water level dropping

[carolynn]

HELP! I have a new liner pool (in ground 20x40) put in last summer. I have lost about 1-2 inches a day lately and at first I thought it was lots of kids in and out, but now it seems too much. I have turned the filter off to see how low it will go this morning. I dropped a little dye around all of the inlets and skimmers, but all I had to use was food coloring and it was the gell type and too heavy I think. I didn't see any obvious sucking in of the dye, but it probably wasn't reliable. How to you do a dye test for the bottom drain and what kind of dye is the best to use. I am also leaving town for a week next Sat and am worried about how to leave it if it is not fixed.. HELP! I have loved using bleach this summer, it has been so easy!!!