Leak Detection Trafalgar

When the grass stays wet or the meter ticks

A soft patch on a paddock lawn, a meter that ticks when no tap is open, or a mysteriously high water bill are the usual reasons we are called. On a long rural service the water can travel a long way before it shows, so digging at the first damp mark often misses the fault. We use acoustic listening, correlate that with the meter, and then open a small, targeted excavation and quote the repair as a fixed price.

Listening along a long service

A ticking meter and a damp stripe down a paddock are a classic pair. We listen at likely points along the run rather than trenching from the house to the gate on a hunch. Call 03 8658 7379 if your bill has jumped or a lawn stays wet without rain.

Bills, meters and hidden runs

A meter that ticks when every tap is shut is one of the clearest signs of a hidden leak. On a rural block the water may be travelling through soil and showing up many metres away, so we correlate the meter, the likely service route and what we can hear at valves and damp patches. We then open a small, targeted hole and quote the repair. If we cannot get a clear location we will say so, rather than trench a frontage on a hunch. Call 03 8658 7379 if your bill has jumped or a lawn stays wet without rain.

What leak detection is not

It is not a guarantee that we will never need a second look, and it is not a reason to trench the whole frontage on day one. It is a way of seeing before we dig, which matters when a drive, a tank or a long paddock run sits over the pipe. You get an explanation of what we heard, a targeted opening, and a fixed price for the repair. Call 03 8658 7379.

After we have a location

When we have a location, we open a small, targeted excavation and quote the repair as a fixed price. You will see why we chose that spot, and you can choose whether to go ahead. If the leak is on the authority side of the meter, we will tell you. Keep the meter lid findable; a ticking meter is often how this job starts. Call 03 8658 7379.

Tanks and hidden services

A damp patch near a tank is not always a tank fault; sometimes a town or rural service is leaking in the same area. We listen, check the meter, and separate those causes before we dig. Call 03 8658 7379.

Trafalgar pipes at a glance

Trafalgar sits on the Princes Highway in Baw Baw Shire, postcode 3824, between Yarragon and Moe, with farmland, weatherboard houses and larger rural blocks spreading toward Thorpdale, Willow Grove, Narracan and Trafalgar East. Many homes here run a rainwater tank as well as, or instead of, a town supply, and a good number still have a septic system rather than a sewer. Water services can be long runs down a gravel drive, and earthenware or PVC drains pick up roots from paddock and roadside trees.

We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and acoustic leak detection so we can see the pipework before anyone cuts a wall or opens a trench in a paddock lawn.

From your call to the finished job