Setting up a bucket test is easy and will tell you how much evaporation is occurring on your swimming pool. In the summer months we find it is best to perform a bucket test. In the cooler months, simply marking the water level of the pool with a piece of tape or pencil line can be just as effective to measure water loss.

• Make sure the water in the pool is at a normal operating level.
• Fill a 5-gallon bucket with pool water to within a few inches of the top.
• Place the bucket on a pool step.
• Mark the level of the water on the inside of the bucket.
• Mark the level of the water on the outside of the bucket.
• Turn off any auto fill and let the pool pump run in a normal cycle.
• After 24 hours, compare the two water levels.

If the water in the pool has gone down more than the water inside the bucket, your pool has a leak. If the water levels remained the same, water loss is due to normal pool evaporation and use.

Think your pool has a leak? We are always happy to discuss your issue over the phone.  Want to know how many gallons of water your swimming pool is losing?