Here at Sarasota’s best pool service, we believe the best kind of pool leak is the one that never happens.
Pool leaks are an expensive, messy business. And you almost always need a Sarasota pool company to fix them. (Heck, half the time you need a Sarasota pool company just to detect pool leaks.)
But you don’t have to wait for disaster to strike. Sarasota pool leak prevention takes a proactive approach to pool maintenance that can minimize the damage a leak can do. And in some cases, this preventative maintenance can actually stop the leaks themselves from happening.
The Key to Leak Mitigation: Regular Leak Inspection and Pool Maintenance
So much of the damage from leaks comes because they’re hard to spot at first. When you don’t know you have a leak, the damage from lost water, unstable foundations, nearby plant loss, and erosion adds up. Meanwhile, the leak itself will get bigger
Professional pool technicians and pool leak inspectors know the subtle signs of small leaks. When you have regularly scheduled pool service, you remove the guesswork from your end. The pros will be on site regularly to maintain your pool. And while they’re there, they’re keeping an eye out for leaks, too! That way, they have a better chance to find it and initiate repairs before you ever know there was a problem to begin with.
Pool Maintenance Can Even Prevent Leaks
On top of early detection, Sarasota pool maintenance pros can sometimes even prevent leaks from happening. They do this by keeping up with the health of your pool’s infrastructure and assessing various conditions in and around the pool.
Cracks don’t necessarily mean leaks—but they will! Cracking in and around your pool and pool deck indicates a shift in the foundation and/or aging materials. Once those cracks start, it’s time to address them, as they will eventually become full-blown leaks.
New pipes save pools. Leaks don’t just happen in the pool itself. The plumping, pumps, pipes and tubes that push the water through the filter and keep everything flowing can also spring leaks. And if that plumbing, as well as the joints and connections that keep it all together, is showing obvious signs of age or imminent failure, it’s time to replace. Replacing equipment is infinitely easier than fixing things after a leak.
Unbalanced chemicals don’t just hurt you. If your pool’s chemicals aren’t kept balanced on a regular basis, they can have a corrosive effect on your pool and especially your plumbing. That means that even if your equipment isn’t that old, the chemicals could make it age prematurely. And, you guessed it, that means leaks.
The Leak Prevention Bottom Line
Wear and tear in general is bad for your pool—and not just aesthetically. Regular pool maintenance and leak inspection allows us Sarasota pool pros to fix little things early. And we love to do that! It’s certainly better—and cheaper—than fixing big problems down the line.
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