US Patent:
20050016261, Jan 27, 2005
Inventors:
James Yoncuski - Danville PA, US
International Classification:
G01M003/28
G01M003/32
US Classification:
07304050R, 073049100, 073049200
Abstract:
A method of leak checking a swimming pool having a water conducting system includes removing a skimmer device from an inlet pipe of a suction line of the swimming pool; removably engaging, for fluid exchange, a threaded nipple of an elongate pipe housing having at least 2.5 feet in length, into the inlet pipe; closing a return line and a drain line valves of the swimming pool; engaging a garden hose with a shutoff valve in the housing; applying water pressure to the garden hose; adjusting the shutoff valve to a pressure of approximately 15 psi in the housing, this pressure being common to a water pressure in the water conducting system of the swimming pool; closing the shutoff valve and noting a pressure level in the housing as read on a pressure gauge engaged with the housing; and repairing a leak in the swimming pool water conducting system when the pressure level thereafter drops.