Licensed CPC1457277, full diagnostic tool stack, written documentation on every visit. Most estimates by phone, price given upfront.
If your Hobe Sound pool is losing water beyond normal evaporation, Leak and Subsurface Locators provides the full diagnostic process needed to find the source, from modest older pools to large waterfront systems. Most estimates are handled over the phone with the price given upfront.
Hydrophone inspection of every pool fitting, plus ground microphone listening along underground plumbing paths.
Each plumbing line isolated and tested individually through a custom-built manifold, with multiple verified runs.
Visual confirmation at skimmers, returns, light niches, and any suspected crack in the pool shell.
Electronic mapping of underground plumbing paths before any acoustic or excavation work begins.
Specialized hydrogen-nitrogen or helium gas detection for breaks that acoustic methods cannot pinpoint.
Every visit produces a written report and photo documentation of all findings.
Hobe Sound holds an unusual range for a community its size. On the barrier island and along the Intracoastal there are large waterfront properties with complex pool systems: attached spas, heaters, water features, and automatic fill devices. Inland, along Dixie Highway and through the older neighborhoods, there is a much more modest and considerably older pool stock. The two need different diagnostic approaches and there is not much in between.
Salt exposure is the constant. Close to the ocean and the Intracoastal, equipment pads, fasteners, and light niche hardware corrode faster than they do even a few miles inland, which shifts the likely cause toward the equipment side rather than the shell.
Seasonal occupancy is the other constant. A pool sitting unwatched for months with an auto-fill device attached will conceal a serious leak completely, because the waterline never moves. The loss shows up on a water bill, or as ground that has been quietly saturating under a deck all summer. Neither is obvious until someone goes looking.
Leak and Subsurface Locators is based in West Palm Beach and serves Hobe Sound as part of a service area covering Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties. Call Sandra to confirm scheduling for your specific address.
Most Hobe Sound estimates are handled on the phone. Describe what the pool is doing, how much water it is losing, and roughly how old it is, and you will get a price upfront rather than a technician dispatched to your driveway to quote you in person.
Some work genuinely does require a site visit before a price can be given. Underground pipe repair is the common one, because what is over the pipe changes the job completely and a photo rarely tells the whole story. Concrete, pavers, multiple patios stacked over each other, pipes below the water table, stacked runs, mature root systems, and nearby electrical all change the scope. Equipment installation is the same. In those cases the visit is scheduled and explained first.
Before You Call: Run the Bucket Test
A 24-hour bucket test tells you whether your pool is losing water beyond normal evaporation, and it costs you nothing but a day. The guide below walks through it step by step, and the calculator compares your loss against an expected baseline.
Licensed CPC1457277. Full diagnostic tool stack. Written documentation. Most estimates by phone, price given upfront.
Leak and Subsurface Locators, LLC provides pool leak detection throughout Hobe Sound and the surrounding Martin County area. The company is based in West Palm Beach, holds Florida Pool Contractor License CPC1457277, and carries the full diagnostic tool stack including acoustic hydrophones, isolated line pressure testing, dye testing, electronic pipe locating, and trace gas.
Most estimates for Hobe Sound pools are given over the phone with the price stated upfront before anything is scheduled. Some work, particularly underground pipe repair and equipment installation, requires a site visit before an accurate price can be given, because what sits over the pipe determines the scope.
Yes, particularly close to the ocean and the Intracoastal. Salt exposure accelerates corrosion on equipment pads, fasteners, and light niche hardware, so coastal pools show a higher share of equipment-side failures than inland pools of the same age.
Scheduling for Hobe Sound depends on the week and on where the route runs. Call Sandra Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, to check current availability and confirm a visit time.
Yes. Leak and Subsurface Locators holds Florida Pool Contractor License CPC1457277, verifiable at myfloridalicense.com, which covers pool leak detection work in Martin County including Hobe Sound.