Pressure and listening tests
The water lines are pressurized while a sensitive microphone listens along the floor and walls for the hiss of escaping water. The sound narrows a leak to a short stretch of pipe.
Leak Detection and Slab Leak Repair in Chula Vista
A leak you cannot see is still a leak. Warm spots on a floor, a damp patch on a wall or a meter that moves with the taps off all point to water escaping somewhere, and we trace it to the exact spot before anything is opened.
Once the leak is located, the repair can go ahead on the right section of pipe instead of a wider guess. Call and describe what you have noticed.
How leaks get found and fixed
Leaks under a slab
Water escaping from a pipe beneath a concrete slab is invisible until it shows up as a warm or damp floor. When the test marks the spot, a small opening is cut there for the repair, and the floor is closed again afterward.
Rerouting a failed line
If the pipe in the slab is beyond a patch, a replacement can travel overhead or through the walls, so the concrete stays whole.
Yard line leaks
Between the meter and the house a buried line can leak without a sign indoors. Soggy ground, a dip in the lawn or weak pressure at the taps suggests it, and the repair is made at the point of the break.
Signs worth a call
Any of these may be a leak: a warm spot underfoot, running-water noise with every tap off, a musty odor, a stain growing on a wall or ceiling, or damp ground outdoors. A call gets the cause looked at.
If water is already spreading through the house, the emergency plumbing page applies. If the supply line itself has failed, the repiping page does. All other services appear on the home page.
Call for a free plumbing quote
Call us to discuss your current issue and how we can assist you. The call is free and you get a free, personalized estimate with no obligation. We're here to help.
Call (855) 321-3426