Is someone stealing my pool water?

[TripleThreat]

No joke, have a neighbor who put in an above ground pool. Twice now, over night, my pool loses 2ft of water.

A leak would make sense if it was happening frequently and often... This is just two random times.

The first time I noticed it I looked over and his pool was full. This time, I look over, and its somewhat empty (some water) as if maybe he used my water to clean his pool?? I am thinking ill be getting a camera set up today.

EDIT: Update 24+ hours later, nothing yet.... He might think I am onto him... I'll give it a few days, regardless the camera is up and running.

[BWillie]

Aliens. It's aliens.

[Miles]

When you install the camera be careful not to draw attention to it or that one is being installed. The idea here is to solve the mystery rather than discourage any behavior that could be causing it.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

I really hope this is true, just for the story. Nothing personal.

That was my immediate thought as well.

[UK_Chief]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Well, not a pump, but a hose connected to a pump.

I think next time your dog starts barking in the middle of the night, you might want to quietly investigate - like, go out the front door and sneak around the back. If there's a hose dipped into your pool, grab it and yank whatever's connected at the other end onto your property as fast as you can. I assume spirited highjinks would shortly ensue.

Or maybe just look out the window and then call the cops, if you're not that confrontational.

The pool equivalent of a glory hole

[Graystoke]

Dye your pool.
If neighbors pool ends up dyed he stealing your ass water

[ptlyon]

Well, we're waiting

[Otter]

https://www.amazon.com/1080P-Home-Se...s%2C343&sr=8-6

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[ScareCrowe]

Originally Posted by TripleThreat

No joke, have a neighbor who put in an above ground pool. Twice now, over night, my pool loses 2ft of water.

A leak would make sense if it was happening frequently and often... This is just two random times.

The first time I noticed it I looked over and his pool was full. This time, I look over, and its somewhat empty (some water) as if maybe he used my water to clean his pool?? I am thinking ill be getting a camera set up today.

If he was filling his pool & yours was dropping overnight at the same time that would be pretty suspicious. However it sounds like once it happened & you looked over & the neighbors pool was full. If it had not been full the day before I could see wondering. But if that's the case it should be pretty obvious that your pool is going down overnight while there's is filling.

However the thought that someone could clean their pool with your water overnight without you noticing seems ridiculously impossible. How would they be cleaning the pool, wouldn't it require either scrubbing & rising with your water or power washing the pool overnight with your water. However I would think all that activity would be pretty obvious. Either that or they would have to be pumping it into a tank to clean with the next day, but again I would think the big tank of water would be a dead give away.

[TinyEvel]

Not sure you ever clarified: do you have an in-ground or an above- ground pool?

Losing two feet overnight, for an in-ground pool there’s no way other than pumping out. Do you live in a hot climate? Even with evaporation it loses about a 1/4” per day at most.

Unless, there’s a break in your filter pipe and you have a pump that goes on once in a while and all the water is returning to the ground instead of to your pool. But you’d notice that I think.

[TinyEvel]

Also, if you get an answer please add it to the OP.

[ScareCrowe]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Not sure you ever clarified: do you have an in-ground or an above- ground pool?

Losing two feet overnight, for an in-ground pool there’s no way other than pumping out. Do you live in a hot climate? Even with evaporation it loses about a 1/4” per day at most.

Unless, there’s a break in your filter pipe and you have a pump that goes on once in a while and all the water is returning to the ground instead of to your pool. But you’d notice that I think.

Especially since we know the neighbors is above ground, unless they live on an extreme hill & the neighbors yard is so low that an above ground pool would actually be lower than an in ground one, they would need a pump. However it would be possible to have the pump in their yard, connected to a long hose that they would just have to slip into the pool. So that could be done somewhat quietly.

[ToxSocks]

Maybe it's BigFoot.

Or a whole family of BigFeets. Look around for yeti hair or footprints.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Maybe it's BigFoot.

Or a whole family of BigFeets. Look around for yeti hair or footprints.

Don't joke. Those things are for real and they do consume a lot of water.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Maybe it's BigFoot.

Or a whole family of BigFeets. Look around for yeti hair or footprints.

C'mon man. Yeti are the snowmen.

Sasquatches are bigfoot.

It's like you know nothing of crypto zoology!

[redfan]

Too much dihydrogen monoxide will kill ya. Hey, let's be careful out there.