Leak Detection in Chipping Ongar
In Chipping Ongar the acoustic detector peaked at 367 over a buried water main, and the small excavation that followed found a leaking blue MDPE joint.
Leaks in Chipping Ongar homes
Chipping Ongar, Epping, Moreton and the villages of CM5 have cottages, farmhouses, barn conversions and modern executive homes, many on long private supply pipes and some on private drainage. Modern blue MDPE mains are reliable until a compression joint fails, and old copper and lead runs fail wherever they like.
On a CM5 job the acoustic detector, with its floor microphone set up over the pipe route, gave readings of 348 and 367 as it passed over the leak. A small excavation at the peak uncovered the blue MDPE main with a weeping joint, which was repaired in place. In the same area we have used the tracer gas detector through a small opening in a kitchen worktop to check the pipework behind the units.
Access on rural drives is easy and we keep mud out of the house. The report includes readings, photographs and the extent of damage for a trace and access claim and for the water company where the leak is on their side.
Leaks we have traced here
What we detect in Chipping Ongar
Water mains and underground leak detection
Leaking supply pipes under driveways, gardens and concrete floors, located with acoustic and tracer gas kit so only one small excavation is needed.
Mains & underground
Acoustic leak detection
A ground microphone listens for the sound of water escaping under pressure through floors, concrete and paving, and the reading peaks directly over the leak.
Acoustic
Tracer gas leak detection
A safe hydrogen and nitrogen mix is put into the drained pipe, rises through the floor or wall and is picked up by the detector directly above the leak.
Tracer gas
Water leak detection
Hidden leaks behind walls, under floors and in ceilings, pinpointed with thermal, acoustic and tracer gas kit before anything is opened up.
Water leaks
Trace and access insurance reports
Leak detection carried out and documented the way insurers expect, with a report your claims handler can act on straight away.
Insurance reportsFrom your first call to a leak you can see in the report
Call or WhatsApp with a few photos and a line about the symptoms. We ask a handful of questions, agree a fixed price and book the survey, usually for the same or the next day.
On arrival we pressure test the mains, hot water and heating, check the meter and test the escaping water, so we know what we are looking for before the detection starts.
Thermal imaging, the acoustic ground microphone and tracer gas are used as the pipework dictates until the leak is marked on the floor or wall.
You get a written report with readings, thermal images and photographs, ready for a trace and access claim. If you want the leak fixed, we open that one spot and repair it.
Leaks in Chipping Ongar: questions answered
Do you cover Epping, North Weald and the villages around Ongar?
Yes. CM5 and the neighbouring parts of CM16 including Chipping Ongar, High Ongar, Moreton, Fyfield, North Weald and Epping.
Can a modern plastic water main leak?
Yes, usually at a joint. Acoustic detection finds it in the same way as a metal pipe, and the repair is a small excavation at the joint.
How quickly can you get to Ongar?
Usually the next working day.
My water is on a private supply pipe. Is that still your job?
Yes. We find the leak wherever it is on the pipe and the report tells you and the water company whose side it is on.
Suspect a leak in Chipping Ongar?
Call now and we will tell you straight away whether it needs a same-day visit. Or send a photo of the stain, the meter or the boiler gauge on WhatsApp.
07516 755 680