Help! My pool has a leak! UPDATE: They're sending a new one

vegasgrl · 11-01-2009, 10:57 PM

The upper ring of my Aquaborn has a really slow leak and I have no idea how to figure out where it's leaking from to patch it. The upper ring has 4 of the 6 handles.

I'm 38w6d...any ideas on how to find the leak? I thought about maybe putting the pool in the bathtub and inflating the upper ring to see if I could see bubbles? But that seems like it would be nearly impossible as the pool is awfully big and I am alone and super pregnant.

ETA: Here's the link to the Aquaborn so you can see what I'm up against: http://www.waterbirthsolutions.com/A...Eco_Pools.html

UPDATE: Marla at Water Birth Solutions sent out a replacement pool today. They're letting me keep the old one for now in case the new pool doesn't arrive in time. She also suggested the soapy water spray bottle (you guys are geniuses

). I just wanted to let you know how amazing they're being; I'm thoroughly impressed. (And have no affiliation other than I bought a pool there.)

ACsMom · 11-02-2009, 06:49 AM

This is what my husband does with our outdoor pool in the summer: he fills a small bucket with water and adds just a tad of dish soap, then uses a small wash cloth to apply the soapy water to every inch of the ring until he sees air bubbling up. It's a bit tedious, but I think it's a lot easier than trying to somehow submerge the ring. You could use the silicone glue-type stuff and plastic patches that you'd use with any pool to repair it. As long as it has a good couple hrs to dry it should hold tight (we have even just glopped the glue on in a thick layer, without the plastic, and it dries faster that way and holds just as well for our purposes). Hope that helps!

Belle · 11-02-2009, 07:25 AM

That's what I was going to say. Soapy water or spray some windex on it. It will bubble up where the leak is.

Belle · 11-02-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vegasgrl

UPDATE: Marla at Water Birth Solutions sent out a replacement pool today. They're letting me keep the old one for now in case the new pool doesn't arrive in time. She also suggested the soapy water spray bottle (you guys are geniuses

). I just wanted to let you know how amazing they're being; I'm thoroughly impressed. (And have no affiliation other than I bought a pool there.)

Glad they're being so helpful.

Hope the new pool arrives before your baby does.