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Pool leak detection · Punta Gorda

Return fitting and skimmer leak detection in Punta Gorda

A Punta Gorda pool was losing water. The plumbing passed its test, but our dye test found the skimmer throat leaking and four of the five return fittings leaking around their edges.

By Pro Pool Team, state-licensed pool contractor CPC1460553 · March 24, 2026

Plumbing test first

The suction side and the return side of the plumbing both passed. That told us the water was escaping through the pool shell and its fittings, not underground.

The skimmer throat

The dye test pulled into the skimmer throat, where the skimmer meets the pool wall. It is one of the most common leak spots we find.

Four of five returns

Four of the five return fittings were leaking around the fitting, including all three bench jets. A return can be fine on the inside and still leak where it meets the plaster, which is exactly what dye testing shows.

Other notes

The pool light was not working when we arrived. The water was low enough that the pump would not prime, so we turned off the timer to protect the pump until the pool is refilled. The pool will keep losing water until these fittings and the skimmer throat are repaired.

Skimmer throat circled where dye shows a leak
The leaking skimmer throat.
Return fitting in the shallow end circled as leaking
A return leaking in the shallow end.
Three bench jets marked as leaking
All three bench jets were leaking.
Dye test at a return fitting
Dye testing a return.

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