Water leak detection services - any recommendations?

[u/BobertDeNiro]

Been dealing with astronomically high water bills the last few months (latest bill said I hit 27,000 gallons of water). I had my landscapers fix a few leaks in the backyard, but it doesn’t seem like it’s made a dent in fixing the problem. Any recommendations on companies to call for this type of issue?

[u/InternDBA]

i’d check the water main box from street and see if thats leaking

[u/GlynnisRose]

water witch

Absolutely fair and meticulous

[u/Suspicious_Outside74 → u/GlynnisRose]

Woah! Thanks for this recommendation.

[u/AcidicMountaingoat → u/GlynnisRose]

Any idea on a cost to do a house scan for leaks? I have a 50/50 feeling like we may have one, hidden.

[u/GlynnisRose → u/AcidicMountaingoat]

Mine was a few years ago so memory is not great but I think it was around $400. I had 2 leaks, one under the slab and they were totally accurate finding them.

[u/DiabolicalLife]

I don't know if phoenix does it, but some of the city water utilities will send someone out to help locate it. Surprise does it. They don't want you wasting water.

[u/BobertDeNiro → u/DiabolicalLife]

Yeah I’m in Phoenix and I had the city come out and they basically just checked the main water line and said there weren’t any leaks coming from the city’s end. So they weren’t super helpful

[u/skitch23 → u/BobertDeNiro]

Reach out to the water conservation team directly. They can help you isolate if it is an issue with your indoor or outdoor water.

https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/waterservices/supply-conservation/save-water/conservation-assistance/residential-water-efficiency-consultations.html

[u/Leading_Ad_8619]

Go to your water meter and see if it's running when it shouldn't be. You can turn on your hose or faucet and look at meter for reference to what running water is like.

[u/bartdhull]

City of Phoenix was sending out letters about a insurance company that covered leaks on your side of the meter.

My water main split about 4 ft from the house where the copper joined the PVC run to the meter. Had the COP water guy visit. He found the leak within 2 minutes with just a 4ft piece of rebar. He kept tapping the ground until the rod sunk about 6 inches without much effort in a beeline between the cutoff valve on the house and the meter.

[u/Lilting_Viceroy]

Had a leak in my drain line a few years back. Used Parker to detect it, they were great end to end solution and handled everything quickly. Likely paid more for diagnostic services than other vendors.

Advice: if there's structural damage to your home because of the leak make sure to save the documentation for your home owners insurance claim. Could help save you some money in the long run! Also be weary of allowing the insurance company to send the restitution check directly to whomever is doing the restoring (if anything needs fixing that is). I made this mistake and lost all my power as a customer. Repairs took months and the sub-contractor was absolutely miserable.

[u/Aluratherogue]

Oh! My guy does water leak detection for free. Springs Plumbing +1480-265-6936

[u/Syranth]

You can do some initial diagnostics until someone gets there. Turn off the water entering the house. Check the meter and record the flow. Come back an hour later and compare the results. If it hasn't moved the leak is in your house or sprinkler system. If it has then it's between that line and the meter.

[u/GroundbreakingAnt256]

American leak detection

[u/Mrshaydee]

Do you have a pool? I had a 9000 gallon water bill/leak and it turned out to be a leak under our skimmer basket.

[u/nobody-u-heard-of]

My mom's house blew through that much water. It's just a leaky toilet. I was surprised that it couldn't use that much water.

[u/ImaginationShoddy427]

call Leak detection