Pool leak detection in Stellenbosch
When the pool keeps dropping, we find out whether it's the plumbing lines, a fitting or the shell, and fix it.
Book a leak detection
Registered for the plumbing, and for the building repairs after it
- B-BBEELevel 2Contributor
Is your pool losing more than evaporation?
Every pool loses some water in the Stellenbosch summer. A leak loses more, and it keeps losing it.
A pool can leak in three places: the plumbing lines between the pump and the pool, the fittings in the shell (skimmer, returns, lights, main drain), or the shell itself. Water lost from the lines often ends up under the paving or in the garden, where you don't see it until the ground stays wet.
We narrow down where the water is going, then repair it. Leaks in the lines and fittings are plumbing, which our PIRB-registered plumbers fix; paving or coping we have to lift, we put back.
Signs your pool is leaking
- You top up the pool far more than you used to
- The level drops even with the pump off
- Wet patches or soft ground near the pool or pump
- Cracks in the shell, tiles or coping
- Air in the pump or the pump losing prime
Try the bucket test first
Put a bucket on the pool step, fill it to the pool's water level, and mark both levels. Leave it for a day with the pump on its normal cycle. Evaporation drops both by about the same; if the pool drops clearly more than the bucket, you have a leak.
Why people call Fidem for pool leaks
Pool leaks are plumbing leaks, and plumbing is what we do.
Pool lines are plumbing
Leaks in pool lines and fittings are repaired under our PIRB registration.
Paving and coping put back
As a building company, we relay what we had to lift.
Straight answers
We tell you what we found and what the repair involves before we start.
How it works
Four steps, from your first message to the repair.
Tell us the signs
How fast the level drops, and whether it drops with the pump off.
Find the leak
We narrow it down to the lines, a fitting or the shell.
Quote the repair
You know the price before we start.
Repair and make good
Plumbing fixed, paving or coping put back.
Fidem plumbing and repair work
Real work, photographed by our team on site.
What Fidem's clients say
Word for word from Google reviews of Fidem Projects.
Excellent service they were very fast to respond to my emergency. Professional and very friendly.
Work was done quickly and professionally. Very satisfied with quality of repair works.
Questions about pool leaks
Straight answers before you book.
Is it normal for my pool to lose water?
Some loss is normal, mostly from evaporation and splashing, and more in hot, windy weather. The bucket test on this page shows whether your pool is losing more than that.
Can you find a leak under the paving around my pool?
Yes. Leaks in the pool's plumbing lines often run under the paving. We narrow down where the leak is, open as little paving as we can, and relay it after the repair.
Do you repair the leak too?
Yes. Leaks in the lines and fittings are plumbing, which our registered plumbers repair.
Do you work on pools in estates?
Yes. Tell us the estate when you book, so we can arrange access.
Other leaks we find
And the repairs after them.
Water and underground pipes
A meter that runs with every tap closed
Commercial and estates
Complexes, estates, farms and businesses
Insurance claims
The leak and the water damage, repaired
Book a leak detection
Tell us what's leaking. It opens WhatsApp with your details, ready to send to the Fidem team. Photos of the damp or the meter help.
Water pouring out? Phone 083 410 3026
Fidem Projects in Stellenbosch
Based in Stellenbosch, we come to you across the town and out to Franschhoek.
Hours
- Monday07:30 to 17:00
- Tuesday07:30 to 17:00
- Wednesday07:30 to 17:00
- Thursday07:30 to 17:00
- Friday07:30 to 17:00
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed