Pool Leak Repair: We Find and Fix Swimming Pool Leaks

Pool leak repair is really two jobs. First you have to find the leak. Then you fix it.

Most pool problems announce themselves. A leak doesn't. The water escapes somewhere you can't see: a hairline crack in the pool shell, a failed fitting behind the tile, an underground pipe two feet below the deck. Fixing it starts with pinpointing the exact location, because a repair aimed at a guess is just an expensive hole.

That's why our pool leak repair service is built as one process: detection and repair, one team, one visit whenever possible. We find the leak, we show you where it is, and we fix it. No handing you a report and wishing you luck.

Warning Signs You Need Pool Leak Repair

Pool owners usually feel a leak before they see one. Watch for these warning signs:

• Water level dropping faster than normal evaporation can explain
• The auto-fill running constantly, or you're adding water more than once a week
• Water bills climbing with no change in usage
• Soggy soil, standing water, or unusually green grass around the pool
• Air bubbles streaming from the return lines when the pump runs
• The pump losing prime or airlocking
• Cracks in the deck, loose tile, or coping pulling away
• Water chemistry that won't hold because fresh water keeps diluting it

Not sure if it's a leak or just evaporation? Run a bucket test. Fill a 5-gallon bucket with pool water, set it on a step, mark the level inside and out, and compare after 24 hours. If the pool drops more than the bucket, you're losing water to a leak. Our pool leak vs evaporation guide walks through it step by step, and our common symptoms of a pool leak guide covers every sign in detail.

If you suspect a leak, don't wait it out. Call (508) 641-4529 or request a free quote.

Our Leak Detection Process: Pinpoint First, Repair Once

Accurate repair starts with an accurate leak location. Our leak detection process is non-invasive, and we never open concrete on a hunch.

1. Confirm the water loss. We verify the leak is real and note whether the loss changes with the pump on or off. That single clue splits the pool system in half: pressure-side return lines versus suction lines and the shell.
2. Inspect the visible suspects. Equipment pad, skimmer, tile line, fittings, backwash valve and backwash line, visible cracks.
3. Dye test the shell. Skimmer throat, light niche, main drain, return fittings, and any cracks get tested with dye in still water.
4. Pressure test the plumbing. We isolate and pressurize each line one at a time. A line that won't hold pressure has the leak.
5. Pinpoint the exact location. Electronic listening equipment locates a break in an underground pipe within a foot or two, so the repair stays small and targeted instead of a torn-up deck.

The full technical breakdown is in our guide on pressure and dye testing for pool leaks.

"Detection is the repair. Once we know exactly where the water is going, the fix is usually the easy part. The expensive disasters happen when someone starts cutting concrete before they know."
Nick, Southern Nevada Leak Detection

What We Repair: Every Leak in the Pool System

Different leaks need different fixes. Here's what we repair and how.

We repair pools and spas of every construction common in the Southwest. Most of our work is on inground concrete pools (gunite and shotcrete), where leaks come from cracks, fittings, and plumbing. Leaks in vinyl liner pools behave differently: the liner itself tears or the seams fail, and repair means patching the liner rather than the structure. Vinyl is rare in our region, so if you're not sure what you have, we'll identify it during the inspection.

DIY Pool Leak Repair: What's Realistic

We're honest about this. Some fixes are homeowner territory.

Reasonable DIY: the bucket test, troubleshooting visible drips at the equipment pad, tightening a union, replacing an o-ring, checking whether the backwash valve is seating properly.

Not realistic DIY: pool putty or patch kits applied to a guess. Putty on a crack that isn't the actual leak wastes money twice: once on the putty, and again when the real leak keeps running. And without pressure testing, there's no way to know which underground line is leaking, let alone where.

The honest math: professional detection usually costs less than the water, chemicals, and creeping structural damage a leak causes while you experiment. Repair costs only go one direction the longer a leak runs.

What You Get With Our Pool Leak Repair Service

• Detection and repair under one roof. No second company, no finger-pointing, no markup stacking.
• A clear repair estimate before work starts. You'll know the plan and the price before anything is opened.
• Owner on every job. We're owner-operated. The leak specialist who diagnoses your pool problem is the one who fixes it.
• Minimal disruption. Because we pinpoint the leak location first, repairs stay small and targeted.
• Everything covered. Shell, skimmers, lights, underground plumbing, equipment, spas. If it holds or moves water, we repair it.

We serve the entire Las Vegas Valley. For local details, visit our Las Vegas pool leak repair page, or explore related services: pool leak detection, pool crack repair, pool skimmer leak repair, underground plumbing leak detection, pool light leak repair, pool equipment leak repair, and spa leak repair.

Fix the Leak for Good

A leaking pool never gets cheaper to fix than it is today. Get the leak found, get it repaired, and get back to a pool that holds water.

Call (725) 550-5365 or request a free quote online. Detection and repair in one visit whenever possible. Owner on every job.