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ColinB Ex Member	Swimming pool water loss-------- Oct 3^rd, 2014 at 10:24pm	Print Post
	----- what amount do you expect to lose by evaporation per day? (those with automatic regulators need not reply !!!) Um, yes. I think I have a leak but I´m not going to tell you how many millimetres/day I lose until the above Q. is answered. Yours, shyly. Col.


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cactus jack Global Moderator Offline If I agree with you, then we would both be wrong Posts: 928 Location: bitem Joined: Dec 17^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Swimming pool water loss-------- Reply #1 - Oct 3^rd, 2014 at 11:20pm	Print Post
	I reckon in the height of summer to lose about 2cm per day. I have a pool and I look after a friends pool as well. In July August they both needed topping up every third day. Hope it helps. Now there is virtually no evaporation as the water is much cooler.

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Bunter God Member Offline Forum Cerebral Bore Posts: 790 Joined: Nov 26^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Swimming pool water loss-------- Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2014 at 4:12am	Print Post
	Hi Col I was losing 3 or 4 inches a day and it turned out that the pipes leading to the skimmers and under the patio had rotted because I like many many others had been putting the pool tablets in the skimmer basket. Please please do not do this put them in a floating distributor unless you want the hassle I had.


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Ritaratbag God Member Offline Forum newbie Posts: 2670 Joined: Jun 28^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Swimming pool water loss-------- Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2014 at 9:32am	Print Post
	We were once told by a pool specialist, that in Summer it's normal to lose 2cm. of water a day. If the pool is situated where wind can catch it sometimes, then you can expect to lose more.


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PlanesPete Senior Member Offline In the Pink.... Posts: 458 Location: el Perello Joined: Jun 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Swimming pool water loss-------- Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2014 at 5:58pm	Print Post
	A friend was losing 2 inches a day and thought the pipework from the sump was at fault. He regrouted the pool and the problem wass solved.


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ColinB Ex Member	Re: Swimming pool water loss-------- Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2014 at 7:18pm	Print Post
	Perhps I don't have a leak after all as 2 cms a day is about what we lose. Thank you all.


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