Pressure and meter tests
With everything in the house turned off, a water meter that still moves or a pressure gauge that falls tells you the plumbing is losing water somewhere. The tests also narrow down which line.
Leak Detection and Slab Leak Repair in White Plains
Water that stains a ceiling, a wall that stays damp or a patch of lawn that stays soggy has a source somewhere else. Leak detection traces the water to the pipe it comes from, then the pipe is repaired.
A leak on the service line under a front lawn is one example. The pipe from the main to your meter is yours in White Plains, as the section below explains.
How we find and fix leaks
Listening for the leak
Technicians trace the sound of escaping water with an acoustic device moved along floor and wall until the hiss is loudest. That is the spot to open.
Leaks under concrete
Pipe buried in the slab leaks without any sign above. Once the test narrows it down, the concrete is cut open at that spot, the pipe repaired and the floor closed again.
Leaks in the service line
Water seeping out in the yard, a soft spot in the lawn or a dip in pressure can mean the service line is leaking. It is uncovered at the break and mended.
The water line from the main to your meter
In White Plains the homeowner owns the entire service line from the water main to the water meter. A leak anywhere along that run is in a pipe you own.
The leak is traced first, so the repair goes where the water is actually escaping.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the service line between the water main and the meter?
The homeowner. White Plains’ water rules say the homeowner owns the entire service line from the main to the meter.
If a leak turns out to be a failing pipe, repiping replaces it. An active leak is also reason to call about emergency plumbing, and the homepage lists everything else.
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