Water Leak Detection

By the time that you find a water leak in your Brooklyn area home, the damage may already be done. If you are worried about the potential of water leaks, you can trust the plumbing professionals at Petri Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Drain Cleaning to help with water leak detection in your home and keep you and your family protected.

Understanding the best ways to identify water leaks in your home can help protect the contents of your home from serious water damage. In addition, being able to protect your Brooklyn area home from water leaks can also save you money, with 14% of the average household water use coming from water leaks. Protect your home from water leaks by using the following tips for water leak detection: 

1. Look for leaks.

Besides the obvious leaking water from a pipe, water hose or puddles of water on a bathroom or basement floor, the outside of your home can provide some of the best signs of leaking water. Moss or greener vegetation around sprinkler heads can indicate damaged valves or sprinkler heads themselves. In addition, accumulated mud or soil erosion can indicate a broken pipe.

Indoors, toilet leaks, leaks in sinks and kitchen appliances, along with leaks in the bathroom or laundry room can quickly develop into larger scale issues. Keeping an eye for standing water near pipes, as well as listening for dripping sounds, is important when hunting for leaks. If you do have a home leak, your first line of defense is having suspected areas of leakage inspected by a qualified and fully certified plumbing contractor company.

2. Don’t Delay with Leaks.

Leaks can account for up to 14% of the average household’s water use so it’s vitally important to find leaks as soon as possible. Larger leaks or a combination of smaller will show at your water meter, so make sure that you get the leak detected and repaired quickly, before out-of-budget bills arrive from their utility company.

In addition to having the job done quickly to avoid higher water bills, the longer a leak goes unattended means the risk becomes higher for additional expenses associated with water damage and repair.

3. Valve Tagging

Before you have a water leak in your home, take preventative steps by having your home plumbing valves tagged. If your leak turns into a plumbing emergency, having a tagging system for your valves can help you quickly find the proper shut-off to stem the damage from a leak emergency. Valve tagging is one of the most important things you can do for your home and the plumbing professionals at Petri’s Plumbing offer this service for Brooklyn area homes for free.

While they may seem like a minor nuisance, water leaks inside and outside your home can lead to plumbing emergencies. Having your Brooklyn home plumbing inspected by a professional plumber for water leak detection, who can then make recommendations for leak repairs, will offer you and your family cost savings for your home. For plumbing repairs, call Petri Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Drain Cleaning today at (718) 748-1254 for outstanding service of your home plumbing lines.