Have you ever noticed a sudden spike in your water bill or a mysterious damp patch forming on your interior surfaces? Imagine discovering a water leak in wall right under your installed gas water heater. That is exactly what happened recently in a private house in the McKinnon area. The owners called me out for professional water leak detection because they could hear a persistent hissing sound behind the plaster.
When I accessed the hidden cavity, I was greeted by a completely unmaintained messy state. The images from the job show aging components everywhere. I saw peeling red brick walls covered in spider webs, rusty metal brackets, and perforated metal fixings. Dust and fibrous substances covered the blue and dark pipes. The damp environment and accumulated dust and debris showed the mess was building up for a while. Purple wood boards and pinkish materials sat among the rubble. It was clear we needed to act fast to save the structure.
We had to carefully dismantle the brick layer to reach the exact source of the problem. What did we find behind the plaster? A PEX burst pipe at a sharp bend. This is not the first time I have seen this exact scenario as a licensed plumber. A relatively new pex pipe simply gave way and suffered a severe burst right at the curve. Why does this happen to modern materials that are supposed to last for decades? Poor quality of material and production cause internal stress that eventually breaks the material.
Accurate detection saves your house from severe structural faults. Do not wait for a small drip to become a major disaster.
Contact a specialist today for immediate water leak detection.