What Is Slab Leak Detection and Why Should You Care? | Plumbing 101
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- What Is Slab Leak Detection and Why Should You Care? | Plumbing 101 - Leak Detection
So what is slab leak detection? Slab leak detection is a specialized skill in the plumbing industry where a trained slab leak specialist uses specific knowledge and equipment to accurately find the source of a water or sewer leak under a slab foundation. Why should you care? Because prolonged slab leaks can cause immense damage to your home and sometimes even be catastrophic.
Whether you're a homeowner or a plumber, you should know about slab leak detection because it's vital to the health of your home and if you're a plumber, it's a great skill that can help you stand out from your competition.
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The editing of these videos every time you flub your words or cough cracks me up😂😂😭
LOL you can thank my editor for those! He is as goofy as they come! Thanks for the support! 😂😂🤣👍
Hey thanks for all your slab leak videos, that's how I found you. For me it started when my water bill jumped by a ridiculous amount. My plumber and I noticed that there was water constantly flowing into the septic tank, even though no one was at home using the toilets. Put in new exposed piping to bypass everything and the bill went back down to the normal amount. Thanks, your video helped me understand what was going on.
I have been doing a lot more fresh water leaks! I’m loving it! Anymore information your knowledge has would be amazing! I’m going to be a master plumber in my state of Oklahoma. Love what you are doing and have been doing! Used a couple of your tricks/methods and was super happy! Look forward to seeing more!
I've used my old geophones since the 80's, if you add air to the test line you can find it within inches usually pretty quickly.
Need get it done , u r very helpful!!
Helpful information, thank you !
Great info, thanks much! Also, kudos to the editor!
man i LOVE your videos and everything you do.
Loving the content
this guy is always awesome
I do a lot of slab leak detections! More on the fresh water side. But loving it! Been looking for different equipment to help me pinpoint my leaks better. Have been using the Gen-ear setup. Which has done great! But been looking at others and can’t figure out which way I should go.?? Seem some do things others don’t and vise versa. What do you like to use?
What equipments do you use?Thanks for all your advice.
I used to use a stethescope to listen to slab leaks for radiant old school huh?
I have been doing leak detection in Oregon for a number of years now. On water lines that are non-metallic and have no tracer wire I prefer to go old school and use my divining rods to locate the water lines outside. We are in the desert part of Oregon and Winters here get cold, water lines are deep three to eight feet. How deep are the water lines that you are dealing with in Texas?
Yo Roger!! Nice Intro bro!!
Amos Cardoza his intro was sick! 🔥
Thank you sir! 2020 is going to be a BIG year for us! - New equipment and Exciting videos coming your way! Thanks for the support and stay tuned!
Did you make a video of those tools you use?
We believe a pipe has broken under the slab in our primary closet. The carpet had a huge round wet spot. We pulled up the carpet and the slab was wet. We do not have a crawl space and we are on our own well water and septic system. There is a faucet right outside on that side of the wall.
I have a house with an old stone foundation, and the basement is constantly wet. There are times where i can actually the water pouring in through the crack between the wall and the floor. The foundation obviously needs to be sealed back up, but you can't patch any cracks until it's not wet down there. We've had the water shut off to the house for several months, and water still comes into the basement so it's not municipal water.
Anyways, to the point, we believe a field tile/ french drain/ drain tile was broken through when we had to have new pipes run from the city into the house (as that's when it started). I don't believe this method would help in this situation, but is there anything else you can recommend to locate where water is coming in and how to stop it? I live in a very rural area, and there are no professionals in my area, just handymen, so having a professional come out just to look would cost alot of money. I want to make sure I'm getting the correctly qualified person to come out, so I don't have to pay several companies to come out and then be left without money to actually pay to fix the problem.
What type of equipment do you use for water leak detection
Huge improvement on the camera angles. Even though you can't hear me I still talk back at the videos. 😁
Keep talkin' back! We appreciate the support!
What brands do you like for slab and ground leak detection? I have been shopping and am considering options at this point.
Hi, Roger how much do you charge for a water leak detection? house is in Greenville TX
Hi Roger, my name Jason and I'm a plumber in CA i have watched ur videos on RUclips for under-slab water leak .
Could you please advise which machine is best for Detect under-slab leak thank you very much sir.
How can I get that equipment please help me
Would leak detection also involve the plumber going into the attic? A plumber told me he would also need to go up there. I never heard of plumbing lines going into the attic.
When I get a slab leak, I isolate the house from the yard. If they have a slab leak I tell the costumer to do a reroute. I've only done one slab leak repair. It's too costly to jack hammer the floor, make the repair of a small section of pipe and then pour concrete back.
I want to learn leak detection. It's something I've always sub contracted out.
Good morning Mr. Waitfeild my name is James Davis i live in the Bahamas i am a certified Plumber i am interested in learning how to use and become a certified leak detection plumber how can i go about doing that your advice would be greatly appreciated thank you very much for your help
Just did a3/4 slab leak yesterday nice 1600$ job
It's a great skill to learn!
It really is ended up rerouting it thru the wall.
If you want to learn more about slab leak detection check out this video where I go over it step by step at a house!
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Help! my bedroom engineered wood floor has water under it forming a pocket that seeps out into the transition between the bedroom and the bathroom. I
A guy couldn't fit his camera down my line. I'm not a plumber. He said I had a leak. But now I wonder how on earth did he know that. He didn't touch a valve anywhere.
Hey Roger I’ve been following you for some years now. Do you have suggestions on a good place for more training for technicians. Thanks
Where are you located? I suggest calling companies around your area.
Hey roger do you think it would be possible for me to become a plumber with a felony ? 🙏🏻 ive been wanting to do it for a long time but I’m just scared of wasting my time . Hope you can respond
Depends on the company and what you wanna do. Also the felony. If you're ok with working in the elements, you could build houses but alot of employers are going to be apprehensive about sending you into people's houses at least to start. Filling out applications isn't gonna hurt you.
How do I get ahold of you
I have water coming up in the hallway under floating floor. I'm on a slab. Don't have a clean out.
I live in Louisville KY who knows a trustworthy plumber
2nd!!!
1st! 😎
But the water keeps calm and quiet. It keeps static. It's hydrostatic. Hence: it's a hydrostatic test.
Its the poop DR. I love you funny jokes dr. Doo doo man
Uh-oh is someone goes to take to go to make a potty break. Dont mind me Im from Florida :)
Single woman, who do I call since I don't want to be taken advantage of? Home owners or plumber?