Skimmers live a hard life: locked between a moving pool shell and a settling deck, baking in sun, pulling suction all day. When they crack — and they do — the pool starts losing water quietly through the throat or body. If you’re topping off constantly and the water level likes to stop right below the skimmer mouth, start here. Call (941) 555-0142.
The classic tell: water loss that stops once the level drops below the skimmer opening — that’s the leak announcing its address. Visible cracks in the skimmer throat or body, gaps where the skimmer meets the pool wall, a weir door that’s broken or missing, and air reaching the pump from a skimmer line all call for repair. Deck movement makes it worse: if the deck near the skimmer has settled or cracked, the skimmer is being pulled apart slowly.
We confirm the leak first — dye testing at the throat and body tells us exactly where it’s failing — because skimmer symptoms sometimes trace to the line instead.
Cracks in sound skimmers get properly prepared and sealed with materials made for permanent underwater repair, not hardware-store epoxy smears.
Skimmers past saving get replaced: cut out, re-plumbed, re-set, and tied back into the shell and deck correctly.
Weirs, baskets, and lids are same-visit fixes.
Photos document all of it.
A weir or seal job is quick and affordable; a crack repair costs more; full replacement — involving deck cutting — is the top of the range and quoted precisely in writing first. Most skimmer issues are quoted free from photos and a description of your water-loss pattern. Onsite diagnosis, when needed, is a flat $95.
Watch where your water level stops falling, then call (941) 555-0142 — that one detail usually tells us what’s wrong. Learn more about how we work, what we charge, and who we are on our homepage.
Most jobs are quoted free from photos — usually the same day.
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