Pool plumbing
Pool leak detection & plumbing repair in Birmingham, AL
What you get
What’s included
- Leak detection
- Return and suction line repair
- Valve repair and replacement
- Skimmer repair
- Freeze damage repair
- Re-plumbing equipment pads
Step by step
How it works
- Find the leak
Leak detection on the return and suction lines, valves, skimmers and light niches.
- Open up
When a line breaks under the deck, we cut the concrete to reach it.
- Repair
The damaged section, valve or skimmer is replaced, freeze damage repaired and the equipment pad re-plumbed if needed.
- Close & test
The concrete is poured back and the system is tested for leaks.
Is it a leak or evaporation?
In an Alabama summer a pool can lose a quarter inch a day to evaporation. The bucket test tells you: set a bucket of water on the first step, mark both water levels, and compare after a day with the pump running normally. If the pool drops faster than the bucket, there is a leak.
We dig when we have to
One of our customers had a leak in a return line under more than six inches of concrete. We cut through, replaced the broken section, filled the hole and poured new concrete. Most leaks are simpler – a valve, a skimmer throat, a light niche – but when it is under the deck, we handle that too.
Hard freeze coming? Keep the pump running. Moving water is much harder to freeze, and it is the best protection for pipes and equipment.
Our work
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Customer reviews
What customers say
Elite Pools renovated and repaired our swimming pool. The pool is a vanishing edge pool with an in floor cleaning system with a lot of plumbing. It is a complicated set up. The cracks in the shell were repaired, the plumbing was repaired and it was replastered with new tile. It was a huge job.
I called about a big leak in my pool equipment at 8, and a service person was here by 8:40. He worked quickly and efficiently, and politely answered all my questions.
After having a terrible experience with a pool crew from Gardendale I started looking around for help. Fortunately I ran across Elite Pool. They fixed what the first company messed up. They were some of the nicest people you could ever meet. After repairing my skimmer facing it started to have a small leak.
How much water loss is normal?
Up to about 1/4 inch a day in hot, windy summer weather. More than that, or loss in cool weather, usually means a leak.
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