Leak Detection Services
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Leak Detection Services
FAQs
Find quick answers to the most common questions about our plumbing services. These FAQs cover what to expect, service details, and helpful tips to make scheduling easier.
A sudden bill spike usually means a hidden leak — slab, irrigation, or pool plumbing. First diagnostic is a meter test: with all fixtures off, the meter shouldn't move. If it's moving, there's a leak. We then isolate by branch — main shutoff first (rules out interior issues), then irrigation branches, then domestic supply. Once we know which branch is leaking, we use acoustic, thermal-imaging, and tracer-gas methods to pinpoint the exact location. Call (866) 324-9553 for non-destructive leak detection across LA and Orange County.
Yes — slab leak detection is one of Plumbing Squad's specialty services across SoCal. We use multiple complementary methods: acoustic listening with electronic stethoscopes (hears the water hissing through the concrete), thermal imaging (sees the temperature differential where hot water is leaking under the slab), and tracer gas injection (nitrogen-hydrogen mix that escapes at the leak point and is sensed at the surface). For homes in Long Beach, Lakewood, Cerritos, Anaheim, and other older neighborhoods with copper or galvanized slab plumbing, we pinpoint without unnecessary demo.
Often avoidable. Once we locate the leak precisely, the repair options are: a small concrete cut directly over the leak (most disruptive but cheapest), an above-slab reroute through walls or ceiling (no concrete work, moderate disruption), or a whole-house repipe if the slab plumbing is at end-of-life and showing multiple failures. We always explain the trade-offs in writing before any work. Many older SoCal slab homes are good candidates for partial reroute that avoids breaking concrete entirely.
Yes — Plumbing Squad's CSLB #1081283 (C-36 Plumbing + B General Building) lets us do both diagnostic and repair under one license, which most diagnostic-only companies can't do. Once we find the leak we can offer same-day or next-day repair in most cases, with permits pulled where required. Bundled diagnostic + repair pricing is generally lower than separate vendor engagements and the warranty applies to the complete fix.