You hear water running in your home but just can’t find it. You know it’s not in your head. Perhaps you have had an unusually high water bill or maybe your entire house is full of water. NE Dallas, it’s time to call your plumber!
The process of locating a slab leak is a complicated one, requiring expensive and highly specialized equipment. The knowledge and skills required to use this type of gear doesn’t come in a bag along with rented equipment.
There’s generally a three-step process for slab leak location. Assuming there is a leak that has been isolated to the inside of the home and no evidence of a leak can be found above ground, it is time to locate the leak underground.
- Locate the pipe. We electronically locate the pipe and mark the ground with masking tape so we know exactly where the pipe is located underground and roughly how deep it is.
- Listen along the length of the pipe with geophones. We use a geodesic headset which is a very powerful stethoscope with a separate microphone for each ear so that we can listen directionally.
- Measure the temperature of the floor along the length of the pipe to find the hot spot.
This applies only to hot water slab leaks.
These steps come as second nature to any of our plumbers. Those without the skills and training to use this type of equipment, along with a full understanding of the processes involved, should not be allowed to start breaking into the slab. Our plumbers undergo continuing education, it’s an advantage you have with us over a handyman or less-qualified company. We’ll take care to detect and repair your leak while we respect your property.
Give us a call immediately at (972) 424-6479 to have one of our licensed, qualified plumbers come out to determine your next course of action.
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