Water Leak Detection

[UULC]

Looking for a water leak detector. :drinks:

[locator_smbk]

A soft spot in the ground works pretty good, especially if they are like the "water leaks" in my area. I located one last week, and the homeowner that was about to get his front yard destroyed by the water department came out and told me that main had been leaking there for 8 years.

He even had pictures to prove it. He took 1 picture every month for 8 years....then he went to the county complaining about the rising costs of water and water service...

[underground quester]

Looking for a water leak detector. :drinks:



Hey there UULC:

Yet something else on this forum I have never heard of. Man this place has proven to be a learning experience for me!

So,

1) how does this device work. Without surface indication of wetness,
how does it tell you where the leak is?


2) Any chance you could post a picture or web link so I can get a visual
sense of what you are looking for?

After posting this message I Googled "water leak detection" which lead me to the Cdn gov't research council site and found some info and a slide presentation about water leak detection at the following URL:
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ui/bu/LFrt1_viewlet_swf.html


Man, as I get older I find there is always lots of stuff I do not know. How did I get so dumb in my senior years. Creeping senility I guess...creeping senility I guess (did I say that already).

[UULC]

Hey there UULC:

Yet something else on this forum I have never heard of. Man this place has proven to be a learning experience for me!

So,

1) how does this device work. Without surface indication of wetness,
how does it tell you where the leak is?


2) Any chance you could post a picture or web link so I can get a visual
sense of what you are looking for?

After posting this message I Googled "water leak detection" which lead me to the Cdn gov't research council site and found some info and a slide presentation about water leak detection at the following URL:
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ui/bu/LFrt1_viewlet_swf.html


Man, as I get older I find there is always lots of stuff I do not know. How did I get so dumb in my senior years. Creeping senility I guess...creeping senility I guess (did I say that already).

Having worked for a county goverment for 17 years in the utilities department, I can tell you that a leak can show up on the ground 20-30 feet away from the the line actually has a hole in it. Her in Florida, The ground is so hard and has a lot of shell the leak will travel a great distance until it finds a easy way to the surface.

A leak detector uses acoustic sound and you pick up the sound with a set of headphones. It is basically a stephiscope on streiods with some electronics. You would walk and keep putting the cup to ground until the sound is strong and then you know where to dig. I have found many time the utilities will whit line where the leak is only to find out the actual leak is 20' away.

A good detector is between $1,000-$2,000/ I'am hoping to find a newused one.

[Goldenboy]

You could use a semi truck to find the leak. That's what they used at a call out a had last year.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/predrunner/HPIM8130.jpg

Seriously though here's one you might want to keep an eye on. Otherwise just do a search with water leak detector on ebay. There's actually quite a few on there.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HEATH-AQUA-SCOPE-WATER-LEAK-DETECTOR-LOCATOR-PIPE-NR_W0QQitemZ220239923877QQihZ012QQcategoryZ53287QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[yahoo]

ug quester ....i'am like you i didn't even know that existed.....

[Metroman]

A soft spot in the ground works pretty good, especially if they are like the "water leaks" in my area. I located one last week, and the homeowner that was about to get his front yard destroyed by the water department came out and told me that main had been leaking there for 8 years.

He even had pictures to prove it. He took 1 picture every month for 8 years....then he went to the county complaining about the rising costs of water and water service...


That is awesome...I bet he kept calling and they blew him off....I hope he gets something out of it.