Water Leak Detectors

threaderman

I've never owned a leak detector but have used the general brand quite often .I've had trouble at times with the late model detectors with accuracy/signal.Has anyone used or own one themselves,and if so,which models etc.Thanks.And yes,I'm getting my share of slab-leak calls and they never want to re-pipe on the first leak .I had a small/slow cold-side leak under a slab yesterday and couldn't find it,but still made a good contact.I didn't charge.Time to get a leak detector.

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flplumber321

i just use air and find them every single time.

Double-A

Nitrogen is easier to transport and regulator setups are inexpensive for them. You can adapt to inject at a hose bibb. Nice thing about nitrogen over compressed air is the noise level. You can get the leak to squall without the noise of a compressor topping off every 60 seconds or so. Plus, no electricity needed.

We used listening equipment from microsomethingoranother(I know, not helpful) but they have sold and resold the company more than once since I used their equipment.

For short runs, I have seen, but not used, 3/8" pex pulled through 1/2 copper and 1/2 pex pulled through 3/4 copper, under gound. Closes down the flow some, but if they don't repipe, sure beats breaking a slab. Open walls, cut the manifolds and hope like hell there are no kinks, or you're busting slab anyway.

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smellslike$tome

Fish tape pushed through to get things started?

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threaderman

I purchased the Gen-ear LE last week .Glad I did as my first call after the purchase was a slab leak .To the Florida guy,I know people with detectors that can't even find them everytime,you're the man!I remember one call in particlar about 10 years ago in Tampa,commercial,1,000' plus of distribution pipe under slabs and pavement,I never did find the leak or they couldn't afford the diagnosis,memory fails me at this time.

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Double-A

Yes. Once pushed through, I was told that annealing then cutting rounded tip of the tape off, adding back a small curve, and jambing it into the end of the pex with a dowel that will barely go and then crimping the whole thing carefully with a pex ring will allow for some hefty pulling power.

Whole thing sounded rather southern engineered to me, but hey, if it worked for them, I guess it works.

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flplumber321

we use air in scuba tanks. no power turning on and off from a compressor. i can attach to anything, toilet angle valve, through a faucet, washing machine bib. tell the customers to be quiet and listen for the air. but you must be able to have decent hearing.

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threaderman

It helps to have very shallow lines as well.

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