30+ Years as Northglenn's Pool Leak Detection Company

Northglenn was one of the first master-planned communities in the country when it was built in the 1960s. That history is part of the city's identity - and it is also why most pool leak detection calls from Northglenn involve infrastructure that is 50 to 60 years old.

If your Northglenn pool was installed when the homes were originally built, you are dealing with original underground plumbing that has been in Colorado clay for half a century or more.

The Math on a Vintage Northglenn Pool

A pool installed in Northglenn in 1968 has experienced approximately:

• 8,400 freeze-thaw cycles (150 per year times 56 years)
• 56 full seasonal clay expansion-contraction cycles
• 56 years of high-altitude UV degrading every exposed component
• Multiple generations of equipment installations on top of original plumbing
• Decades of root growth from mature landscape trees

The materials available for pool plumbing in 1968 were not designed with that kind of service life in mind. Cast iron, galvanized steel, early PVC, ABS pipe - all aging well past their original engineering assumptions.

Why Pressure Testing Is Critical Here

You can look at a 56-year-old Northglenn pool from the deck and have no idea what is happening underground. The surface might look fine. The water might be clear. The equipment might be running. But pressure testing the underground plumbing routinely reveals multiple failures developing simultaneously in pools this old.

When we pressure test a vintage Northglenn pool, we are looking for:

• Slow leaks at joints where original couplings have lost their seal
• Faster leaks at fittings where freeze-thaw has progressively damaged seats
• Total failures where pipe sections have cracked from cumulative stress
• Cross-leaks between adjacent plumbing lines where degradation has compromised separations

Most older Northglenn pools have at least one issue. Many have multiple. The documented report we provide gives you a complete picture so you can plan repairs intelligently rather than chase individual problems.

How We Approach Northglenn

Standard LeakTronics process with aging-system priorities:

• Pressure testing every line independently to identify all underground failures
• Acoustic shell scanning for cracks accumulated over decades of clay cycling
• Comprehensive fitting inspection because original fittings are often the weakest point
• Equipment pad evaluation for freeze damage, UV aging, and connection deterioration
• Beam line and deck assessment for separation from cumulative ground movement
• Documentation suitable for repair planning, property records, and real estate purposes

Northglenn Areas We Service

• Near Northglenn Marketplace
• Huron Street corridor
• Malley Drive area
• Croke Reservoir vicinity
• Near Northglenn High School
• The North End

What Most Northglenn Calls Are About

Three typical scenarios:

• Long-deferred maintenance - the pool has been losing water for a while and the owner finally decided to address it
• Pre-sale assessment - listing is coming and the documented condition matters
• Pre-purchase due diligence - a buyer wants to understand what they are inheriting

Whichever situation brought you here, we will give you straight answers.