Throughout my experience in performing swimming pool leak detections throughout the United States, the San Fernando Valley area really sticks out as an area that is completely different from one side to another.

Starting with the areas that surround Northridge (including, Granada Hills, Chatsworth, Reseda, and Van Nuys),  we find most of our leaks have something to do with structural cracks. Northridge was the epicenter of a devastating earthquake in the early 90’s which damaged many properties and pool structures. Many of the swimming pool leaks are found at previously repaired structural cracks which is not unusual. The most common type of structural repair failure that we run into are epoxy injection repairs. Every structural repair should be evaluated by a professional who knows what they are doing.  The Torque Lock repair method is the most common of all swimming pool structural crack repair methods.

When we head toward Sherman Oaks, Encino  Tarzana and Woodland Hills, we run into more landscape and terrain issues. Most swimming pools and hot tubs are built up or carved into a hillside with retaining walls. If left unchecked, swimming pool leaks on landscapes like these can cause further issues.  When water leaks, it erodes the soil around it which can make a small problem turn into a large problem. Accessing pipes underground can be quite challenging in many of the jobs we see and Pipefuze has worked extremely well in many of these applications.

Many of the leaks we perform in Calabasas and West Hills are on newer pools.  It seems that these cities had a huge building boom in the 80’s and 90’s.  Unlike the previous cities mentioned where we see a lot of copper plumbing, most of the plumbing in these newer pools are PVC.  Many of the leaks found in these two cities are typical skimmer seams, light conduits or light niches.

Make sure the company you hire to locate your swimming pool leak(s) is familiar with structural problems and other terraine issues throughout the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.  Caltech Pools would be your best choice.