Pool leak inspection fee too high

Tenants reported the pool water lower down. Pool man suspected the pool leakage and told my property manager to have a pool professional to investigate. The property tried to get quote from someone, saying that it will cost $350 including GST for the first hour and a half. It will then cost $110 for every hour after this, however she reassured that they are almost never longer than the first hour and a half. They will provide a further quote if there is a leak found.

Do you think this quote is reasonable? or should I have someone inspect and fix it.

 

How much was the second quote?

 

Who has been organized, an engineer?

 

I was told to check the loss isn't evaporation - basically put a bucket on a step in the pool, fill to the same water level (nb the bucket may need to be weighted down), then check if their levels are different in a couple of days.

Pool leak specialists are exxy but it beats digging up the paving to look!

 

Older pools tend to start leaking around the skimmer box and the pipework going to the pump ,thats where many of the weak spots are so they get to a point where the pump can no longer operate , and then stops losing water, but as soon as its filled up again it starts to lose water again.
Another area is the evac point(bottom of pool) and the pipework that goes back into the pump.
You could also ask the tenants not to use the pump for a day or two and see if it still keeps on losing water.
The pipework is under more pressure when pumping, so if its leaking from there the water level will drop quicker when the pump is in use.
But saying that in really hot weather pools can lose a fair amount in evaporation each week.

 

We had a leak in our PPOR pool last year. It cost us $200 incl GST to get our pool pressure tested. Two leaks were located.

The guy we used then quoted to fix both leaks. We accepted his quote and everything is still working fine.

What city is the pool with the leak?

 

What type of construction is the pool? If it is concrete with a liner, how old is the liner?

Our liner started leaking, it looked quite old but not sure of the age. Had the leak man out to check it, he did his checks and said it seemed to be leaking everywhere, couldn't pin point a particular spot. From memory his fee was $250, but he later gave me a 50% discount since he didn't technically find the leak. He suggested the liner had become porous with age and was leaking in numerous locations, and that we should just replace it.

So $5000 and a new liner later the leak was fixed. Let's hope yours is a less costly repair...

 

The leak can in the pool or often the pump and plumbing system...A failed joint, cracked filter base or in my case I found a bad seal on the filter head was causing "drips" to the sewer through siphoning. These seemingly minor drips really quickly cause the level to drop a inch in 2 days. Check the discharge pipe to sewer for any drips or trickle. Check every leg of plumbing for dampness. This time of year is easy since the horrid heat means leaks are very evident.

Another time I knicked a unused PVC end cap that was at ground level with whipper snipper and started a water feature in the yard. A small hole can really quickly lose X,000 litres.

If you have solar disable the water flow - A roof leak could even be going down the downpipes. Drip at a time. Check the drains outside on street for unexplained stormwater discharge.

Check pool pump too. Failed seal can drop water as a small leak but under pressure

Only then should you pay to check the concrete. They know that and explains why its usually less than the 90mins