construction.
If your leak is linked to old pipework, damaged fittings, cracked surfaces, worn marbelite or failing pool equipment, we can recommend a practical repair route for your pool.
If your swimming pool is losing water, contact Absolute Pools for pool leak detection and pool leak repairs in Sunninghill and surrounding Sandton/Midrand areas.
We can inspect the issue, identify the likely cause of the leak and advise on the right repair for your pool.