Pool Leak Detection McKinney TX

Is Your McKinney Pool Losing Water?

Every pool loses some water to evaporation, especially during North Texas summers and windy stretches. But when you're topping off more often than usual, your chemistry won't stay balanced, or you're seeing soggy ground near the pool, it may be more than evaporation. A leak that goes unaddressed can waste water, throw off your chemicals, and wash out the soil that supports your deck and plumbing.

El Dorado Pools has served McKinney and Collin County homeowners for 18+ years. Our team can test your pool, confirm whether it's actually leaking, and help track down where the water is going.

Why Leaks Matter More on Collin County Clay

Much of McKinney sits on expansive clay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. That movement puts stress on pool shells, decks, and underground plumbing over time, and water escaping from a leak can make the soil around your pool even less stable. Catching a leak early is usually the simpler, less expensive path.

Common Signs Your Pool May Be Leaking

Steady Water Loss

Your pool keeps dropping at about the same rate no matter the weather, or the level stops falling at a skimmer, return, or light.

Chemistry That Won't Hold

You're adding more chemicals than usual, or algae shows up in a pool that normally stays clear.

Wet or Settling Ground

Soggy spots in the yard, wet areas around the equipment pad, or decking that has started to shift or settle.

Higher Water Bills

An auto-fill can hide a leak by quietly keeping the level up, so a rising water bill may be the first clue.

Skip the Guesswork With Electronic Leak Testing

The classic homeowner check is the bucket test: set a bucket of pool water on a step and compare how much the bucket loses against the pool over a full day. It's a useful first step, but it takes time and can be thrown off by weather and swimmers.

El Dorado Pools owns a Leakalyzer, electronic testing equipment that places a sensor in the water and measures water level changes too small to see by eye. That lets us check whether your pool is leaking during a visit instead of waiting a day or more on a bucket test. The water needs to be still for a good reading, so we'll ask that the pool not be in use and water features be turned off while we test.

How Our Leak Detection Works

Tell Us What You're Seeing

Call or request a visit and share what you've noticed: water loss, chemistry changes, wet spots, or a higher water bill.

Electronic Leak Test

We use our Leakalyzer to confirm whether your pool is actually losing water to a leak and not just evaporation.

Pinpoint the Source

We inspect common leak points like skimmers, returns, the main drain, lights, the tile line, and the plumbing.

Clear Repair Plan

We explain what we found and walk you through your repair options before any work begins.

Want to learn more first? Read our guide: Why Your Pool Is Losing Water and How to Spot a Leak.

Think Your McKinney Pool Has a Leak?

Don't keep topping it off and hoping. Let our team test it and give you a straight answer.

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FAQ

Pool Leak Detection Questions: McKinney TX

Evaporation changes with heat, wind, and humidity, while a leak tends to keep draining at a steady rate. A homeowner bucket test can give you a first clue. For a faster, clearer answer, we can test your pool with our Leakalyzer electronic leak detection equipment.

A Leakalyzer is electronic testing equipment used in professional pool leak detection. A sensor placed in the water measures water level changes too small to see by eye, which shows whether a pool is leaking during a visit instead of waiting a day or more on a bucket test. El Dorado Pools owns one.

Common leak points include skimmers, return fittings, the main drain, pool lights, the tile line, cracks in the shell, and the underground plumbing and equipment pad.

Keeping the water above the skimmer protects your pump from running dry, but refilling does not fix the problem, and an ongoing leak can dilute your chemicals and wash out soil around the pool. It is best to have it tested soon.

Yes. Once we know where the water is going, we explain what we found and walk you through repair options. Our team handles pool repair and equipment service, so you do not need to find a separate contractor.

Pool Leak Detection in McKinney, TX