Leak Detection in Kent, WA

Most leak detection calls don't start with someone seeing water. They start with a water bill that's noticeably higher than usual, a water meter that's still spinning when every fixture in the house is off, or a patch of unexplained dampness on a wall, ceiling, or in the yard. In every one of those cases, the actual leak is hidden, behind a wall, under a slab, or underground, and finding it without tearing the house apart is the entire job.

We use acoustic listening equipment and thermal imaging to trace a leak's location before any demolition happens. For underground service line leaks, a wet spot in the yard with no clear cause, or a section of unusually green grass in an otherwise normal lawn during dry weather, are both real signs worth having checked before the leak gets bigger.

If you're here because your water bill spiked and nothing about your household's water use has changed, that's almost always a leak, not a billing error. It's frequently a slow leak somewhere the household never sees day to day, a slab leak, an underground service line, or a leak inside a wall. Finding the source with the right equipment, rather than guessing and opening up drywall, is what keeps the fix from costing more than the leak itself.

We start by isolating which system the leak is in (supply line, drain line, or an appliance connection) using pressure testing at the meter and shutoff valves. From there, acoustic listening equipment picks up the specific sound a pressurized leak makes underground or inside a wall, letting us narrow the location closely before any cutting or digging happens.

For a suspected slab leak, we combine acoustic detection with thermal imaging to trace warm water lines under the concrete. This approach means the actual repair opening is small and targeted, rather than guessing at a general area and opening up more of the slab or wall than the leak actually requires. Any repair that follows meets the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) that Washington has adopted statewide.