If you suspect your pool has a leak, but need to know for sure, you can find out very easily by using the 'bucket-test'. Put some pool water in a bucket and then put the bucket in the pool on the top step. Get it so the level of the pool water is exactly level with the water in the bucket. Leave it for a couple of days and then compare the water levels. If there is a leek, the level of the pool water will be lower than the water level in the bucket.
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In many areas of management (and life in general), there are a limited number of issues and concerns that have the most impact on whatever it is your trying to manage. Effective swimming pool water treatment and pool plant operation is no different. During one of our pool plant courses, you will learn all sorts of things in order to understand what's happening with the swimming pool water and be able to diagnose and rectify problems quickly. 

All sorts of things can go wrong with swimming pool...
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Excess physical pollution floating on the surface of the swimming pool can sometimes cause a problem for pool plant operators. The heavier physical pollution sinks to the bottom, but the lighter stuff remains floating around on the surface and looks extremely off-putting to pool users. This type pollution usually consists of things like; bits of float, plasters, hair etc. There will also be chemical pollution sitting on or around the surface of the pool, stuff like; biofilm, grease, sweat, mu...
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