Where Is My Underground Water Leak?
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Күн бұрынDid your water bill suddenly go way up? This video will show you the steps to take to try to isolate where the leak is coming from. If you need help finding a leak underground, you will have a better idea of where it may be and where the leak won't be. You will know how to determine whether the leak is in or under the house, or if the leak is in the irrigation system, or if the water leak is at the pool.
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00:00 Intro
01:07 Check the meter
01:45 Check Irrigation
03:18 Check the house
04:40 Check the pool
• Where Is My Undergroun...
@PugFaceMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Useful but Completely wrong title.
@leilagorra983 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. I have a consistent leak for months now of .3 gallons per second, as detected by my Flo By Moen. We changed all the insides of the toilets, did the food dye test, put in a check valve, changed outside bibs, checked for water on property. Turned off water softener for days, as well as humidifiers for days. No change. We have our own well water. When we shut off the water to the house, the pressure drops to zero almost immediately. Is there anything else I am missing or do I now have to pay $600 minimum for Leak Detection Service to come out? Thank you!!
@MikeKlimek 2 жыл бұрын
OK so some questions for you: You are on a private well so I'm assuming don't have a water meter but rather are using your FLO to detect the leak. Is the FLO installed right at your house shut-off? Or is it installed before irrigation? Just trying to determine if you can isolate the leak. I'm assuming it is monitoring just the house and that from your information there is a leak somewhere in or under your house. With the water on at the house, turn off the water supply to your water heater. Does the leak stop (does your FLO stop detecting water use)?
@leilagorra983 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKlimek FOUND! The leak detection person came. The Flo had shut the water off again last night. Consistent .2 gallons per minute leak. It turns out it was in the laundry room. It was the "Trap Primer" that malfunctioned. Drawing a lot of water. So he shut it off and now we will replace it. I had no idea there was one there. He said residential homes do not always have it, usually it is commercial that do. Anyway. LEAK IS GONE. Five months of looking! Thank you so much for your help!
@MikeKlimek 2 жыл бұрын
@@leilagorra983 Yeah!!! Glad to hear the leak is gone!
@jimrylander9143 Жыл бұрын
You can get a nitrogen tank & turn off water meter & inject nitrogen jnto your water line. Bubbles will come up or you may actually hear the leak.
@MikeKlimek 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Leave any questions or comments below:
@mommycc-qm5bd 10 ай бұрын
Love the videos. Super helpful. We just bought a house that was built in 1988. Can you make videos on: -Well water pressure and maintenance -Salt water pool (salt chlorinator fix maintenance) -Garbage compactor fix
@wendydenomme25 9 ай бұрын
Where was your leak?!
@MikeKlimek 9 ай бұрын
About 8' down in the front yard on the main line
@simmons6014 8 ай бұрын
@@MikeKlimekhow much to fix?
@MikeKlimek 8 ай бұрын
A new main line can start at a few thousand dollars on up....depends on the distance, obstacles, etc@@simmons6014
@leilagorra983 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. I have a consistent leak for months now of .3 gallons per second, as detected by my Flo By Moen. We changed all the insides of the toilets, did the food dye test, put in a check valve, changed outside bibs, checked for water on property. Turned off water softener for days, as well as humidifiers for days. No change. We have our own well water. When we shut off the water to the house, the pressure drops to zero almost immediately. Is there anything else I am missing or do I now have to pay $600 minimum for Leak Detection Service to come out? Thank you!!
@MikeKlimek 2 жыл бұрын
OK so some questions for you: You are on a private well so I'm assuming don't have a water meter but rather are using your FLO to detect the leak. Is the FLO installed right at your house shut-off? Or is it installed before irrigation? Just trying to determine if you can isolate the leak. I'm assuming it is monitoring just the house and that from your information there is a leak somewhere in or under your house. With the water on at the house, turn off the water supply to your water heater. Does the leak stop (does your FLO stop detecting water use)?
@leilagorra983 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKlimek . Hi Yes the Flo is installed in the same room as the well tank which I guess holds the water from the well. Also the Flo is installed before the irrigation pipes because it is a large house and I see that the irrigation pipes are on the other sides of the house. I do not know which pipes to turn off to the boiler unless it is the two yellow handles on top of the boiler that run WITH the pipes...so they are on. I should know this!
@thomastonnessen8056 Жыл бұрын
Toilet ?
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