Find the leak first. Then fix only that.
Nobody should cut concrete on a guess. We locate leaks with pressure tests, dye, and listening gear, and you get the findings in writing whether or not we do the repair.
Call (769) 210-8684Start with the bucket test
Before you pay anyone, spend 24 hours on this. Set a bucket of water on the top step, mark the water level inside the bucket and the pool level outside it, and wait a day with the pump running normally. If the pool dropped noticeably more than the bucket, you have a leak. If they dropped the same, that is evaporation, and a central Mississippi summer can pull off close to a quarter inch a day on its own.
What a detection visit looks like
- Pressure testing the plumbing. Each line gets isolated and pressurized. A line that will not hold pressure has the leak; a plumbing system that holds points us back at the shell.
- Dye testing the shell. Slow-motion dye near suspect spots: cracks, fittings, the skimmer throat, light niches, the main drain. Dye pulls visibly into an active leak.
- Listening equipment. For underground line leaks, we locate the spot acoustically so a dig, if one is needed, is a square yard and not a trench across the yard.
Why leaks are urgent on clay
Around Jackson a leak does double damage. You pay for the water and the chemicals, and the escaping water soaks the clay next to the shell. Yazoo clay swells when it gets wet, so the leak literally feeds the soil movement that cracks shells and tilts decks. A slow leak left through one wet spring can turn a $500 fix into a structural job.
What it costs
| Service | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Detection visit with written findings | $350 to $650 |
| Fitting or skimmer leak repair | $300 to $1,200 |
| Underground line repair (located first) | $800 to $2,800 |
| Shell crack repair if that is the source | see crack repair |
If we do the repair, half the detection fee comes off the repair bill. Full ranges are on the cost guide.
Searching for pool leak detection near me?
If you are in Jackson, Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, Flowood, Clinton, Pearl, Byram, or Canton, we come to you with the pressure rig and listening gear, same pricing in every town and no trip charge. Most detection visits get scheduled within a few days, faster when the pool is losing water quickly. Start with the bucket test above, then call (769) 210-8684 or send the form below and we’ll tell you on the phone whether the visit is worth booking. Not every drop lost means a leak; our guide to evaporation versus a real leak shows what a Mississippi August pulls off a pool on its own.
Leak detection near me: how to choose the company
If you searched leak detection near me with a pool losing water in the Jackson metro, the short answer is that we cover your address, the visit runs $350 to $650, and you get the findings in writing. Worth knowing before you book anyone, us included: a lot of outfits that advertise leak detection are plumbers set up for slab and yard line leaks, not pools. Pool work takes different gear and a different playbook, because the leak can be in the shell itself, not only the pipes.
Three questions that sort any pool leak detection company quickly:
- Do you put the findings in writing even if I do not hire you for the repair? If the answer is no, the detection visit is a sales call.
- Do you pressure test each line separately? Dye alone finds shell leaks but says nothing about underground plumbing, which is where the expensive surprises live.
- What happens to the detection fee if you do the repair? Ours is credited at half. A company that keeps the full fee either way has less reason to find the cheap answer.
Most Jackson leak detection calls we run end at a fitting, a skimmer throat, or one bad line, fixed for a few hundred dollars instead of a trench through the yard. That is the whole point of locating first. For the visit itself, step by step, read what a pool leak inspection in Jackson includes and costs.