A leak detection is a delicate acoustic procedure, using advanced acoustic monitoring we listen to the pipes to locate the typical “gurgling” sound of an underground leak.

Irrigation leaks have their own set of challenges:
Usually irrigation pipes are made of plastic (PVC), which cannot be located and traced (like metal pipes), that means we do not know exactly where to monitor the sound. Plastic pipes also leak quietly unlike metal pipes that make a high pitch hissing sound when leaking under pressure. To top all this, soil does not transfer sound to our listening devices like a concrete slab, so it makes it harder to listen for underground sounds.

In addition to all that, exterior environments are always noisy. Wind, traffic, construction and landscaping make in impossible to hear the delicate sound we are trying to hear. 

It is our commitment to use every “trick of the trade” to locate your irrigation leak, or offer you the cheapest alternative to reduce your water usage.

There are no wet spots in my landscaping, can you still find the leak?

Yes, we do not locate leaks by looking for wet spots in the landscaping. When a pipe is leaking (even a few inches underground) the water will usually saturate the soil underneath. Most times we will pump compressed air into the irrigation system in order to enhance the “grueling” sound and locate the leak.