How to Locate a Slab Leak in Your Home | Professional Leak Detection
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You guys are awesome! I had a leak detection guy come out and he said it's a slow leak which makes it harder to find. He used an infrared tool to find the hot spots but there were none. He ended up referring me to another plumber but at least he didn't charge me anything. Of course it's Friday and I can't get any plumbers to come out until Monday. So I watched your video and isolated the leak to my water heater Yay! At least I can save my plumber the trouble and have him focus on that. It may not sound like much to someone else who's more familiar with plumbing, but for someone who lives by herself with family thousands of miles away, your video was a God send. You made my day, Thank you!
Ok ,I thought you were going to show me how to find a leak..I get the isolation part..what you didn't say,is that since its on the hot water side,that you could rent a pipe locator, hook on to the hot water side..locate the line,,then possibly,,use a temp gun that might show you a hot spot in the floor..if you find it..then use a listening device ..to possibly hear the leak..if that don't work ,introduce air in to the line,,which will help identify a leak location better...those are some of the steps...these guys are correct,,but that was no help..
The last time that I saw such clean plumbing fixtures was when I was in a Plumbing Store.
Very nice video guys. Informative and useful - thank you for the wonderful tips!
+Anton Shtuchka
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Very good info.
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I just exactly what you guys showed-found the problem- hot water slap leakage.Thx 🙏
Nice valves. Whenever I go into someone’s house, I have to replace all those valves just to get started
Well, I thought this was great. I started with the meter, and there was no motion. So it answered my initial Q if I even HAD a slab leak. I simply have 5 people in my house showering, doing, dishes, laundry, auto-fill on the pool, etc... Great video guys, thank you!
Thanks so much! After shutting off the main water valve outside my home, the water meter stopped running. That tells me there's a water leak in one of the cold water pipes. Now to find/identify exactly where the water leak is located... More research!
how was the blue pipe fed through the wall and had it come where you want it in the next room
One question. The video is titled "How to Locate a Slab Leak in Your Home with Professional Leak Detection"
Some people are wondering, why the video doesn't show you "where" the leak is.You might have to explain to them what the title is actually stating.
Thanks again you guys and for your videos.
Ok, what if the needle is spinning after you turn the hot water valve off?
Im soooo lost even after reading the comments, ok if I go outside my water main shutoff is outside also right next to meter, if I shut it off and it still spinning I’m good on the cold lines ?
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Great Job
Hot water side wouldn't go under the slab normally. That's where the cold water line would come into the house from the outside main
Typically the hot water goes overhead and through wood flooring and walls that are insulated. Coldwater leak is made harder to find because it's outside usually along driveway or underneath where it come through the car port or garage.
Not my house, hot and cold both go under slab.
Yup, now all I need to do is jackhammer my slab and fix the leak. Boy, this was easy.
Thanks for making leak detection simple. Great video
+Fred Lee
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Do you guys have any referrals for a plumber in Orange County, CA that uses Aquapea? Thanks
I wish I knew 1/2 as much as you do. You guys are "AWESOME" Love your videos. We have a single family home with only 18 inches of crawl space. My wife passed and I am left with SS, only. .Wooden frame home and 71 years old, just like me.I am a diy person and cannot afford a plumber.The only shut off valve is the one at the meter outside our property About 3 feet. The water company notified me of a leak which incurred a $571.00 water bill.Obviously after the water bill went up but, not sooner. So, if I leave the main open and shut the water valve off at the heater and it stops then, it's the hot water pipe!? Right? If it still keeps running then, it's the cold water pipe!? I hope I have this right.
GOD bless and I thank both of you from the bottom of my heart.
I’m confused as to how it was inferred that the leak was in the slab? Isn’t a slab leak in reference to a leak found beneath the slab foundation of the home? If so, most construction in Northern Virginia doesn’t seem to result in the hot side of the water heater passing through beneath the slab. If anything, would the hot water supply piping be traversing through the actual home to terminate at the bathroom sinks, shower faucets, and/or other hot water fixtures? How is it inferred that the leak is beneath the slab foundation? I’m curious since I used your very same thought process to troubleshoot a very small leak detected by the Flo by Moen WiFi leak detection device I installed. I shut off all the angle valves and other supply water to sinks, toilets, and kitchen sink. Leak was still detected. Then proceeded to cut off the hot water supply of the water heater. It was then that I isolated the leak since the Flo by Moen no longer reported the small leak it had been detecting. That said, now it is up to me to find that small leak somewhere in the numerous copper joints that are between the hot side shut-off valve of the water heater to the respective hot water side of the various fixtures that use that hot water for domestic use. So I’m confused how such a situation would result in concluding that a slab leak is present. Please let me know your thoughts as I am about to tear through drywall next!
When you turned off the hot water heater, the leak stopped. Now you know that the leak is on a hot water pipe. If there is no water soaking through the walls and onto the floor, then the leak must be below the floor. If your house has a crawl space, go in there and find it. If your house is on a slab, you need additional equipment and know-how to find where it is.
Good video.
This is the part where I get lost . When you guys closed the irrigation valve your answer is "still leaking ". Does that mean the needle is spinning?
Thanks for your answer
Yes its still spinning
@@Kenprints thank you 👍👍👍
@@CyberFas no problem
But where can I find exactly where leak is at
I guess I have to go to the plumbing triplets to find a leak under the slab.
You guy r good
How would you do this when you have a private well and are not on water utility with a meter?
I would isolate your pump system from the domestic water lines, then air pressurize using a gauge to see if your losing pressure.
Okay, I have a cold water leak under my slab, but hot do I locate the exact spot if there is no evidence of a wet spot? I don't want my plumber digging trenches all over my house.
So ;Where is exact location of the hot water leak under the slab?😂
This is a super good video on leak detection. If you want to see a sweet slab leak location & repair, check out our video.
very good
thank you!
I found my hot water side, concrete slab leak with the following procedure:
1) I shut off my hot water heater's outlet valve.
2) I turned on my water heater so that it would heat the water for at least an hour. I also used my bare hands to feel the heat in the outlet side of the water heater. I wanted to feel a cold pipe on the downstream side of the valve.
4) I then opened the outlet side of the water heater valve & put my hand on the pipe. I could feel the pipe getting hotter and hotter along the downstream side of the valve, and knew that this hot temperature indicated that the hot water was flowing down that pipe, and had to be leaking under the slab (can't have it getting hot unless the water is flowing out somewhere).
5) The next thing I did was to shut off the hot water & disconnect the line and install a plug. I can use the second bathroom until I get this fixed.
I wish to add that I could hear what sounded like water running through the pipes for several days before I eventually found the problem.
You can hear it, get the Plumbers Kit from leaktronics.com
Should be titled steps to finding a slab leak. This only shows steps. Acoustic leak detection takes many hours to learn what sounds are what.
How to determine which house line is leaking.
There , I fixed the title for you
Yes you did! Thx...Locating WHERE it’s leaking is a whole different thing
I feel so stupid because all I had to do was shut the water off going into the water heater and feel it warm up and think our dog found the spot were it’s leaking . Makes since a real badly corroded line in the wall that I think goes right too the bathroom and are dog likes to pee on the cracked tile floor right were I think the line is 😮 if so really good doggie
this does not tell me any thing,,,the real problem is to find where under the slab is the exact location of the leak,so,your tips sounded good,but really have no impact on the location of the leak or the cost for a company to come and make the detection of the exact place where the leaks is.
All they are doing is trying to let you know what pipe is leaking. Hot or cold. At least this way you have narrowed it down a lot. You need to pay attention to what they are saying and showing you.No where in the video do they say, this will tell you where the leak is.
Neil Williams the highlight topic is how to locate a leak...just to correct your comment..
missed the title did ya?@@neilwilliams8608
We need the next steps
So the next step would be having leak detection equipment to pin point where it is .
hang on a second, if u turn off the hot water line and the meter still spinnin, doesnt that mean the leak is in the cold line?
No, because that valve above the water heater ONLY shuts off hot water to the house.
I have been only few minutes when connection got cut. I will be thank if I am connected once again.
Please reconnected.
I don't understand. In my opinion when you shut off that water heater valve, in case there is a leak on hot side of the system, the needle should be moving. Anyway it is a great instructional video.
Thanks for your feedback .
When you shut down each step of the isolation valves ,this ONLY determines to which side its on .So if the needle stops spinning when you shut the valve off at the hot water ,then that verify the leaks only on the hot water side.
Hope i didn't confuse you more.;)
That is what I was looking for. I just wanted to make sure I had it right. According to your answer, I had it right.
GOD bless and thanks so much.
What about, nope, needle's still spinning Dave when you get to the hot water heater cut off... we are losing 2 gals/10 minutes and are at our wits end in finding the leak.
if the meter is still spinning AFTER you have cut off the main water supply to the house and to the hot water heater cut off, and the meter is still spinning its the outside lines.
just call us and i can help over the phone if your out of our area.
Change your name to Mario and Luigi please
If only the builders on my home had the foresight to install shutoff valves for the irrigation system and main leading into the house.
HUGE HELP when dealing with leaks. Thanks so much for sharing.
WOT video.
lol
Hmmmm
No help if you're on a well.
That correct. Thanks for clarifying that.
Every plumbing problem I have is 100 times more difficult than any of these CZcams examples. Here's what I will be dealing with in looking for the leak under the "slab".... The water main goes across the lawn and under a concrete slab for 10 feet. It then turns right under the concrete porch that is apx. 16 inches thick, from there it goes under the fire place brick..... what was that the guys were saying about using a listening device & drilling down into concrete. Try drilling down through concrete brick, and/or an 18" thick concrete porch. I'm about ready to re route the entire line around to the back of the house and say screw this finding a leak. Also, the loudest place my leak is at is.... under the house at a location where I would need to crawl 20 feet with 1.5 foot clearance to do so... and the leak is probably accessible while laying on your side, and how are you going to repair that when you are crawling around under a house, and what was that about using locating devices? It will be impossible to do anything to the pipes even if I did know where the leak was. Oh, I guess I could tear out the wood flooring, and the sub flooring... ever tried to take apart a hard wood floor?
You use the equipment at leaktronics.com and your problems are solved.
You guys need to hit the gym. You're really letting yourselves go.
We are inspired now. We are hitting the gym starting monday ...
Hey Dave can you hear me now ? Yes Jim your gay still leaking