Hey Ya'll! Welcome back to the channel. On todays adventure, we see if a cheap fix will fix a leak in our pool. Here is the Amazon Affiliate link to the fix a leak: amzn.to/3wW7Kwo
Thanks for making this video. I have had a pool leak service out and they found one small leak by the pool light and put pool putty on it but the pool is still leaking so there is an additional leak they couldn’t find. I guess that it’s under the ground in the piping somewhere. Will give this a try. Not optimistic after reading two people with swimming pools fail, it seems to work best in hot tubs.
It is worth a shot for $25. Like I said in the video it didn't work for me. However I've read reviews by many professionals that it does work. My advice would be to try to figure out which pipe, if possible, before adding the fix.
I have purchased five bottles of this product to no avail. Follow the instructions, but it did not even slow it down. That’s a lot of money just to pour down the drain lol I have personal coming out next week to pressure test and find the leak and repair it. This might be a two or $3000 repair because of digging, but it will be worth it.
Not sure about something as large as that, however half a bottle fixed my medium size hot tub. Just follow the instructions closely and it worked perfectly for me. Got it on Amazon. It's been I'd say two yrs.
By pouring it in the vacuum hose it goes to the pump. My leak is in the return line. So it pushes it straight to the return line. I don't think this product works for cracks in the bottom of your pool. It's more intended for the plumbing.
Wifey making sure u know what you’re doing good for her.I do that too or he makes it worse 1st than has to fix it again -wasting time and money! Listen to your wife guys! Great video!!!
I'm definitely not an expert on pool leaks, but my suggestion would be to try to isolate the leak. If you are able to turn off the flow to the other jets, and only flow the water through the one jet you suspect of having a leak, then you can do the bucket test to see if it is leaking on that line. It sounds like you are in a similar situation to what I was in. In which case that is the best scenario for this pool leak fix. In my case it did not work, but for $25 I still think it's worth a shot on any leak before you spend thousands ripping up concrete.
I tried this product with a leak in the plumbing somewhere taking in air. It worked. I think the leak has to be 1/8 or less it can’t be a major leak with major water loss. I let the pump run 8 hours then let it sit for 12 hours as instructed. Or something like that. Only issue I had was I forgot to remove the screw in connector that my Polaris connects to on pool wall. Long story short it got glued into the wall. So when I tried to remove it to connect my water fall for a party. I had to break it off and order another one. I know most people will never remove that screw in connector. They just plug in the Polaris and maybe disconnect the Polaris for pool parties. We have a water fall that goes into the wall but we have to disconnect the Polaris then unscrew the Polaris connector in the wall to connect the water fall. Anyway something to think about. It’s the connector that has the red or blue restrictor in back. (If needed)
We’re you by chance getting a lot of bubbles in pump basket and return jet? That’s my problem right now but no significant water loss. I have this product but finding myself a little nervous to do it.
@@tracythomson2112 yes. I was getting bubbles in the pool return jets (all of them) it solved the issue for about a year or so. Now it’s slowly happening again. I am not getting much water loss (just evaporation). I believe that the leak would be on the return only. It takes in air while off so I’m getting lots of bubbles in return and then slows down over about 5 minutes. Then it’s reduced to minimal bubbles. I am probably going to do it again but I haven’t had time. I just pretend I have a jacuzzi.
- restrict the return line, downstream from leak so that the pump pressure forces the product into the crack in the pipe where the leak is, - run the pump for a short time - turn pump off and let compound set before presurising the line again Thought these were the instructions
Actually- Cut the pump supply line at the pump inlet and install a expansion fitting with a garden hose fitting. Use another expansion fitting with garden hose fitting at the pools "leaking" return. Run both hoses into a 5 gallon bucket full of water. Hook one end to a submersible pump "in the bucket" and circulate the water while adding part 1 of a 2 part epoxy made to fix this type of problem. It'll talk around 4-5 hours for this process. (Just fallow the instructions on the bottle). 👍
@@jasonmcqueen1411 That would work for a normal return line but in this case, I don't think he could have connected to the return because it's feeding the wide waterfall. He would have needed to break out some of the concrete above the waterfall to access the pipe and cut it.
I saw your multiport valve leaking. You should not have water on the multiport valve. Your leak might be at the multiport valve which is a $140 part to replace.
Thanks for the advice. And you are partially correct. The multi-valve did fail and I replaced it separately. Although unfortunately it was not the source of the leak I was trying to track down in the video.
Good advice, thanks. I did bypass my DE filter. The instructions on stopping the pump were a bit unclear. I know I did stop the pump for 48h at one point, not sure if that made it into the video or not.
Sorry but I think you were flogging a dead horse with this leak. The reason I say that is because there was nothing to force the sealer into the leak location, due to the water being allowed to run out at the waterfall. I've had success with Marlig Fix a Leak but only because I sealed both ends of the line and pressurized it after adding the sealer. I left it for 72 hours, topping up the pressure a few times each day until it held steady at 25psi. I agree with you that the instructions are a bit vague but I found out about this method online. Btw, I'm in Pasco County so not too far away from Tampa and wondered who you used to renovate your pool? I'm looking for a recommended contractor to do mine in the near future.
Good advice. Thanks for the tip. As for the pool for renovation, we used GPS pools. I wouldn't actually recommend them. We had a lot of problems with the tile and had to be redone three times. All this resulted in one of the workers leaving plastic bag full of "waste" in our yard. Good help it's hard to find in Florida.
@@professionalweekenders Thanks for the very prompt reply and advice regarding the pool company. I don't have much experience of using contractors as I usually take care of things around the house myself but I know others have had problems with them.
Great! Thanks for letting us know. It is an old video but it still gets a a fair amount of views. I'm sure someone will find your first hand account to be helpful. 😄
@@aphysique we resurfaced the pool and the deck. But in order to fix the leak under the concrete it would have been about another five grand. It just wasn't worth it. So that part is not fixed. It only leaks if we use the fountain, and we just don't use the fountain anymore. This is the Tampa area.
Thanks for the tip. Although I'm not sure that's possible. The other side of the waterfall is a 4 ft drop off, concrete the whole way. I'm worried that if I were to dig under the concrete platform that it would probably lose some rigidity and continue to crack.
There is a product called pipepoxy It is outrageously expensive But you can duplicate the process By using drain snake and shop vacuum just have to get the right mixture of epoxy put ends on drain snake and copy their process and use a camera cord like they do to see inside pipe go to there site and see it will show you how to do it way cheaper no digging
I will check back just reply back in replies to tell me if it worked cause if your line is leaking from waterfall pipepoxy process duplicated yourself will work for you let me know if it worked I will check back happy to help
@leonardoorellano6652 no, it did not work. Because it was just on the fountain we eventually just gave up. I asked for a quote from a professional pool company. They quoted 5K at the time because they would have to jack hammer up all of the concrete. As long as we don't run that one fountain, we don't have any issue. We spent $18,000 redoing the interior of the pool and the decking and that's where we decided to stop.
@@professionalweekenders hey thx for the prompt reply.. btw i am also from Tampa and very much a DIY..Its not very difficult to bust up the concrete and fix the leak also i dont think you need "pool experts" to fix your problem.. after all the solution is to just replace the part of the pipe that is broken. I would find a concrete guy that has a concrete saw and open up that 4 inch concrete then fix it and buy 6-8 bags of concrete. I don't think this job should be over $500-$700. Also, I am well aware about these "pool experts" charging an arm and a leg here in Tampa
Backwashing sends the water and the stop leak fluid backwards through your filter. It is intended to remove buildups in the filter. But ultimately you'll still be sending the stop leak fluid through the filter. Not only will your filter, filter out all of the stop leak fluid. But it will also likely clog up your filter. I would highly recommend bypassing the filter.
Thanks for making this video. I have had a pool leak service out and they found one small leak by the pool light and put pool putty on it but the pool is still leaking so there is an additional leak they couldn’t find. I guess that it’s under the ground in the piping somewhere. Will give this a try. Not optimistic after reading two people with swimming pools fail, it seems to work best in hot tubs.
It is worth a shot for $25. Like I said in the video it didn't work for me. However I've read reviews by many professionals that it does work. My advice would be to try to figure out which pipe, if possible, before adding the fix.
I have purchased five bottles of this product to no avail. Follow the instructions, but it did not even slow it down. That’s a lot of money just to pour down the drain lol
I have personal coming out next week to pressure test and find the leak and repair it. This might be a two or $3000 repair because of digging, but it will be worth it.
I had a similar experience. It was worth a shot, but end the end, it didn't work.
Not sure about something as large as that, however half a bottle fixed my medium size hot tub. Just follow the instructions closely and it worked perfectly for me. Got it on Amazon. It's been I'd say two yrs.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Question. Why did you pour it into the vacuum hose and not straight into the pool?
By pouring it in the vacuum hose it goes to the pump. My leak is in the return line. So it pushes it straight to the return line. I don't think this product works for cracks in the bottom of your pool. It's more intended for the plumbing.
Wifey making sure u know what you’re doing good for her.I do that too or he makes it worse 1st than has to fix it again -wasting time and money! Listen to your wife guys! Great video!!!
Lol, absolutely!
Good luck sir. You've got a project. Hopefully the next stop leak stops it or at least slows the leak down.
Thanks Jesse. Still in the middle of the remodel. We may try again after everything is back up and running
Thanks for sharing!
No problem!
Thanks. I have a leak that I believe is from a tree and root issue. will try that before I tear up the yard..
Definitely worth a shot.
Have a leak I believe in the plumbing under the concrete, near a jet. Any suggestions on how to confirm location of leak without ripping out concrete?
I'm definitely not an expert on pool leaks, but my suggestion would be to try to isolate the leak. If you are able to turn off the flow to the other jets, and only flow the water through the one jet you suspect of having a leak, then you can do the bucket test to see if it is leaking on that line. It sounds like you are in a similar situation to what I was in. In which case that is the best scenario for this pool leak fix. In my case it did not work, but for $25 I still think it's worth a shot on any leak before you spend thousands ripping up concrete.
I tried this product with a leak in the plumbing somewhere taking in air. It worked. I think the leak has to be 1/8 or less it can’t be a major leak with major water loss. I let the pump run 8 hours then let it sit for 12 hours as instructed. Or something like that. Only issue I had was I forgot to remove the screw in connector that my Polaris connects to on pool wall. Long story short it got glued into the wall. So when I tried to remove it to connect my water fall for a party. I had to break it off and order another one. I know most people will never remove that screw in connector. They just plug in the Polaris and maybe disconnect the Polaris for pool parties. We have a water fall that goes into the wall but we have to disconnect the Polaris then unscrew the Polaris connector in the wall to connect the water fall. Anyway something to think about. It’s the connector that has the red or blue restrictor in back. (If needed)
Great! Thanks for sharing!
We’re you by chance getting a lot of bubbles in pump basket and return jet?
That’s my problem right now but no significant water loss. I have this product but finding myself a little nervous to do it.
@@tracythomson2112 yes. I was getting bubbles in the pool return jets (all of them) it solved the issue for about a year or so. Now it’s slowly happening again. I am not getting much water loss (just evaporation). I believe that the leak would be on the return only. It takes in air while off so I’m getting lots of bubbles in return and then slows down over about 5 minutes. Then it’s reduced to minimal bubbles. I am probably going to do it again but I haven’t had time. I just pretend I have a jacuzzi.
You should plug your waterfall a bit to increase the pressure in the broken line.
Thanks for the tip. The thought did occur.
- restrict the return line, downstream from leak so that the pump pressure forces the product into the crack in the pipe where the leak is,
- run the pump for a short time
- turn pump off and let compound set before presurising the line again
Thought these were the instructions
Thanks for the tips
Actually- Cut the pump supply line at the pump inlet and install a expansion fitting with a garden hose fitting. Use another expansion fitting with garden hose fitting at the pools "leaking" return. Run both hoses into a 5 gallon bucket full of water. Hook one end to a submersible pump "in the bucket" and circulate the water while adding part 1 of a 2 part epoxy made to fix this type of problem. It'll talk around 4-5 hours for this process.
(Just fallow the instructions on the bottle). 👍
@@jasonmcqueen1411 That would work for a normal return line but in this case, I don't think he could have connected to the return because it's feeding the wide waterfall. He would have needed to break out some of the concrete above the waterfall to access the pipe and cut it.
I saw your multiport valve leaking. You should not have water on the multiport valve. Your leak might be at the multiport valve which is a $140 part to replace.
Thanks for the advice. And you are partially correct. The multi-valve did fail and I replaced it separately. Although unfortunately it was not the source of the leak I was trying to track down in the video.
What is the product you used?
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003K1E99Y?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Remove cartridge filter before circulation of sealer....8 to 10 hours of run time and then don't run the pool pump at all for 48 hrs
Good advice, thanks. I did bypass my DE filter. The instructions on stopping the pump were a bit unclear. I know I did stop the pump for 48h at one point, not sure if that made it into the video or not.
Sorry but I think you were flogging a dead horse with this leak. The reason I say that is because there was nothing to force the sealer into the leak location, due to the water being allowed to run out at the waterfall.
I've had success with Marlig Fix a Leak but only because I sealed both ends of the line and pressurized it after adding the sealer. I left it for 72 hours, topping up the pressure a few times each day until it held steady at 25psi. I agree with you that the instructions are a bit vague but I found out about this method online.
Btw, I'm in Pasco County so not too far away from Tampa and wondered who you used to renovate your pool? I'm looking for a recommended contractor to do mine in the near future.
Good advice. Thanks for the tip. As for the pool for renovation, we used GPS pools. I wouldn't actually recommend them. We had a lot of problems with the tile and had to be redone three times. All this resulted in one of the workers leaving plastic bag full of "waste" in our yard. Good help it's hard to find in Florida.
@@professionalweekenders Thanks for the very prompt reply and advice regarding the pool company. I don't have much experience of using contractors as I usually take care of things around the house myself but I know others have had problems with them.
Where is the link to the product
Here you go!
amzn.to/3wW7Kwo
What Is It Called???? And Will ait Work On Pipes????
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003K1E99Y?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
They market it as being useful for pipes. But in my experience it did not work.
I know this is an old video, but I had a hot tub that would leak down halfway overnight and I used it and it sealed it up
Great! Thanks for letting us know. It is an old video but it still gets a a fair amount of views. I'm sure someone will find your first hand account to be helpful. 😄
Did you empty your pool water into the street? Did you do it yourself??
At that point, we were resurfacing the whole pool anyways. We hired a company to come out and do the resurface. They drain the pool for us.
@professionalweekenders is it fixed now? WHAT part of Fla? Brevard by any chance
@@aphysique we resurfaced the pool and the deck. But in order to fix the leak under the concrete it would have been about another five grand. It just wasn't worth it. So that part is not fixed. It only leaks if we use the fountain, and we just don't use the fountain anymore. This is the Tampa area.
Dig it up yourself. You don’t have to break concrete. Dig under it from the outside and fix it.
Thanks for the tip. Although I'm not sure that's possible. The other side of the waterfall is a 4 ft drop off, concrete the whole way. I'm worried that if I were to dig under the concrete platform that it would probably lose some rigidity and continue to crack.
There is a product called pipepoxy It is outrageously expensive But you can duplicate the process By using drain snake and shop vacuum just have to get the right mixture of epoxy put ends on drain snake and copy their process and use a camera cord like they do to see inside pipe go to there site and see it will show you how to do it way cheaper no digging
I will check back just reply back in replies to tell me if it worked cause if your line is leaking from waterfall pipepoxy process duplicated yourself will work for you let me know if it worked I will check back happy to help
Thanks. That is good idea. I'll have to do some more research into it. But for the most part it doesn't really bother us just leaving it as is.
Where did u but that
Here is the Amazon link
amzn.to/3TGeR3I
qué tal en concreto?
En pocas palabras, no funcionó para mí. pero por ese precio merece la pena probarlo
I am aware its a 2 year old video but where you able to fix the leak?
@leonardoorellano6652 no, it did not work. Because it was just on the fountain we eventually just gave up. I asked for a quote from a professional pool company. They quoted 5K at the time because they would have to jack hammer up all of the concrete. As long as we don't run that one fountain, we don't have any issue. We spent $18,000 redoing the interior of the pool and the decking and that's where we decided to stop.
@@professionalweekenders hey thx for the prompt reply.. btw i am also from Tampa and very much a DIY..Its not very difficult to bust up the concrete and fix the leak also i dont think you need "pool experts" to fix your problem.. after all the solution is to just replace the part of the pipe that is broken. I would find a concrete guy that has a concrete saw and open up that 4 inch concrete then fix it and buy 6-8 bags of concrete. I don't think this job should be over $500-$700. Also, I am well aware about these "pool experts" charging an arm and a leg here in Tampa
@@leonardoorellano6652 hey, thanks for the advice. You're probably not wrong. I haven't really thought about it in a while, but maybe I will.
What if I only have backwash on pump
Backwashing sends the water and the stop leak fluid backwards through your filter. It is intended to remove buildups in the filter. But ultimately you'll still be sending the stop leak fluid through the filter. Not only will your filter, filter out all of the stop leak fluid. But it will also likely clog up your filter. I would highly recommend bypassing the filter.
@@professionalweekenders I will remove filters then add leak liquid
@@lisarivas4266 as long as you remove the filter, that's important thing.
Bummer it didn’t work. Leak must be to big for that to fill it in. Typical Puppy Boss not paying attention to the work but getting all the credit. 😜
Absolutely!
too much talk guys
You're not wrong. Lol.