Water Leak damage is the 2nd leading cause of home insurance claims nationwide. Able Leak Detection in Clearwater can help with Home Leak Detection Services throughout Florida to help stop a disaster from happening.
Our Home Leak Detection Services Prevent Costly Bills
When you take advantage of our house Leak Detection or Leak Inspection Services, you are not only protecting the safety of your home and health of your family, but you are also taking steps to save money. One of the biggest indicators of a leak in your home is a spike in your water bill. Finding and fixing the leak will bring your utilities back down to their normal rate.
In addition to savings on your monthly bills, our residential leak detection services allow you to save on home repairs as well. By catching your leak early, we can save you from expensive damages to your home’s walls, floors, and foundation.
Leak Detection FAQs at Able Builders, Inc
There are many contributing factors that may cause leaks to occur. A few of the more prevalent issues are:
- Corrosion
- Deterioration
- Shifting
- Water pressure
- Poor workmanship / Poor installation
- Soil conditions
- Accidental breaks during excavation/drilling
Water loss varies based on the size of the pipe, pressure and the size of the hole/break. For example, a 1/8” hole in a 4” pipe at 60psi can lose 296,000 gallons of water over a 3 month period.
Some indications to look for when you suspect a leak are:
- Water pooling on the ground surface
- Areas of landscape/lawns that are abnormally lush and green
- Heaving, cracking, sinking or potholes
- Unusual coloration / damp soil
- A drop in water pressure or flow volume
- A sudden problem with rusty water, dirt or air in the water supply
- Unexplained increase in water use
- Water use that has been steadily climbing
- A moving leak indicator on the water meter when all water use is off
There are several methods we use to locate leaks. Our common techniques include sounding (ground mics), noise correlators, pressure testing and helium detection.
The more information we have, the higher the rate of success when performing a leak detection. Before we arrive we ask for some important information to be gathered. Some of the more important information is:
- Location of the pipe(s).
- What is the pipe made of?
- What is the diameter of the pipe?
- What are the locations of the valves?
- Are the valve boxes cleaned out and the valves visible?
- What kind of drawings or utility maps are available to us?
Able Leak Detection does not repair water mains, transmission lines, services lines or any other plumbing related issues. Please contact your local licensed plumbing contractor or simply ask us for a referral in your area. We work with many licensed and reputable plumbing contractors and would be happy to recommend one to you.
Sound sensors are placed in contact with the pipe, at two or more points, to record the sound emitted by a leak somewhere between the points. The sound data is processed through a mathematical algorithm which compares or correlates the two recordings to determine the difference in the times it takes noise to travel from the site of the leak to each of the sensors. If the distance between the sensors is known in advance, this timing information can be used to determine the location of the leak.Leak correlators require accurate information about the materials through which the leak sound is traveling in order to perform an accurate time calculation. Most leak correlators serve two major purposes. First is to detect the presence of a leak, second to pinpoint the location of the leak for repair when detected.