Pools sit outside your scope for good reason. When a client needs the pool actually diagnosed, this is the escalation path.
Standard home inspection scope excludes pool plumbing, and it should. Diagnosing a pool leak requires isolating and pressure testing individual lines, electronic pipe locating, and often trace gas. That is a separate trade with separate equipment and a separate license.
The practical problem is that the client still needs an answer, usually inside an inspection period. This is the referral that answers it without expanding your liability into a scope you correctly excluded.
Individual line pressure testing and electronic locating of buried pool plumbing.
Whether a visible crack is cosmetic or actively losing water, confirmed with dye.
The two most common real leak sources, tested rather than noted as suspect.
Measured water loss against expected evaporation, so the finding is a number.
Pool and spa equipment assessed as part of the inspection.
A report with photo evidence your client can act on and you can reference.
Skimmer throat separation, light niche conduit leaks, failed returns at the shell interface, and suction-side underground breaks account for a large share of what turns up on transaction inspections. Several are invisible without pressure testing, which is precisely why they survive a visual inspection and surface after closing.
Call Sandra with the property and the inspection deadline. Licensed CPC1457277.
Underground plumbing integrity, whether a shell crack is actively leaking, skimmer and light niche leaks, and measured loss rate. All require pressure testing or dye and acoustic work rather than visual assessment.
Yes. This is a referral for a scope item you excluded, not a handoff of the client relationship.
Yes. Transaction deadlines are prioritized. Give Sandra the deadline when you call.
Skimmer throat separation, light niche conduit leaks, return fitting failures at the shell interface, and suction-side underground breaks. Most are not visible without testing, which is why they commonly surface after closing.