We were losing an inch a day. They ran a bucket test first, then pressure-tested each line and found a cracked return under the deck, marked it and showed me the gauge. Nobody touched the deck until we knew.

Pool leak detection in Winter Park
Evaporation or a leak? We measure first, then find the spot and show it to you.
Signs you need it
When to call about leak detection
More than a quarter inch a day
More than a Florida summer’s evaporation.
The auto-fill never stops
A climbing water bill is the first clue.
Wet spots or cracks near the pool
Water going somewhere it shouldn’t.

How we do it
The honest version of leak detection
First, prove it’s a leak
A bucket test separates evaporation from loss. In a Florida summer a pool can drop a quarter of an inch a day with nothing wrong with it. We run the test before we quote the search.
Then, find it without digging
Dye at the suspected structure, pressure tests on each line isolated, and acoustic listening on the pressure side. A line is condemned because it failed a pressure test, not because it was convenient.
What you get
The location marked, the test that found it on the report, and the repair quoted separately so you can decide.
Step by step
What happens on the visit
Bucket test
Evaporation or a real loss.
Dye at the fittings
Skimmer, returns, lights and steps.
Pressure-test each line
Isolated, one at a time.
Mark it and quote
The repair is quoted separately.
What it costs
What decides the price
No surprise lines. Every job is quoted in writing, and nothing is done until you reply.
What we look at
- The bucket test, which often ends the job
- The number of lines that need pressure-testing
- The repair itself, quoted separately
How you’re quoted
In writing, with the reading or the pressure that made us recommend it. Approve all of it, some of it, or none of it.
You’re told the price of the search before we start. If it doesn’t find the leak, you get what was ruled out and what it would take to go further.
Reviews
What customers say about our leak detection
Two other companies quoted me a new variable-speed pump. Sandhill found an air leak at the lid o-ring and fixed it that afternoon for the price of the part and the visit. I won't use anyone else.
Straight answers
Leak detection: questions
How much water loss is normal?
In a Florida summer, up to about a quarter of an inch a day can be evaporation alone. More than that, or loss that continues in cool weather, is worth a bucket test.
Do you have to dig up the deck?
Not to find it. Lines are pressure-tested and listened to first; the deck is only opened where a test says the leak is.
What if the search doesn’t find it?
You get what was ruled out and what it would take to go further, before anyone spends more.
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Tell us what it is doing. If it can wait, we’ll say so, and if it can’t, we’ll say that too.
