Finding and Fixing an Underground Water Leak
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2021
- We had a water leak costing us an extra 2000 gallons of water a month. I go over a few things to check first to see if you have a water leak inside your house, or something leaking underground.
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I'm impressed. You are a hard worker. Your family is blessed to have you. Thanks for sharing.
Man, I got to hand it to you. That is *a LOT* of work finding that leak. I have one that fortunately is limited to the sprinkler system. Caught it somewhere next to a sidewalk. Would have never found it, but during a very hard several days of near 0 degrees, it wicked it's way onto the sidewalk with a slab of ice about an inch thick. Although can't say it has been pinpointed yet, time to call a plumber/sprinkler detection company to come find it. No way I can physically dig that anymore. Age and movement restrictions limit me doing it. Getting ready to have to pay up to get it fixed. Again, great job of finding your own leak! I'm not even sure I'd tried to find it myself 20 years ago. Soil around here is known as black gumbo clay. Spend more time getting the stuff of the shovel that digging. A real PIA.
I've moved a lot of dirt in my life.
That's not the most pleasant soil condition to work with - and depth.
We have ourselves a MAN here. 💪
We have a building code that says water and all inderground services must have 6 inches of sand below and above the lines so you basically encase the service line what whatever one it may be with 6 inches of sand. To help to protect the line from rocks etc.. Water lines actually move each time you turn it on and off. It may only be a microscopic movement but if the line is up against a rock or some other hard or sharp object in time you will get a leak. Something to consider when you're putting in under underground services.
I hit the thumbs up for the 30ft. of ditch dug. I was looking at your leak and it made me feel better about mine. But then I just realized it could be under a sidewalk because there is an repair section right next to the leak. Could have been an old repair that wasn’t done right, so I could be cutting into concrete this weekend. Who puts main water lines under sidewalk? There’s a whole yard you can run them next to! Anyway, great video man, your hard work inspires me. Peace
The pvc is conduit we use it to push your pex or poly through it makes it easier to replace it
My man you are the best, i woke up at 4 AM water leak on rental property i been here for a year. Every time I call management it’s always a hassle and they start to blame me for every thing broken in this stupid house.
I am fixing this because I can see the water gushing out close to where the leak is. I am recording and will put a video up to.
Thank you again for putting this video.
I freaking hope you file a small claims lawsuit for your effort
Very helpful! And amazing job!
Lots of work there. Good on you.
That was impressive! So interesting to watch too. 👍🏾
In the process of digging now. Good video with helpful info. Thanks!
Hope it all goes smooth
Thanks for showing this process. At the daughters house which is on a hill and a big section is just mush. I was worried about being able to find the point of the leak but you have shown digging out sections at a time works. Hey, that’s what shovels and young strong son-in-laws are for!!!
Thats exactly what the shovels are for. The more involved the quicker it gets found!
Thanks just had to deal with this for the first at my home. We had a leak locator come out and put compressed air into the line and using a sensor to pinpoint the leak.
Absolute respect to you with your philosophy….not afraid of hard work. Great job. Learned key points from you. 👍🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸
Thank u this video helped me a lot 🙏🦾 great video!!
Just had this happen at my son's house, in the past we have not had good luck finding leaks do we rented a trencher and ran a new line. In our area it is code to use pvc so we replaced the line with pvc and it went real fast. We chose not to waste time digging all over looking for the leak, it was a good option for us. The trenchercist was $110. At Home Depot and it took 30 min to trench 50 ft, plus the cost of pipe and some fittings we did it for well under $200.
we live in colorado and the water lines have to be 36" down
this saves me so much. thanks dude.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the video!
Great job! Great video!
great job buddy
That is an impressive dig. Nice tips on the spinning flag too.
Put about 10-12 lbs of pressure on the line and you will get to it quicker.
In my area you can't hvae the water line in same trench as the sewer line. They must be at least 5 feet away in their own trench. Reduces any chance of cross contamination.
Take extra time to keep the pipe ends totally out of the dirt or you’ll be plugging up every faucet in your house
great video - exactly what i needed to watch to figure out what im up against
I appreciated the video thanks and I subscribed.
Nice job.
Thanks for a very nice video
Did not realize that a water supply line from the meter to the house can be so small and flexible. I incorrectly assumed it would be a larger diameter PVC. Great job !
The exiting water is bigger....it carries bigger items haha
Hey man I like your stuff but as a meter reader for the county I work in if the meter is still spinning when it’s shut off that usually indicates for us that the cut off at the meter isn’t holding when you turn it off at the meter and in that case we have to replace the cut off that’s not working like it is supposed too
Good info, thanks
Is it safe to have your water line below a sewer line? Imagine if both were leaking at the same time
I got me a damn water leak also.
I'm thinking about using dynamite and blast the yard to peaces. All those dang roots.
Sorry to hear that. Roots are no fun at all
Thank you
Wow, great video - I'm am waiting for a leak detection inspection - my bill was through the roof and they can't come soon enough. I'm dreading the results - I have about 250' from the meter to the shut off at my shop which is at a T-split, one going into my shop and one going down to my house. I used 33000 gallons in November. Typical usage is under 4000.
Yeah I have a leak, looks like it is under my cement driveway. Plumbers have told me that they are finding a lot of leaks in PVC pipes older than 30 years. Lots of problems coming for people in the future.
The cats kept trying to get thier plug on how leaks might be a problem but rodents are not.
Well I found the leak it was a joint that came out of socket, the pipe has no glue at all. Took me 60 seconds of digging to find the leak. I up loaded the video if you wanna see it.
That would cost around $2,000 now.
Where do you live? We are in the process of this as well but in MN pipes are buried 6-8 feet deep
Somewhere much warmer
My home had a really bad leak yesterday. I noticed that the water wasn't flowing properly and when I went outside to investigate I noticed that the water pressure was spinning and I noticed water coming from underground.
I’m having the same problem!! Did u end up finding the leak?
@@kit-cat4188 Yeah I did thanks to a Plumber but of course I had to take out a large sum of money just to get that fixed as if that wasn't bad enough I had to pay more just to replace the Water Pressure Regulator that was old and rusty.
@@iamjohnporter67 sorry to hear that, I know it’s expensive. I’m trying to do it myself. Not having water for couple days suck! I appreciate water more than ever :) I’m glad you got it fixed :) thanks 4 the reply
You saved way more than $200 if you would have had to hire professionals. The last time I used plumbers for a leak it was $2000 per day.
That is illegal as hell. You can't have your water main right next to your sewer. What if you get backflow contamination? So you have a leaky sewer pipe and you get a break in your water line and for some reason you get backflow in your house you would have shit water coming out of your faucets. It has to be 12 in away from your sewer line but 18 in deep
Wonder if that was code back when the house was built. Good thing to think about when I replace the entire line in the summer.
Next time dog the ends up and attach new line to old one chain the old on to your car and just pulle new line with old line
Is the pipe PEX or PVC?
Pvc. I will be going at some point and digging from the main supply to main shutoff for the house and installing an entirely new line that is one piece.
@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop I might have to do the same thing
All that damn digging is what is bad.
I was quoted $1,900 for a leak, told them to get off my property before I loose my cool….absolute gouging, I fixed it for $45
Way to go! That is outrageous for a price quote.