Underground Leak on a 500′ Service

By Simply Leak DetectionPublished September 20, 20191 min readLeak Detection

Long gravel driveway leading to a residence in Graham, WA with a 500-foot water service line

Underground water pipe leak located on a 500 foot water pipe. This water line provides water to a single family residence in Graham WA. There are several technologies that could have been used to located this leak, for example. Helium and Hydrogen are common tracer gases used to located underground water pipe leaks. Specialized gas detection tools are used to find these tracer gases above the area of the leak. A specialized microphone could have been pushed into this pipe while under pressure. This could have been a good choice however the pipe would need to be exposed first. Ultimately this leak was easily located using electronic leak detection tools and highly sensitive ground microphones. After I located this leak I marked its location with paint for repair.

It was a pleasure working with this family. I was also given a great review on Google after the locate was completed!

Gravel driveway along the 500-foot underground water service line — Long underground water pipe with leak

Excavated underground water pipe leak exposed in soil for repair — Underground water pipe leak exposed for repair

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