What Makes Water Leaks Detection Difficult

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Any type of water leak can damage your home along with wasting water. If you don’t know the accurate location of the leak, water can run through your house floors, walls and foundation, accumulating mold and mildew in them.

Water leak detection is important to safeguard your home. But, for some reason, the process becomes challenging. You don’t get accurate results, and lots of guesswork is involved.

In this post, we will discuss factors that affect the water leak detection process.

Current Water Use

Some days or months, you consume more water than usual. Generally, you assume that the water bill is higher because of increased water usage. In this scenario, water leaks go unnoticed and undetected, and overutilization of water is considered an important factor.

Traffic and Environmental Noise

Acoustic water leak locating services are performed by utilizing subsurface microphones to detect vibrations and noises underground caused from water leaks. If there is no sound, the acoustic method isn’t fruitful. The noise gives an idea of where the source of the leak is. When there is traffic and environmental noise, it’s difficult to detect sound, leading to inaccurate or inconclusive results.

Structure and Layout of the Pipe

Often, the plumbing system or the complete layout of the pipe is underground. If the structure is deep, it becomes difficult to detect water leaks.

Structural Interference

Often, pipes are covered or surrounded by different structural elements, such as insulation, landscape matting, vapor barriers, drywall, or concrete. These elements absorb and disperse water and make it difficult for people to trace the leak from the origin.

Evaporation

When the temperature is extremely high, water evaporates without being noticed. This happens in arid regions where even a small leak disappears before leaving a visible trace. With no sign, pinpointing the source is challenging.

Hire Professionals to Perform Water Leak Locating Services

The factors discussed above make the water leak detection process challenging. So, we recommend getting help from professionals. They use advanced leak detection technology to find the toughest leaks. They also help you with comprehensive leak solutions for your home.

They use their knowledge and experience to find the hardest-to-spot leaks. Common methods used are acoustic leak detection, tracer gas leak detection, and thermal imaging, as they are non-invasive. With these methods, they don’t have to damage your walls and floors.

If you are in Oregon or Washington, contact C-N-I Locates for a water leak locating service. We analyze your problems and define the right detection technique for you and your property.

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What Makes Water Leaks Detection Difficult