Leak Detection in Phoenix
Hidden leaks waste water and damage your home. We pinpoint the source and fix it right, the first time.
Pinpoint Leak Detection
A hidden leak can run for weeks before you notice it, driving up your water bill and causing damage behind walls and under floors. Our technicians locate the true source of the leak first, so the repair is targeted and clean.
From dripping fixtures to slab leaks beneath the foundation, we diagnose the problem accurately and repair it the right way, with honest pricing before we start.
Signs Of A Hidden Leak
How We Find The Leak
We use two tools. A line locator traces the pipe itself: it follows steel and other metal pipe, and plastic pipe that has a tracer wire laid with it. Ultrasonic sounding equipment then listens along that path for the sound of escaping water, so we can mark exactly where the leak is.
That matters most when the line runs under asphalt, concrete or a finished floor. You should not pay for anyone to practice on your plumbing. A guess means a bigger water bill while the leak keeps running and a bigger hole than the repair needs. For a buried line between the meter and the house, see underground water line repair in Phoenix, and for the tools in more detail, how plumbers find a hidden leak.
Slab Leaks & Water Lines
On a slab leak, we leak-detect and locate the line first. That tells us which of two fixes makes sense: excavate and repair the pipe where it failed, or find the piping manifold and reroute that line overhead, leaving the leaking pipe abandoned under the floor.
Proper detection is what makes the reroute possible, and a reroute can save you from jackhammering a concrete slab. See how a Phoenix slab leak repair works and the signs of a slab leak.
Check Your Water Meter First
Your water meter tells you whether a leak exists at all. Turn off everything that uses water, inside and out, including the irrigation controller, a pool filler and an evaporative cooler. The EPA's test is to read the meter, use no water for two hours, and read it again. If the reading changed, water is escaping somewhere.
Then close the main shutoff valve at the house. If the meter stops, the leak is inside the house. If it keeps moving, the leak is on the buried line between the meter and the house, or on something tapped in ahead of the valve, such as irrigation. Tell us what you saw when you call, and we start in the right place. See how to do a water meter leak test, what it means when the meter moves with the main off, a high water bill with no visible leak and who is responsible for the water line in Phoenix.
Pinhole Leaks That Keep Coming Back
A pinhole leak is a tiny hole worn through a copper pipe from the inside. Water chemistry, high pressure and water hammer all play a part. One pinhole can be repaired on its own, but when new ones keep showing up on the same lines, the pipe around them is usually thinning too. We find each leak, repair it, and tell you honestly whether rerouting or repiping those lines makes more sense than another patch. See what causes pinhole leaks in copper pipes and when to repipe instead of repairing another pinhole.
Leaks We Find & Repair
How do plumbers find a hidden or slab leak?
Plumbers locate hidden and slab leaks with non-invasive electronic tools: acoustic listening gear that amplifies escaping water, thermal imaging that reads temperature changes, and tracer gas that surfaces at the break. Pressure testing and the water-meter check confirm a leak first, then detection pinpoints the exact spot.
Read full answer: How do plumbers find a hidden or slab leak?Why is my water bill so high when I can't find a leak?
A high bill with no visible leak almost always means a hidden one. The usual culprits are a silently running toilet, an underground irrigation leak, a slab leak, or a dripping fixture. Use the water-meter test and a toilet dye test to confirm, since the EPA says the average home wastes more than 9,300 gallons a year.
Read full answer: Why is my water bill so high when I can't find a leak?How do I use my water meter to check for a leak?
Turn off every water source in the home, then read your meter. On a digital meter, watch the flow screen for at least 10 flashes; any number above zero means a leak. On an analog meter, note the low-flow triangle and sweep hand, wait 10 minutes, and recheck. Any movement signals a hidden leak.
Read full answer: How do I use my water meter to check for a leak?What are the signs of a slab leak in an Arizona home?
Watch for a warm spot on the floor, the sound of running water with everything off, an unexplained jump in your water bill, low pressure, cracks in flooring or walls, mildew or buckling floors, and a water heater that runs nonstop. These point to a water line leaking under your concrete slab.
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