Pool leak detection is a specialty diagnostic service, not guessing, not replacing parts until something works. Here is what a professional process looks like from start to finish.
Call (954) 290-5177 for a Free Estimate →A pool leak detection company uses specialized tools and a systematic diagnostic process to find exactly where a pool is losing water, without draining it, without guessing, and without digging first. The process includes a customer interview, equipment inspection, underwater dive inspection with dye testing, pipe testing of pool plumbing lines, acoustic listening for underground leaks, and trace gas when needed. The source is documented, photographed when possible, and explained clearly before the technician leaves. Detection and repair are separate services.
An underwater microphone that detects sound created by water moving through a leak path. Used inside the pool near fittings, lights, drains, and shell features.
Isolates individual plumbing circuits and introduces controlled pressure. A line that loses pressure is leaking. A line that holds is intact.
A non-toxic dye applied near suspected leak points. Dye drawn toward a crack or opening confirms an active leak at that location.
A safe 5% hydrogen / 95% nitrogen blend injected into isolated plumbing. A surface sniffer follows the gas as it rises through soil to pinpoint underground leaks.
Listens through concrete, pavers, and soil for the sound of water escaping from an underground pipe. Used after pipe testing confirms a line is leaking.
Traces the path of underground plumbing before acoustic or trace gas locating begins. Helps map where pipes run before any soil disturbance.
The name says it. Leak and Subsurface Locators was built around two connected disciplines, finding pool leaks and locating what is underground. Most pool companies can replace a skimmer gasket or seal a light. Very few have the equipment and experience to pipe test every plumbing circuit, use trace gas under a concrete deck, and locate a cracked underground return line within a foot of where it actually is before a shovel goes in the ground.
Jeff David and Sandra Valencia built this company on the principle that a repair should always be based on confirmed evidence, not guessing, not cutting the wrong area, not replacing parts until something works. The diagnostic process exists to protect the homeowner from unnecessary expense and unnecessary damage to their property.
Once the leak source is confirmed, we explain the location, the likely cause, and the repair options in plain language. If it is a repair we perform, plumbing repair, skimmer repair, crack injection, light conduit sealing, we can quote the repair on the spot or provide a written estimate. If the repair requires a contractor outside our scope, we document the findings clearly so they know exactly where to focus.
We do not walk away with a vague "we think it might be here." Every job ends with a confirmed finding or a documented explanation of what was tested and what the next step should be.
The question I get most often from homeowners is whether we are just going to look around and tell them something is leaking, which they already know. That is not what we do. We come with a process. We test the shell, the fittings, the plumbing. We go underwater. We pipe test each circuit independently. We do not leave until we either found the source or can tell you exactly what still needs to be checked and why.
The goal is that when we leave, you know what is leaking, where it is, and what needs to happen next. Nothing vague. Nothing that just gives you another question to answer.
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Broward (954) 290-5177 (561) 325-2678 (561) 325-2678No. Pool leak detection is performed with the pool full of water at its normal operating level. Draining is not necessary for finding the leak and is counterproductive in most cases, it removes the conditions we need to test the system properly.
Not before we have confirmed the location. We use non-invasive tools, pipe testing, acoustic listening, trace gas, to narrow the leak to a specific location before any excavation is recommended. The goal is to dig in the right place once, not explore blindly.
Your regular pool company maintains water chemistry and equipment operation. Pool leak detection is a specialty service that requires pipe testing equipment, hydrophones, dye kits, and trace gas equipment, plus the training to interpret what those tools reveal. Most pool service companies do not carry this equipment.
Yes. We inspect the full system, shell, fittings, plumbing, in one visit. If multiple leaks are present, we document all of them. Finding every active source in one visit is more efficient than fixing one thing at a time and calling back.