Pool Skimmer Line Repair Without Cutting Your Deck

The skimmer line is one of the most common places a pool loses water. It runs from the skimmer under the deck to the equipment pad, and it sits right where the deck, the pool shell and shifting soil all meet. When it cracks or a joint separates, the usual answer is to cut up the deck. Pipepoxy by The Leak Geeks repairs skimmer lines from the inside, so your concrete, pavers or stone stay where they are.

Signs Your Skimmer Line Is Leaking

• The pool stops losing water once the level drops below the skimmer opening
• The pool loses more water with the pump running
• Air in the pump basket, or a pump that struggles to hold prime
• Damp soil, settling or cracks in the deck near the skimmer

Those clues point toward the skimmer line, but they don't prove it. That's why every Pipepoxy job starts with confirming which line is leaking.

First, Confirm the Leak

Pipepoxy is a division of The Leak Geeks, a Leaktronics-certified leak detection company. We isolate and pressure test the skimmer line separately from the returns, main drain and other lines, so we know the leak really is in that pipe before we line it. If you haven't had detection done yet, see pool leak detection from The Leak Geeks.

How Pipepoxy Repairs a Skimmer Line

Pipepoxy is our in-pipe epoxy lining method, developed over more than five years of field and lab testing:

1. Blow out and dry. We clear standing water from the line and dry the inside of the pipe.
2. Sand and clean. A specialized sanding disk cleans the pipe wall to create a good bonding surface.
3. Apply Pipepoxy. Our epoxy mixture is precisely measured and applied to coat the inside of the pipe and seal the leak.
4. Verify and cure. We pressurize the line with air to confirm the leak is sealed, then let the epoxy cure.

There's no cutting, no digging, no draining the pool and no mismatched concrete patch next to your skimmer. Most repairs are finished the same day.

Why Skimmer Lines Fail Here

Around Columbia and Lexington, clay soil swells after heavy rain and shrinks in dry spells. The skimmer sits at the edge of the deck, where that movement is strongest, so the skimmer line and its fittings take a lot of stress. Older pools add aging pipe and glued joints to the mix.

When Lining Isn't the Right Fix

If the skimmer body itself is cracked, or the line is collapsed or badly separated, epoxy lining may not be the right repair. We'll tell you that up front and explain the options. Skimmer replacement and conventional repairs are available through The Leak Geeks.

Service Area

We repair skimmer lines within about 25 miles of our West Columbia, SC base, including Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Chapin and Lake Murray.

Get a Free Quote

Call 803-570-5283 (open 24/7) or request a free quote. Every Pipepoxy repair is backed by a 1-year warranty.