Meter and pressure tests
With every fixture off, a moving water meter or a falling pressure gauge confirms a leak on the supply side. The test also tells the plumber whether the leak is inside the house or out toward the street.
Leak Detection and Slab Leak Repair in Passaic
A water bill that keeps climbing, a stain spreading across a ceiling and the hiss of moving water when nothing is turned on can each mean a hidden leak. We trace the source, open only what the fix requires and repair the pipe.
Leak detection covers homes throughout Passaic, and Paterson and Clifton addresses can call to confirm that we reach them.
How we find and fix leaks
Leaks in walls and ceilings
Moisture readings and listening equipment narrow the search so only a small section of wall or ceiling is opened. The damaged piping is replaced and the opening left ready for patching.
Leaks under a floor or slab
A line buried under a concrete floor can be reached by opening the slab above the leak, or the plumber can abandon that stretch and run a new line through the walls or ceiling instead.
Service line leaks
Wet ground between the sidewalk and the house, or a hiss at the meter, can mean the water service line is leaking. We locate the break and repair or replace the owner’s section of the line.
Your part of the water line in Passaic
The Passaic Valley Water Commission’s answer for owners with the meter in a pit outside the home puts the service line from the main in the street to the curb box in the sidewalk on the commission, and the line from the curb box to the meter on the property owner.
Leak repairs and permits
Replacing piping to repair a leak is ordinary maintenance under New Jersey’s Uniform Construction Code, so it needs no permit, no inspection and no notice to the construction office. Replacing existing piping with new material of like capacity is a different item, listed as minor work that needs a permit.
If the pipes keep failing, read about repiping, and for water pouring out right now use the emergency call page. Our homepage lists the rest of what we do.
Call for a free plumbing quote
Call us to discuss your current issue and how we can assist you. The call is free and you get a free, personalized estimate with no obligation. We're here to help.
Call (855) 321-3426