Under a floor slab, out in the lawn somewhere. It's off a home domestic water line.
Think sonogram guy. Any suggestions other than divining rods?
North Coast underground leak finder?
I have had to replace my entire water supply system. Some under slab, some in Lawn and others at the point of entry to the cement slab.
I can never understand why tubes in slab do not have a larger tube to act as a chase , thereby protecting the primary water pipe from breaking.
I also found several joints that were never glued.
My contractor said that if the tubes were in cement he did not have to glue the joints!
But, all is well after the latest renovation.
The lady next door had all in house under tile leaks... ''jack hammer and new floors'' was the solution.
Now the Contractor understood the folly of his thinking.
Good luck.
Russell
I have had to replace my entire water supply system. Some under slab, some in Lawn and others at the point of entry to the cement slab.
I can never understand why tubes in slab do not have a larger tube to act as a chase , thereby protecting the primary water pipe from breaking.
I also found several joints that were never glued.
My contractor said that if the tubes were in cement he did not have to glue the joints!
But, all is well after the latest renovation.
The lady next door had all in house under tile leaks... ''jack hammer and new floors'' was the solution.
Now the Contractor understood the folly of his thinking.
Good luck.
Russell
Yo Russ. That brought to mind the conversation about the book we talked about writing. The one about our DR experiences, both good and bad. As I recall the title was going to be 10 Minutes To Perfection. Jajajaja!
Now there is a Topic for Matilda's next book.
Would be delighted to contribute.
Russ
What about your Tool belt ?
In the states, to pass a typical home inspection, the water system has to hold 30psi for 15 minutes. My needle bounces like a Geiger counter. My system holds 30psi for maybe 5 seconds.The speed that the pressure gauge drops after the pump kicks off is directly proportional to the size/number of leaks. If it is under the house, it might not be easy to find or get to.
25 years after my house was built, we had a leak in a courtyard area. A small geyser developed. After a small amount of digging, a very strange set of 4 elbows was found held together with rebar and wire instead of using the proper PVC cement. The strange abortion was replaced with a straight section of tubing and two unions with the proper cement.
You just never know when this is going to happen. Not needing the proper cement because the tubing is in concrete is a good one.
Best of luck finding the leak. The shovel is the best tool, but maybe someone will hear enough with a device to find out where to use that shovel with minimal invasion.
I have had to replace my entire water supply system. Some under slab, some in Lawn and others at the point of entry to the cement slab.
I can never understand why tubes in slab do not have a larger tube to act as a chase , thereby protecting the primary water pipe from breaking.
I also found several joints that were never glued.
My contractor said that if the tubes were in cement he did not have to glue the joints!
But, all is well after the latest renovation.
The lady next door had all in house under tile leaks... ''jack hammer and new floors'' was the solution.
Now the Contractor understood the folly of his thinking.
Good luck.
Russell