Glendora Leak Detection

Glendora leak detection for a slab leak? A slab leak is a leak in a copper or galvanized pipe which happens to be located under the concrete slab or foundation of you home.  You can have a leak under your concrete slab and not know about it for quite some time.  These leaks start off as a small drip as time goes on the leak gets bigger and bigger until it becomes a spray.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.  Most of our customers notice a hot spot on their floor that was not there before.  This is because a hot waterline is leaking under the slab.  The waterline is spraying water against the concrete and heating it up.  When you walk on the floor in bare or stocking feet you notice hot spot.  We are the Glendora leak detection experts.  Other times you may hear water running and no water is on anywhere in the house.  This can go on for sometime before being noticed.  The leak starts off as a small noise and as the leak gets worse the noise increases.  Our customers sometimes don’t feel a warm floor or hear water running but they notice the water heater running more than normal.  This happens because it is the hot water leaking.  The water heater comes on more because the leak is using up a lot of water.  No matter what the cause we are the Glendora leak detection experts.  

Glendora Leak Detection under concrete slab

Using Glendora leak detection for leaks under slabs is often necessary.  The main cause is a flaw or blemish in the pipe.  Even a small dimple on the copper will become a hole when over time the friction of the water running over it.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.  Other times the copper pipe can become damaged when it is installed.  The copper pipes under the slab are a special soft copper.  This copper is rolled out under the concrete.  There are no solder joints under the concrete.  The pipe is rolled out to each plumbing fixture in the house and the ends are terminated in the walls.  Once the ends are up in the wall they are soldered together.  This is how water gets to each fixture. Sometimes this pipe is kinked upon installation.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.  The friction of the water running over this kink causes the leak.  This is why often times the slab leak is on a bend in the pipe. 

Galvanized pipe can also leak under the slab.  Some houses  built prior to 1960 have galvanized pipes under the concrete.  If you need a Glendora leak detection on your galvanized pipe call us first.  These Galvanized pipes rust and corrode and begin to leak.  The Galvanized coating on the pipe is designed to keep the pipe from rusting and decaying.  Over time in the harsh soil environment  the galvanizing wears off.  This leaves the pipe exposed and it quickly starts rusting from the outside.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.  Not only does the pipe rust from the outside it rusts from the inside as well.  This is double trouble for the metallic pipe.  It is only a question of time before a leak starts.  Leaks under the slab in either copper or galvanized pipe can erode the foundation of the house and cause serious damage.  We are the plumber of choice for all of your Glendora leak detection needs.

How Glendora Leak Detection Works?

The process of finding these leaks is called an electronic leak detection.  It requires special electronic leak detection equipment to find these leaks.  All of our plumbers are trained professionals.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.  The first part of the two part process is to take decibel readings at all of the fixture locations in your house.  These readings will tell us which line is leaking and how big the leak is.   Once we have taken these readings we use a special pipe locater to trace out the path of the pipe that is leaking.  This is very specialized equipment.  Thats why we are the Glendora leak detection company of choice.  Once we have determined the path that the leaking pipe is taking we can go back over it with a special meter and pinpoint the exact source of the leak.  There are in general two ways to repair these leaks.  The first method would be to make a small hole in the concrete floor and couple in a new piece of pipe.  The second method is to re route the pipe and run a new pipe.  For all of your Glendora leak detection repairs call us first.