How To Do Water Leak Detection Like A Plumbing Pro
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- Опубликовано: 24 фев 2019
- Water leak detection is ALWAYS a source of push back when working with homeowners who are trying to sell a house. The reason? A lot of misinformation has been spread about water leak detection and how it's performed. The result has been people not having proper tests done and home buyers end up with lot's of plumbing issues.
Today we're going to show you the proper way to do water leak detection and how it can save home buyers a TON of money.
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I did everything on this video, and it was so helpful, I had a Leak just as I suspected, I was losing 10 gallons a day for basically 2 years since I moved to this house, now is all good 0 leaks thanks to this video and this guy !
How did you fix your leak ?
@@Themini246 they did everything in this video….
Roger you missed a crucial step , first i would if checked all the fixtures inside the house a bad flapper or dripping hose bibb would spoof your test
I believe, this is after doing all that
Helpful information, thank you for sharing !
ive never thought of checking for a leak this way, i normally just check to see if the meter is ticking over, this is a great way to check for leaks when there is no meter or a faulty meter
Very informative! Thanks .
I would just like to thank you for this video. I'm a Japanese living in the Philippines and my water bill skyrocketed last month and I suspected it was due to a leakage. I tried to find a plumber who could get it fixed but every plumber I contacted insisted that they should repipe the whole house. I don't know if it's because I'm a foreigner or not but I could tell that they were trying to milk money from me.
I decided to search for tips online on how to spot a leakage and your video came up. I've actually never done plumbing before but after binging some of your videos, it really helped me get the job done and I was able to fix the issue myself. I really appreciate your videos!
That it is. I have my son, soon too be son in law and family friend of my son working as apprentices. There all under the age of 21 and all are intrested in being lifers. No regrets on the path my family and I hav chosen. They practice good workmanship and customer education on a daily basis.
@jihnny rodriguez I think growing your own plumbers is the way to go. You can teach each one a specialty and get them involved sooner. Customer satisfaction, hard work, and good work ethics are what really seperate the winners from the rest! I hope you enjoy these videos.
@@RogerWakefield i want new house my water tank daily empty .i fill the water tank 30 min after tank are empty.i check all pipe joint connection but not find any leakge in .plz help how can i find proper leakage ...i broke a tiles and check under pipe but no show leakage .
You need to make sure all isolation values are off on all fixtures, including ice box to the refrigerator, the refrigerator's ice maker can act like a leak given a faulty reading. No water should pass through your property cutoff, that too will give a false indication.
@johnny rodriguez property cutoffs are the real issue. That is the one valve that we don't know for sure if it is holding. Do you do these often?
@@RogerWakefield often? Yes for the past 18 years and still too this day
johnny rodriguez I love it! Isn’t this a great career?
My water bill has increased over the last few months and I'd like to do what you just did, where can I buy that gauge you hooked up to test the water pressure?
First thing you do is turn off the Ice Maker. Second is to ensure the city water shut off actually 100% shuts off.
The city water is the fun one...
Mr Roger!
Thank you for your video. Where you talk about double check or bubble check would you please let me know what that is? from the street there is a shut off valve before my water meter then the meter then another lever valve after my meter. I am trying to isolate a leak which I think is in the irrigation system. Thank you for your insight.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Once you find it is in the yard how do you find out where in the yard it is leaking, my meter box is always full of water, copper line from meter drops 7’ underground and comes in thru basement wall
thank you
Very very good information
What water leak locator you recommend? I’m looking to buy one
Do you know if anyone in new braunfels does this test . A couple of the pipes in my property froze over the last winter and this winter and I’m kind of concerned . I don’t want there to be a problem later on .
Hello, I've had a leak coming through the kitchen ceiling for the past 3 years. Multiple plumbers have not been able to detect where it's coming from. I've replaced the roof, HVAC system, water heater, retiled both bathrooms and it still leaks. The problem is that it doesn't leak all the time. Just certain times of the day, and some days it doesn't leak. How do I test inside for that? Thank you.
Could I find a leak as small as one drop of water every 60 seconds with this method? My home has very old copper pipes and I recently found 2 super, ultra small pin hole leaks. I realize I would have to turn off the water heater well in advance, close the ice maker pipe and all of that jazz. I don't mind checking the reading after 8 hours (while we sleep), I am just not sure how or if I would be able to determine how much of any pressure drop is attributed to temperature fluctuations outdoors (Atlanta GA usually drops from 60 to 35 overnight) and how much is attributable to the leak... Thank you SO much.
Great info
Do you know anything about water cisterns for household use? I'm losing a lot of water but can not figure out where the LEAK is. HELP!!
sending this channel to some clients, great content
Much appreciated!
Where to buy a GAGE? Please provide information to buy it? Thanks!
Hi. I have a consistent leak for months now of .3 gallons per second, as detected by my Flo By Moen. We changed all the insides of the toilets, did the food dye test, put in a check valve, changed outside bibs, checked for water on property. Turned off water softener for days, as well as humidifiers for days. No change. We have our own well water. When we shut off the water to the house, the pressure drops to zero almost immediately. Is there anything else I am missing or do I now have to pay $600 minimum for Leak Detection Service to come out? Thank you!!
Great video waiting for new videos
Hello there late at night I hear what sounds like one drop of water about every minute or so when I am in the downstairs bedroom which is about ten feet from the hot water heater on the bottom floor and below the upstairs bathroom. How to figure out where the sound is coming from?
Dear Roger, i have two store house, we have just found leak in our downstairs bathroom😥. The plumber said leak detector can help, can you please suggest one good plumber or yourself can come and help.us please? I live in QLD
I can't find a leak between meter and home
The waterline is 700' long and buried around 36"
I have determined that by shutting off the main at the house and leaving meter in the open position
No wet spots
No lush grass
No flooded meter box
Any suggestions
Water bill went from around 50 to 250 so probably a sizeable leak
Haven't contacted a leak detection service and would like to know any tricks/hacks for locating leaks of this nature
Great video. I have an increased water bill by 4x this month. I have shut off my house valve and the meter still spins. Would you say it’s a leak between the city any my house? The only time my meter stops is when I shut it off at the city point.
Definitely! I am dealing with the exact same issue. But before you start tackling the main line, you want to do this first: Have ALL valves turned on. Then shut off ALL valves and open a faucet (hot & cold). Leave it open until no more water comes out. If 2 story house, do this on a 2nd floor fixture so you don't have to wait for a lot of water to drain out.
Next, close the faucet valve and open the valve at the meter. Wait several minutes. Then turn on the same faucet. If water comes out, that means your house valve is not fully shutting off, thus allowing the house to pressurize. If NO water comes out, then you can be certain that there is a leak in your main line (meter to house). However, this does NOT rule out an additional leak inside the house. But at least you will know that the main line is leaking and can initiate repair.
Hope this helps....
I normally just shut off the water to the house at the main shutoff usually in the utility room an them watch the meter to see if it still registers water usage.
Exactly.
What if it does
our current issue. meter reading stays the same even for a day. but it fails the pressurized test. i suspect the water meter cannot detect very small leak
Hi Roger! Thanks for the video. Any idea why the water bills could be crazy high even if there are no leaks? eg. 15000 gallons for one person
Crooked wearer company or faulty meter
Yeah they don’t even check every month, they will just charge you from past use
So do you have any recommendations on someone that it just starting out of what equipment you need/want
I have something you could check out
I'm having a problem finding a leak at my house. Walked the property and no visible water standing or wetness. No leaks in the house but water bill went from 75.00 a month to 350.00. I dont know any good plumbers in my area in Lufkin Tx. 😔
Maybe a billing error?
The Expert Plumber ...i live in an old double wide trailer house. I noticed under the house and a portion of the yard staying pretty wet and a couple of standing water puddles also so definitely a leak somewhere. I wanna fix it myself so where and what should I start with doing to find the leak? It sure looks mighty snakey up under there
@David Lents I do leak detection nation wide for a mega-manufactured home community. Most leaks can be found by crawling around under that snakes area. I’ve been there many times. And, I do leak detection at night in those communities so imagine crawling under 150 homes a night in the dark.... Makes you happy to see the sun come up!
@@RogerWakefield sounds like ya need a new job. Or actually hire the people to do the dirty work for ya after they are trained an get out the trenches.
Does this device can detect the ceiling between two units ?
I having the leak in my master bathroom shower from above unit , the handy man said need to cut the ceiling and trace where is the leak coming from. I was hoping if this device can trace where is the leak before cutting everything opens ..
This is a condo unit
Hey Jimmy, visit here if you have questions www.leak-pro.com/
Who knew? Maybe leaks aren't as common out here in CA, but I've only seen (and been bothered) superficial 'inspections', and sellers and realtors are liars about disclosure, 'we're not sure', or 'we're trying to find out'...delaying enough until anther buyer comes along.
@girohead leak tests are popular here because we have so many houses with slab leaks. The soil here causes houses to shift and plumbing to break.
I have a leak in an inconvenient place. Can I assume that the city water line comes in on the other side of the wall from the hot water heater's water inlet line? The inlet line to the hot water heater goes down into the foundation footing, so if I start digging into the dirt on the outside of the house, how deep down is the water line? I will need to install a valve to determine if it is under the slab, or out in the yard between the footing & the city water shut of (street side).
No, that would be a bad assumption. A better guess is that the typical outdoor front hose bibb is in line with the entry point of the waterline into the basement. Usually it'll be below the frost line, maybe 18" - 3' down. But those are only guesses, not something to rely on.
So, I know there is a leak... the floor in an apartment connected to our home - the door started dragging. I looked in a storage space under the stairs where an electric water heater is located. It is not being used as we replaced it with a propane tankless heater. We left it in place and it was plumbed with 4 ball valves so if we wanted to turn it back on we could turn two on and the other 2 off and flip the breaker back on. When I looked there was water standing in the drip pan as well as all around it on the floor. I turned the ball valve to a setting where hot water would not flow from the tankless thru the electric to the faucets. I went to the kitchen sink that it serves and the hot water was off, no flow, and what cold was still working like it should. I thought I had isolated the problem. Went out to the meter and the little red wheel was spinning at a good clip. Nothing was on and no appliances we being used. I went to my water softener which has a cutoff valve and it is the first point where water enters our system inside the house. After turning it off I checked the meter and it was dead still. I crawled under the house and there are several sections where the substrate of the floor (Presswood of some sort) was totally soaked and I did find two places where water was dripping from the wood - not from any pipe. I am flummoxed - I can't hear water running or spraying. I assume there is a pipe somewhere that has sprung a leak but is is not obvious. Any ideas? cheers
I have a small leak under my dishwasher but I don't even use it.. water seems to come out from concrete floor. I checked the sink pipes and nothing leaks. Where can the water be coming out from if I live on an apartment??
Check the supply hose to the dishwasher, should have a threaded connection underneath. Pull out the dishwasher and check
This is definitely something every home inspector should do.
But they never do
why not simply rely on the water meter. meaning take note of the water meter reading. ensure nobody opens any of the faucet/water overnight, then check and compare the water meter reading in the morning. there is no leak if the readings are the same
What’s the name of the gage?
If I have a leak will in the ground from a water line will I have some standing water on the surface? Right above the line?
Or does my yard just not draining right?
Got a Leak Detection Company coming this Thursday. They were recommended by a plumbing company that came out and couldn't find the leak. I got a high bill that's what made me know I had a leak somewhere. I am so nervous hoping they don't find anything too serious. We just bought this house 2 months ago. I also hope the people will be honest and not lie about any issues.
Did you get an inspection?
How do i hire you...im in kaufman
HOW do you fill the sewer pipes if the cleanout is below the slab level?
Check this out, David. ruclips.net/video/cO4Chz66EEI/видео.html
Water bill just doubled up, I can hear some water running even when there's no taps open or appliances in use. Meter shows no water flow when main valve is shut off, but as soon as I open the main valve to the house meter starts to show flow, but if I turn off the valve going to the water heater flow stops again. Apparently I have a leak in the hot water side, I also feel a warm area in the tile floor by the laundry room. Maybe a leak under the slab ???
sounds like it could possibly be depending on if your hot water goes through your slab.
@@rickeyalaman1660 thanks, it ended up being a leak under the slab, after a bunch of 💰💰 is fixed now. They rerouted all the water lines above ground
@@jarenci1 Hi Jorge, I had the same issue. How are the new water lines holding up? No more leaks?
you are best
Here in Brazil there is a water meter that shows if there is a leak. If we have pressurized the water network with compressed air and make a probe with geophone detecting the exact location
how does the probe work?
@@johng5261 there is an equipment here in Brazil so we can locate the water network .... he will tell where the pipe goes ... then you come with the geophone and do this probe over the pipe already traced detecting the leak in place exact....
I have water in my walls (a corner area in my basement) as evidenced by bubbled paint and plaster, and a smell. there may be pipes behind the wall. I don't know. Above the area where the problem is, is a sprinkler head. There is no water on the floor. Who do I hire to determine where the water is coming from?
Plumbers
Wish you were in chicago I got a 2000. Bill and they say I may have a leak then my next bill comes 130. And I haven't done anything different. I so need a good plumber.
10psi in 15 minutes is nothing for a non compressible system
The home doesn't have either a "measuring meter" at the street, or a "shut off" at the house???? If I have a leak, I shut off the valve in the house and go see if the meter is still turning. I guess having building codes pays off.
@bigwheelsturning is there not a shut-off for the city out by the curb? Where are you located?
@@RogerWakefield Yes, there is a water district shutoff ahead of the measuring meter.
@@RogerWakefield Washington State, on the Left Coast.
I have a leak in my backyard... is there any inexpensive electronic equipment you would recommend to help me find it? I'm abroad and there's no one to call over here to do this. I would have to scan a long surface and the tubes are under dirt + concrete...
gazagoury if you can find a stethoscope for an automobile that might help you...
@@RogerWakefield thanks! I bought one but I was able to find the leak before receiving the stethoscope!
@@gazagoury could you give me some more resources on how to find a leak with an automotive stethoscope? My husband and I are at wit's end because we have a slow outdoor underground leak thathas been adding an extra $50 a month to our water bill. We have called several plumbers out and nobody has any type of leak detection equipment within a hundred-mile radius of our area.
@@morningstarhomestead hello, if it's a slow leak you will have to add some air pressure to the system to make it noisier. When you say that it's outdoor, is it between the street valve and your house or in a backyard?
I hear water noise under the sink, like a hiss but no water anywhere ...and the city said there is a possible leak. Because it shows that we are using more than 3000 gallons. Please help! Thanks
Hi erika . Do you resolve that problem ? And can you tell me how do you resolved? Is because l have same problem and l can't found that problem no water leak any where but still make noice under the sink and wate bill is up.thank you
Very easy to understand. I have water leaking through the floor. I believe it might be caused by the shower leaking after watching some of your videos. You are so handsome. Thanks for all the information. I am trying to repair it myself.
my water bill doubled (Oregon) from leaky faucet and toilet running
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Respect with the knowledge ✊ And because you went to see GVee lol
Thanks. So informative. No need to bleep the french words :-)
I find all my leaks with a line locater,goldak, and a scuba tank!
What exactly is that?
The most common problem are bad toilets tank or pumps.
I wish this video explained more because I don’t understand the explanation, probably because of lack of experience.
Hello Rofer, can i ask where do you live?
You can just read the meter to see how big the leak is
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That gauge should have had a smaller range , to get a more accurate reading.
Phillip Richmond you’re right. We use this for a leak test only. If we were trying to figure out how big it was we would use a more accurate gauge and timed it more precisely.
To do leak test i need to put the
gauge on the hose pipe thing.then check what psi. And then turn off the main.then check psi n take a picture. N then wait 15min do it again. How much is psi supposed to be? And a water leak is 10 psi n up?
But .. this doesn't show 'how' to detect the water leak ...
ND Weare see if this one helps you more. Are you trying to see if you have a leak? ruclips.net/video/cO4Chz66EEI/видео.html
I'm fully convinced this is John C. Reilly
I would like to know how to find the leak. If say , it is in the yard.
@Pinkcloud Prince you need the right electronic equipment. There are some good ones out there. Do you own a plumbing company or are you looking at your house?
Ok, after I seen how you turned off the city cutoff valve... I can't trust anything you say. How many thousands of cutoff valves have you broke in Texas? 🤔🤦🤷... For the love of God, please only do work in Texas 👍
My bill went from $80 to $1900. Wtf!?
Or maybe you just have a leaky toilet....
Verify-isolate-line locate-leak detect....
That didn't feel good on your finger did it lol I know the pain
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Please less redundancy. You don't need to repeating yourself sooo much
Why are you wearing a white shirt? It makes no sense.
I like white
Hi from Portland Oregon!
First...I am NOT a doctor 👉 or a plumber! 🥸 I had a mystery leak from the curb to the house with no signs of water! My water company verify this along with the high water bill! The plumber had me turn off the main shut off valve for the house. Once I did that he could see the water meter was still running! MAYBE this is why the moles or gophers are making holes in my yard trying to escape ☠? No need to pull out the high tech equipment. In my situation they will bore two lines from the curb. One to the house and the second to replace the water faucet by the door. One day job and $,$$$.$$. 😮