Pool leak detection · Punta Gorda

Main drain leak detection in Punta Gorda

A Punta Gorda pool had two leaks. The plumbing passed, but the dye test found a light niche screw hole leaking and a large leak in the main drain that had already been patched at least twice.

By Pro Pool Team, state-licensed pool contractor CPC1460553 · February 12, 2025

Plumbing test first

The suction side and the return side both passed, so we moved on to dye testing the pool.

The light niche

Water was leaking through a screw hole in the light niche. We patched it with butyl tape as a temporary fix, and it stopped leaking. The niche still needs to be resealed.

The main drain

The bigger leak was in the main drain, about 6 inches long. It had been patched at least twice before. We put on fresh epoxy, but a leak this size will keep losing water until the drain is properly repaired. See why epoxy is not a permanent fix.

Old patches

The light niche and 3 returns had been epoxied before. None of them were leaking at the time of our visit.

Dye pulling into a crack, marked Leaking — Dye showing where water is escaping.

Old patch material inside a pool fitting — Old patching from earlier repairs.

Epoxy patch going on inside a main drain — A temporary epoxy patch.

Pool return fitting with old epoxy around it — One of the epoxied returns, not leaking.

Light niche rim with an arrow pointing to a leaking screw hole — The leaking screw hole in the light niche.

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