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Looking deep into a 1/4 inch pipe of an aerator system for a gunite spa that was built within the coping surrounding it. We used the smallest camera we have that's about about 7mm in width to visually see these cracks within a very small pipe. Both aerator pipes within the spa have been cracked due to settling of the coping. This hidden leak was causing a 1-inch water loss per day.

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Locating a broken skimmer line with the use of a camera for a precise locate of the pipe break. As you can see, the pipe is broken directly in half and was not holding any pressure or giving any type of auditory noises while using traditional equipment. This pipe was also located approximately 30 ft from where it should have been, and on top of retaining wall, but the new pipe had been installed before the homeowner purchased the house so there was no further information. The pipe was located higher then the water level so there was never any water build up or water loss within the pool.

This is an example of flex pipe disintegration caused by putting chlorine tablets in the skimmer boxes. Never put chlorine tablets directly into your skimmer box! Imagine throwing a gallon of chlorine onto your beautiful wood floors and leaving it there for several months. That's what's happening to your pipes when you put chlorine tablets in the skimmer box. Most people don't realize that flex line is wood based, so placing chlorine tablets in direct contact with this pipe for a prolonged period of time is going to eat away at the pipe until it disintegrates completely as shown in the picture.