Leak Detection

Leak detection can range from hourly rates to fixed costs. Hourly rates may start from £120.00+VAT, and fixed costings is often around £350.00-£450.00+VAT

On average, our specialist engineers with take between a few hours to half a day to gain the core information about your leak, however, this can take longer.

Your report is Quality Checked and emailed to you in PDF format, typically with Next Day Delivery but you should allow for 5 working days.

Within your report it will identify the findings and issues present. And will then suggest what plan of action is required. In addition to this our support team will be available to assist you at any stage that you need support.

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Underground water leaks can be hugely damaging and expensive if they’re not found and repaired as soon as possible. Even something as seemingly innocuous as a dripping tap can waste at least 5,500 litres of water a year (that your business is paying for). Early leak detection can therefore save your organisation a lot of money.

The problem with leaks that happen underground is that they’re difficult to detect. The advantage of a dripping tap or leaking toilet is that you can clearly see there’s a problem, enabling you to repair the leak quickly. 

If you have an underground water leak or burst pipes, a huge volume of water could be trapped in your building foundations and you may not even notice it for weeks or possibly months. Not only could you end up paying for thousands of litres of water you’re not using, the trapped water could end up causing property damage which will result in insurance claims. It may also become a breeding ground for harmful bacteria, such as legionella which then becomes a health and safety concern.

Not if the leaking pipe is on your business’s property. Your water meter/s will have been fitted at the boundary of your premises, and as soon as the water passes through the meter/s, the water supply, including the pipes, becomes your responsibility. 

Leak detection

One of the best ways of assessing whether or not there’s an underground water leak is to understand your business’s normal water usage. The way to do this is to take regular meter readings so over time you’ll get to know how much water your business uses as a matter of course. This means that if your water meter reading shows a sudden increase in water usage that you can’t explain, it’s a good indication you need to investigate whether or not you have an underground leak.

If you have AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) installed on your premises, you will be alerted as soon as it detects high water usage, speeding up the process of leak detection even further. 

There is also another, simple way using your water meter to help you double check your suspicions before calling in specialists to help you find leaks:

Out of hours meter readings

If you suspect you have a water leak, you can do a simple test outside working hours. Wait until there is no-one left in the building, and take a meter reading. Turn the water off at the stopcock and wait for half an hour. Then take another meter reading. If the reading is higher even though no-one was in the building and the water was off anyway, there’s a high likelihood that there’s a leaking pipe. The higher the meter reading, of course, the bigger the leak.  

If you have a leaking pipe that has gone undetected for a long time, you’ll not only be paying for the wasted water, you could also be faced with a larger repair bill. The longer water leaks go on, the more likely it is that the excess water will cause damage to the fabric of your building, causing rising damp and damage to the foundations. The longer it is before you find and repair the leak, the greater the structural damage, and the more costly the repair.

It goes without saying that the more extensive the damage to your property, the longer it will take to repair, with the potential for greater disruption to your business. And it might not be covered under your building insurance.

Therefore, early water leak detection is essential for the health of your business and the health and safety of your people. The best course of action if you think you may have a leak is to hire a leak detection and repair specialist. They have the specialised equipment and experience needed to detect leaks and work out exactly where the leak has occurred, resulting in minimal disruption when they repair it. Look for approved leak detection specialists through professional trade associations such as WaterSafe. 

Yes, all of engineers are qualified and experience engineers in their fields.

Yes, our services are nationwide. Whether you have one or multiple water systems and one or multiple sites, we provide services across the country, with qualified engineers scattered throughout the UK and offices based in Hertfordshire which is a 30-minute train journey to London King’s Cross. Get in contact with us and book an appointment where we can carry out a legionella risk assessment. We will look at factors like your water temperature, redundant pipework, where your water is stored and test for bacteria in water systems.