Signs homeowners can check
A good indication you have a slab leak is a water bill that's higher than normal. Another is when certain spots on your flooring, especially tile, are extremely hot or extremely cold. You can also go out to the meter in your front yard, and the dial will be spinning constantly. It shouldn't be spinning if you're not using any water.
Finding the leak
He has sonar equipment and can listen underground to find the leak. He can usually identify the size of the pipe underground and exactly where and how deep the leak is—within six inches.
Repair or reroute
He'll give a report to the customer and to us. Then we'll give them the option of busting up the slab and fixing it, or, 75% of the time, rerouting the water line and deleting it underground by going up into the attic and back down. Then you don't have to bust through the floor.
Straight Answers
What are the warning signs of a slab leak?
A good indication you have a slab leak is a water bill that's higher than normal. Another is when certain spots on your flooring, especially tile, are extremely hot or extremely cold. You can also go out to the meter in your front yard, and the dial will be spinning constantly. It shouldn't be spinning if you're not using any water.
How do you locate a slab leak?
He has sonar equipment and can listen underground to find the leak. He can usually identify the size of the pipe underground and exactly where and how deep the leak is—within six inches.
Do you always have to open the slab?
He'll give a report to the customer and to us. Then we'll give them the option of busting up the slab and fixing it, or, 75% of the time, rerouting the water line and deleting it underground by going up into the attic and back down. Then you don't have to bust through the floor.
