How to perform a Bucket Evaporation Test
This test can answer the question: are you losing water from evaporation, or is your pool leaking from a pressurised side of the pool system?
- When your pool is filled to its usual level, fill a large bucket (we recommend 20 litres plus) with pool water with a couple of inches to spare at the top. Check whether your pool has an auto-refill device, and turn it off and keep all pets away from drinking from the bucket.
- Immerse your bucket in the pool about 15 cm deep – the first or second step is usually enough.
- Measure what the water level is inside and outside the bucket, and use duct tape to mark the point.
- Leave the bucket there for a few days and measure the inside and outside water levels again. If the outside water level has dropped more than the inside water level, then your pool is probably leaking, and it is time to bring in the professionals here at Pukka Pools.