A swimming pool needs regular and timely assessments, repairs, and updates to stay aesthetically pleasing. If not maintained properly, it may start to leak, leaving you to pay for hefty repairs within no time.

If your swimming pool suddenly loses water or you find yourself adding more water every week, you may have a leak. You can only know your pool is leaking after a thorough investigation. Here are some common causes of pool leaks you should be aware of.

Structural Damage Such As Cracks

Broken tiles, surface peeling on the pool’s interior, discoloration, and rust indicate that your pool’s structural integrity is compromised, or there might be a leak somewhere. With cracked pool surfaces, getting a professional pool contractor, a maintenance expert, to examine and inspect the pool is always better. At times, pool renovations might not be required, and a simple retiling or pool resurfacing would do the trick.

Poor Pool Equipment

If your pool is over ten years old, it must have an old pool pump installed, which isn’t as efficient as modern-day systems and can cost you leaks and structural damages. If you keep incurring high repairs and operations costs for those pumps, it’s time to get an equipment upgrade.

Chemical Imbalance

Balancing chemicals is vital to maintaining your pool; if chemicals aren’t balanced, water may start to damage your pool’s foundation and make way for leaks.

Moreover, if water is too acidic for you to swim in, it can harm your skin, eat away your pool’s plaster, and discolor any items you may have inside the water, such as floating toys. Since acid is corrosive, metal fixtures like a ladder or handrails are also rusted out before their time.

The pH level is, therefore, a measure that tells us how safe the pool water is for human beings to be in. Experts say that 7–7.6 is the ideal pH level of water that is safe for people to swim in.

Hire Expert Pool Contractors in Sterling

Let the experienced pool designers and contractors at Perfect Pools breathe life into old and rusty residential swimming pools. We provide exceptional state-of-the-art installation, rebuilding, remodeling, renovation, and other pool and landscape services to Sterling, Virginia.

Contact us today to book your free consultation with our professional pool designers today!