Noticed a Spike in Your Water Bill? You May Have a Leak Long Beach PlumberHave you had extremely high water bills and just cannot figure out why? Electronic leak detection just may be the key to explaining the jump in cost. With not much effort at all you can find the general area of the leak and then experts can do the rest to resolve your leaking problems and lower your water bill. First, you need to find the water meter and get the shut off valve outside cut off.

The next move is cutting off all the sinks and hoses. Once everything is off, listen for any sounds of water that may be running. If you do hear it, you have a leak! If you don’t hear anything, go out and check the meter and if it shows that there is water running, you have a problem. Some of the other signs that will indicate a leak are hot spots on your floor, when the cold water tap runs hot water, or if you notice that the water heater never really turns off or if it does, it starts right back up. If you have the main valve closed, and the needle is not moving, that is a sign of the leak being in the house.If you have a slab foundation, the leak could be under the foundation. To figure out if it’s the hot or cold water line leaking, turn off the hot water heater, as well as the hot water. When the water is off, if you notice the needle stopped, the trouble is in the hot water line. If not, check the cold water. If this is the case, you can still use cold water while the repair is being done.

This is where the electronic leak detection comes in handy. This next step is where you will see the benefit of it. To find the exact spot of the leak, pressurized nitrogen needs to be put into the pipes. Once the nitrogen gets to the leak location, a very high pitched sound will be heard which allows you to pinpoint the leak in just a few seconds. Without the leak detection equipment you would not be able to do that.

Once you know where the leak is, contact your local professional plumber to come out and stop your money from going down the drain, literally.

If you’ve noticed a spike in your water bill and suspect a leak, contact Mr Fix It Plumbing, your Long Beach Leak Detection and Repair Specialists today at 448-2450.  We are fully licensed and insured and our workmanship is backed up by a written guarantee. We look forward to earning your business!