Leak Detection Service Lantana

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Leak Detection Service Lantana

A Leak Detection Service Lantana Fl depend on the age of a house. There are some very simple things you can do to find where the leaking is occurring in your home.

The first method is to check to see if you have a leak between the meter box and the main shut off in your home. You must close the main valve to the house and check the water meter to see if it is moving. If the water meter is moving that means that you have a leak in the water service supplying water to your house.

As a plumber, I have seen builders install irrigation pipe PVC for water service piping. The plumbing code wants a minimum of scheduled 40 PVC pipe to be installed for a home water service. The irrigation piping is much thinner and easier to break causing potential leaks in the service line.

LEAK DETECTION SERVICE LANTANA

Now if the line is a copper line sometimes the builder did not install sand around the pipe to protect from foreign debris like nails and rocks. When the house was being built roofers and carpenters have been known to throw nails in every direction causing the nail to land on the pipe causing electrolysis to the copper pipe. Rocks also can penetrate the copper pipe over a period of time because of the vibrations of the water passing through the pipe.

The service line to the house needs to be at a depth of 12 inches for the protection of anything penetrating the pipe. As a plumber, I have seen service lines that are less than 6 inches in-depth. If the service line has a lot of trees around the area between the main valve and the meter the roots can break the water service apart at a joint causing a leak.

Water breaks that happened like this happen a lot with PVC piping for the water service. When the customer uses the method of closing the main valve to the house to check the water meter to see if it’s leaking keep in mind that the valve for the house needs to work properly.

When this problem happens it’s a good idea to change the old gate valve to a new single handle ball valve. Before you test your system check to see if the valve looks old and needs to be replaced before you test your system. Now if the meter is not spending when you close the valve that means your water service is in good shape.

Keep in mind, that if no one it in the house opens or closes the water the pressure should be the same if you open or close the main valve so no water should be lost.

But what happens if there is a surge of water when you open the main valve to the house. This should indicate that there is a loss of water somewhere inside the plumbing system in your house.

Leak Detection Service Lantana: How to Detect and Repair them in Your Toilet Tank

First, let’s check the basic things, each toilet has a ballcock and flapper.

What is a ballcock? A ballcock is a mechanical valve float as it rises it closes the water supply to the tank. When the ballcock leaks, water loss can happen it would need to be replaced right away.

A flapper valve holds the water in the tank so washing will clear the bowl. When flapper valves get old it needs to be replaced. Sometimes old faucets in a house need to be replaced because of the age and of the water dripping. Shower and bathtub valves need to be repaired from time to time as well.

Another good way of indicating a leak is on the water heater because the water heater has a valve that can determine if it’s a hot water leak or not. Keep in mind high water bill and high electric bill equal a hot water leak in your house somewhere. When you open and close the valve on the water heater it will be an indication if there is surging water going into the tank that would indicate a water leak.

This you have any questions about this article or need a Leak Detection Service Lantana Fl please call Hardenburgh Plumbing at 561-968-0000.