Water Leak Detection in Georgetown, TX

Georgetown water is hard: the city measures roughly 10 to 19 grains per gallon depending on the treatment plant, so many houses run softeners. A softener valve that sticks mid-cycle can drain water quietly for days.

If none of those explain it, the leak is out of sight, in a wall, under the slab or in the yard. A bill that climbs steadily over several months tends to point to a slow underground leak.

1. 1

   Read the meter cold

   With every fixture, the ice maker and the irrigation off, we watch the meter and its leak indicator. That confirms a leak and shows roughly how fast it runs.

2. 2

   Rule out the easy ones

   Toilets, the softener drain, the water heater relief line and outdoor faucets get checked first, because each can run unseen and each is a simple fix.

3. 3

   Split the system

   Closing the valve at the house shows whether the leak is in the yard line or indoors. Isolating hot, cold and irrigation narrows it further.

4. 4

   Trace and pinpoint

   Acoustic listening follows the sound along a pipe, thermal imaging shows a hot-water leak or a wet cavity, and moisture readings confirm it. The spot gets marked.

5. 5

   Report the finding

   You see what we found, where it is and what fixing it involves, with a quote for each option. Photograph the mark and the readings for your records or your insurer.

A running toilet found early in the visit makes for a short call. A faint cold-side leak under a slab takes longer. When the meter sits at the street and irrigation shares the line, each branch must be isolated and tested in turn.

Other factors are how many lines leave the meter and whether the shut-off valves still work. A pool, a well or a long rural service line adds branches to test. So does plumbing buried under finished floors. A seized valve that must be replaced before testing adds a part.

Detection and repair are quoted separately. That way you decide on the repair once you know exactly where the leak is and what reaching it involves. If the answer is a toilet part or a softener valve, the repair may be done before we leave.

Georgetown Utility Systems says the city handles repairs on water and sewer service lines from the homeowner’s property line to the city system. Lines on the homeowner’s property are the owner’s. A leak at or before the meter is a call to the utility first.

Other communities differ. MUD areas such as Brushy Creek run their own water and sewer, and rural water supply corporations keep their own rules, so ask whoever sends your bill.

Digging to reach a yard line starts with a Texas 811 locate at least two business days ahead. The repair itself falls under the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, which licenses plumbers statewide.

Reviewers describe the result plainly. One wrote that a small, slow leak nobody had noticed was found and taken care of during the visit. Another, whose water heater leak had soaked more wall than expected, noted that the work was documented with photos along the way.

Alta Vista Plumbing has traced leaks in Georgetown homes since 1999 and holds a 4.7 average from 436 Google reviews. We explain what we found before quoting the fix, and we handle residential and commercial buildings alike. Start with a call to (512) 988-5119.