Las Vegas · Pool & spa · Leak detection
Where the
water goes.
Leak detection for the pools and spas of Las Vegas hotels, casinos, HOAs and apartment communities, and for home pools: to catch water loss early, then repair what it finds.
Leak detection for Las Vegas hotel, HOA, apartment and home pools and spas: water loss caught early, then the repair.
01Water loss
The sun takes some.
In Southern Nevada, warmer water evaporates faster, and wind raises evaporation in an uncovered pool. The question is whether the weather explains all of the drop. SNWA’s whole-pool figures are on Water conservation.
- Evaporation
SNWA: about 48.6 gallons per square foot a year for an average in-ground pool. Our arithmetic: about an inch and a half of level a week, averaged over the year; more in summer.SNWA: about 48.6 gallons per square foot a year for an average in-ground pool. Our arithmetic: about an inch and a half of level a week, averaged over the year; more in summer.
- Heat
Warmer water evaporates faster.
- Wind
Wind raises it in an uncovered pool.
- Cover
A cover cuts evaporation by about 90 percent.
- Auto-fill
Turned off before you judge the level.
- Past that
A drop the weather can't explain. Test it, then call for leak detection.A drop the weather can't explain. Test it, then call for leak detection.
02The bucket test
Ask a bucket.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s four-step check for home pools: is it a leak, or a high evaporation rate?
- 01
Fill valve off
Turn off the automatic fill valve.
- 02
Bucket on a step
Rim at least a few inches above the water, a heavy weight inside, filled to the pool’s level.
- 03
Several hot days
Leave the bucket and the pool undisturbed, then compare the two levels.
- 04
Compare
Bucket noticeably higher than the pool? You may be losing water to a leak. Call for leak detection.
What we fix after.
Once the drop is more than the weather: the repairs that follow, in pools and spas.
- Skimmers
- Skimmer repairs.
- Drains
- Drain repairs, and main drain replacement.
- Plumbing
- Plumbing inspections.
- Shell
- Tile and plaster repairs, or a re-plaster.
03Questions
Before you call.
Do you find leaks at commercial pools?
Yes. Leak detection and repair are part of our work for Las Vegas hotels, casinos, resorts, HOAs and apartment communities, pools and spas alike.
And at a house?
Yes. For homes we handle repairs, leak detection and inspections. Homeowners has the details.
Is the bucket test for commercial pools too?
SNWA writes its pool guidance for private, residential pools. For a hotel, HOA or apartment pool, call us about the water loss.
Find where it's going.
Tell us how fast the level drops, and whether it is a pool or a spa. Call, or send a few details.